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.
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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Taking out a loan? Here are 4 tips to avoid being trapped by debt read icon 2 min read
Finance • 30 Dec 2021
Taking out a loan? Here are 4 tips to avoid being trapped by debt
Applying for a home loan can be tricky and complicated, more so if it’s your first time going through the process. How can you avoid falling into a debt trap?
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‘A slap in the face’: Qld’s new land tax slammed read icon 2 min read
Finance • 21 Dec 2021
‘A slap in the face’: Qld’s new land tax slammed
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) is accusing the state government of treating the property market like a “cash cow” it can milk for profit.
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Finance • 16 Dec 2021
Reverse mortgages get government rebrand
Reverse mortgages are set to get more enticing for older Australians, with the Australian government’s Pension Loans Scheme to get a new name and a new lower rate in...
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Finance • 14 Dec 2021
Should Australian property investors be worried about Evergrande’s collapse?
A missed debt deadline last week confirmed the default of China’s second-largest property developer, Evergrande, giving renewed rise to fears of the potential impact...
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