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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Finance • 12 Nov 2022
Why are investors getting stuck on the sidelines?
Tighter lending standards and high borrowing costs are continuing to throw a wrench in the works for buyers looking to enter the market, a new report from the Property...
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Does a 2.85% cash rate push Australia towards ‘uncharted waters’? read icon 2 min read
Finance • 03 Nov 2022
Does a 2.85% cash rate push Australia towards ‘uncharted waters’?
Tuesday’s decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to raise the cash rate to 2.85 per cent, the highest in nearly a decade, will add further financial pressure...
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21.1% of mortgagors ‘at risk’ of mortgage stress: Roy Morgan read icon 1 min read
Finance • 02 Nov 2022
21.1% of mortgagors ‘at risk’ of mortgage stress: Roy Morgan
Rising interest rates have resulted in an estimated 948,000 mortgagors being “at risk” of mortgage stress, according to new research.
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Property still a big SMSF advice issue, says AFCA read icon 3 min read
Finance • 02 Nov 2022
Property still a big SMSF advice issue, says AFCA
One-stop shops encouraging SMSF property investment and borrowing still continue to account for a sizeable portion of SMSF disputes, says AFCA.
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The rate that stops the nation read icon 1 min read
Finance • 01 Nov 2022
The rate that stops the nation
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has handed down its penultimate cash rate decision for 2022.
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Property Finance Uncut: Aussie borrowers hammered again – can rates go any higher? read icon 1 min read
Finance • 01 Nov 2022
Property Finance Uncut: Aussie borrowers hammered again – can rates go any higher?
While the Reserve Bank’s rate hike trajectory is painting a grim horror story for mortgage holders, these experts say there’s strategic ways to beat the financial...
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Why investors shouldn’t be overly concerned with interest rates read icon 1 min read
Finance • 29 Oct 2022
Why investors shouldn’t be overly concerned with interest rates
One Sydney property veteran has urged buyers to widen their financial focus at this time beyond interest rate rises. 
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Is another double-whammy rate rise on the way? The banks weigh in read icon 2 min read
Finance • 29 Oct 2022
Is another double-whammy rate rise on the way? The banks weigh in
Ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) monthly board meeting on Melbourne Cup Day, Australia’s big four banks have forecast where the cash rate will land...
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WA approves home owner insurance reforms read icon 1 min read
Finance • 22 Oct 2022
WA approves home owner insurance reforms
The McGowan government doubles its maximum payouts for home owners affected by builder insolvencies.
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Finance • 21 Oct 2022
Buying a 2nd home: How does its equity work?
Everybody wants to be in the best possible financial position when buying a home.
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