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Finance • 22 Feb 2022

6 reasons rate rises won’t spell doom for property investors

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is now likely to raise interest rates towards the second half of 2022, which, experts say, will cause house prices to slide. Is it...

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Finance • 19 Feb 2022

Tasmania set to insure home owners against builder insolvencies

The Tasmanian government is developing a new scheme to provide a safety net for property owners who are building a home.

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Finance • 18 Feb 2022

Home loan affordability plummeted to a record low in 2021

A non-bank lender has reported that 2021 was “the worst year on record” for home loan affordability.

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Finance • 17 Feb 2022

Consumer Access to Mortgages survey now open

Smart Property Investment is inviting its readers to complete a survey that delves into their experience with using a mortgage broker.

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Finance • 12 Feb 2022

Could this finance hack help buy your first property

If you’re new to property investing and have been wondering how you can dip your toes in the property market without a deposit, you’re going to want to check out...

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Finance • 04 Feb 2022

Over 1.1 million borrowers have never seen a rate hike

For more than a decade, the cash rate has not seen an increase, meaning more than 1.1 million Australian households have never seen a cash rate increase.

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Finance • 02 Feb 2022

Real estate set to outperform other investment classes over next 5 years

Global real estate is expected to outperform bonds and equities over the next five years, according to a new report from Oxford Economics.

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Finance • 02 Feb 2022

5 ways to get ready for a rate hike

Speculations of interest rate hike continue to be a hot topic among economists, but borrowers would be wise to be “rate rise ready” instead of shifting to panic...

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Finance • 01 Feb 2022

RBA makes first cash rate call for 2022

Amid speculation of rising interest rates, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has made its first cash rate call for 2022.

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Finance • 29 Jan 2022

REIA: Consumer price index a ‘mixed bag’ for housing and home buyers

The All Groups consumer price index (CPI) climbed by 1.3 per cent in the December quarter of 2021 and by 3.5 per cent for the year, according to the Australian Bureau of...

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