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 • 15 Jul 2022
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 Keystart.
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Popularity of crypto drives surge in investment scam losses read icon 2 min read
Finance • 12 Jul 2022
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 read icon 1 min read
Finance • 07 Jul 2022
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 of devastating floods.
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Rate rises to create additional stress for home values and households read icon 1 min read
Finance • 07 Jul 2022
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 market as households cool non-essential spending to...
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Finance • 06 Jul 2022
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 after a 50 basis points rate hike today (5 July),...
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Finance • 05 Jul 2022
RBA hands down first FY23 cash rate decision
Amid widespread speculation of another significant hike, the Reserve Bank of Australia has revealed its cash rate decision for July 2022.
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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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New Broker Academy 2022 read icon 3 min read
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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Property owners leveraging home equity to ‘get further ahead’: NAB read icon 1 min read
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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