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 • 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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Customers don’t like big 4’s post-rate waiting games read icon 1 min read
Finance • 09 Sep 2022
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 by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).
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Property Finance Uncut – September ‘22 read icon 1 min read
Finance • 07 Sep 2022
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 read icon 3 min read
Finance • 07 Sep 2022
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 purchasing a home deter both owner-occupiers and...
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RBA hands down September cash rate decision read icon 1 min read
Finance • 06 Sep 2022
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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