Finance Tips and Insights - Smart Property Investment

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Finance • 05 Jul 2022

Predicted July rate hike to further test home owners’ pockets

An expert is warning home owners to prepare for the full impact of a 50-basis point hike today (5 July) and to further brace for more hip-pocket pain to come as the...

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Finance • 04 Jul 2022

New Broker Academy 2022 to help kick-start your broking career

Registrations have opened for the New Broker Academy, a free event set to help property investors launch a career in mortgage and finance broking.

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Finance • 30 Jun 2022

Property owners leveraging home equity to ‘get further ahead’: NAB

A new research showed that property owners are unlocking the equity in their homes for a range of reasons but with the same end goal: financial security and certainty.

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Finance • 29 Jun 2022

5 reasons why young investors should bet on property for wealth building

Despite headlines filled with doom-and-gloom predictions about where the real estate market is heading, this expert believes property still offers the “safest” route...

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Finance • 25 Jun 2022

House prices push average Australian’s wealth even higher in 2022

Despite worries of a housing downturn, Australians’ wealth actually increased 1.2 per cent on average in the first quarter of 2022 off the back of the housing market.

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Finance • 21 Jun 2022

NSW’s first moves on stamp duty reform revealed

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has released details of his planned reforms to stamp duty in the state, though the changes don’t go as far as he’d like.

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Finance • 21 Jun 2022

NSW unveils shared-equity trial for home buyers

The state government has unveiled plans to trial a shared-equity scheme for prospective home owners in the state, as it continues its rollout of housing initiatives tied...

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Finance • 16 Jun 2022

Do banks pay attention to borrowers’ BNPL debts?

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has clarified whether home loan providers should include debt accrued through buy-now-pay-later schemes when...

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Finance • 16 Jun 2022

Experts warn the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ could become ticking time bomb

New research has revealed that first home owners in a number of NSW local government areas (LGAs) are at risk of losing their properties, with parental gifts outlined as...

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Finance • 15 Jun 2022

Aussie property surpasses $10tn in value

The total worth of the nation’s residential dwellings rose by $221.2 billion in the March 2022 quarter, bringing the value of Australian real estate to a new high,...

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