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.
Peter White read icon 1 min read
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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Sally Tindall read icon 3 min read
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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Colin Lee read icon 5 min read
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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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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