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.
House prices push average Australian’s wealth even higher in 2022 read icon 1 min read
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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Dominic Perrottet read icon 2 min read
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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NSW unveils shared-equity trial for home buyers read icon 2 min read
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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BNPL debts read icon 1 min read
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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Experts warn the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ could become ticking time bomb read icon 1 min read
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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Aussie property surpasses $10tn in value read icon 1 min read
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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Finance • 11 Jun 2022
Economists predict back-to-back 50-bp rate hikes
Economists are widely predicting a back-to-back 50-basis point cash rate lift in July, with two of the big four banks agreeing.
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Government makes first update to Home Guarantee Scheme read icon 1 min read
Finance • 09 Jun 2022
Government makes first update to Home Guarantee Scheme
Australia’s new government has announced the first changes to the Home Guarantee Scheme to come into effect under Labor’s leadership.
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How a bump of 50 bps could impact borrowers read icon 3 min read
Finance • 09 Jun 2022
How a bump of 50 bps could impact borrowers
What will be the impact of this week’s rate rise on Aussie households?
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Property investment firm loses licence read icon 1 min read
Finance • 08 Jun 2022
Property investment firm loses licence
The corporate regulator has cancelled the licence of an Australian property investment company for failing to meet its insurance requirements.  
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