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Finance Tips and Insights - Smart Property Investment

Property investment is often regarded as a game of finance. Here’s how you can best understand the financing options and strategies to suit your portfolio.

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Customers don’t like big 4’s post-rate waiting games

Australia’s big four banks have been called out for their “deafening silence” since the latest cash rate decision...

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Property Finance Uncut – September ‘22

A must-listen for anyone with a mortgage, Property Finance Uncut gives Aussies the latest intel on the lending scene.

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Home lending tanks as rate hikes, hefty costs scare away buyers

New data has shown that buyers are retreating from the market, as rising rates and surging costs associated with...

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RBA hands down September cash rate decision

Against a backdrop of rising inflation, Australia’s central bank has revealed its latest move.

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Warning issued as Sunshine State scams snatch would-be tenant bonds

A spate of Sunshine Coast rental scams that have emerged this past week highlight the ever-constant threat of cyber...

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Queensland property scheme operator pleads guilty to fraud

Pensioners were among those targeted by the scam, which saw some victims borrow against their homes to invest in...

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Tax-exempt landlords in for a shock under Qld’s new regime

Changes to Queensland’s tax code that will charge investors land tax based on the value of their entire Australian...

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3 in 4 home owners gripped with mortgage anxiety amid rising rates, report shows

Rising rates are causing an increasing number of Aussies to feel anxious about their mortgages, a new report has...

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Should your rate stay fixed or move to variable?

Suncorp became the 15th lender to cut its fixed home loan rate in August, which begs the question — should borrowers...

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How brokers could form referral partnerships with advisers

A mortgage brokerage has pushed brokers to target specific markets when forming referral partnerships with financial...

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Riding the property rollercoaster until 2024? Here’s what’s in store

New price forecasting has aimed to illuminate where property values will rest by the end of next year and beyond.

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South Australian higher education grads get a leg up

South Australia has adjusted one of its programs to help home buyers access financing with less than a 20 per cent...

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No smoke and mirrors, BS or bias

If you have been reading headlines in recent months, you might be doing anything from quietly sobbing (“my property...

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Should APRA take note of UK lending stress test changes?

The Bank of England’s (BoE) latest mortgage stress test amendments could pave the way for a similar model on home...

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Investor activity continues decline

The number of active investors within Australia’s property market has fallen month on month, new research has found.

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SPECIAL EDITION: Finance in focus

August 2022: Join Smart Property Investment’s Phil Tarrant and Finni Mortgages chief executive Paul Glossop to...

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RBA reveals August cash rate decision

Following on from three consecutive higher-than-normal hikes, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revealed its...

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Aussie fintech ups the ante for access to rent capital

A business that aims to empower property investors to do more with their rental income has received a $9 million...

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ANZ paints grim cash rate picture – predicts 4 back-to-back increases

The big four bank is now expecting consecutive 0.50 per cent increases to the cash rate between August and November.

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Rates to boost by 50 bps, pause by September: Westpac

The bank’s chief economist has pitched its latest Reserve Bank prediction, predicting another half-percentage hike...

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WA launches home loan pilot for apartment purchases

The WA Government has announced a new home loan pilot for two-or-more bedroom apartment purchases, in partnership with...

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Popularity of crypto drives surge in investment scam losses

Record levels of scam activity were seen in Australia last year.

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Flood-battered NSW residents allocated $1,000 grants

The federal government will begin rolling out a Disaster Recovery Payment to NSW residents impacted by the latest round...

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Rate rises to create additional stress for home values and households

The latest cash rate decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will have an impact on the nation’s property...

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Fixed v variable: Which is better in a rising rate environment?

With the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) anticipated to continue its monetary policy tightening well into 2023 even...

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