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.
Could this finance hack help buy your first property read icon 1 min read
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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rate hike read icon 1 min read
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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Real estate set to outperform other investment classes over next 5 years read icon 1 min read
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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5 ways to get ready for a rate hike read icon 2 min read
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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RBA makes first cash rate call for 2022 read icon 1 min read
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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REIA: Consumer price index a ‘mixed bag’ for housing and home buyers read icon 1 min read
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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Finance • 29 Jan 2022
Could the RBA raise interest rates this year?
With the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showing unemployment at its lowest level in well over a decade, speculation that official interest...
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Westpac forecasts higher interests rates read icon 1 min read
Finance • 22 Jan 2022
Westpac forecasts higher interests rates: Borrowers warned to brace for higher repayments
Monthly repayments could soon cost borrowers a lot more cash if Westpac’s predictions for rate rises do come to fruition.
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money mindset read icon 3 min read
Finance • 14 Jan 2022
What’s your money mindset?
According to new research, most Aussies fall into four primary money mindsets. Knowing which category you fall into can better help you plan out your finances.
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How can new investors leverage equity? read icon 2 min read
Finance • 04 Jan 2022
How can new investors leverage equity?
Are you thinking of venturing into property investment but don’t have savings? The solution could be right under your roof.
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