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.
Rent increases stall despite vacancy rates at record lows read icon 2 min read
Finance • 12 Oct 2022
Rent increases stall despite vacancy rates at record lows
CoreLogic’s Quarterly Rental Review for Q3 2022 indicates that vacancy rates continue to plummet, this time reaching record lows.
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Why buyers should beware of lower property prices read icon 1 min read
Finance • 11 Oct 2022
Why buyers should beware of lower property prices
The Australian dream of entering the property market doesn’t come with a “magic rule as to when to enter and exit the property market”, an expert has shared. 
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Construction costs hit 20-year high with no reprieve in sight read icon 2 min read
Finance • 11 Oct 2022
Construction costs hit 20-year high with no reprieve in sight
New data from CoreLogic for the third quarter of 2022 has indicated the severity of the construction cost crisis plaguing Australia.
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Mortgage prison looms with Sydney prices set to drop nearly 200k read icon 1 min read
Finance • 08 Oct 2022
Mortgage prison looms with Sydney prices set to drop nearly 200k
Since peaking in January 2022, Sydney’s house prices have declined significantly, and new data from RateCity predict this trend to continue through to next year’s...
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Finance • 08 Oct 2022
Divorcees suppressed by rising interest rates
Individuals who have recently been through a divorce or separation are finding it extremely difficult to refinance or obtain fresh credit, according to a focus group of...
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RBA rate hikes set to continue record-high levels of refinancing read icon 1 min read
Finance • 06 Oct 2022
RBA rate hikes set to continue record-high levels of refinancing
According to RateCity, Australia’s “refinancing boom” is set to remain in place for at least a few more months.
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Property Finance Uncut – October ‘22 read icon 1 min read
Finance • 05 Oct 2022
Property Finance Uncut – October ‘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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RBA reveals October cash rate decision read icon 2 min read
Finance • 04 Oct 2022
RBA reveals October cash rate decision
With just three months left in 2022, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has now handed down its first decision of the final quarter.
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What happens when you sell a property with a home loan read icon 6 min read
Finance • 20 Sep 2022
What happens when you sell a property with a home loan
Most people take out a home loan in order to buy a property, and it usually takes a while to finish paying off their mortgage. The average length of ownership is 11...
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SMSFs warned on risk of ‘mortgage prison’ read icon 2 min read
Finance • 16 Sep 2022
SMSFs warned on risk of ‘mortgage prison’
With further interest rate rises expected over coming months, some SMSFs may be left trapped in legacy products paying higher interest rates, a prominent SMSF lender has...
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