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 of the year read icon 1 min read
Finance • 02 Feb 2021
RBA makes first cash rate call of the year
The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its first call on the official cash rate for this year, following its decision to cut the rate to a record low in November.
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commercial property read icon 1 min read
Finance • 20 Jan 2021
Record commercial property bank debt to subside as banks rethink their exposure
2020 was a big year for Australian commercial real estate (CRE), with new figures pointing to record bank debt for the sector in excess of $260 billion.
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Economy poised for recovery supported by vaccine rollout read icon 1 min read
Finance • 12 Jan 2021
Economy poised for recovery supported by vaccine rollout
The economy and the budget are expected to reap the benefits of the earlier than planned vaccine rollout, following a series of unexpected lockdowns which have already...
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Mortgages slashed 6,777 times in 2020 read icon 2 min read
Finance • 08 Jan 2021
Mortgages slashed 6,777 times in 2020
Historically low interest rates have seen lenders make almost 7,000 cuts to home loans throughout 2020 but mortgage holders and investors remain disinterested in getting...
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Westpac decreases interest rate for home loans read icon 1 min read
Finance • 05 Nov 2020
Westpac decreases interest rate for home loans
Westpac has announced further changes to support home loan and small-business customers, including lowering fixed home loan rates and reducing rates on a number of...
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Why landlords need legal expenses cover read icon 2 min read
Finance • 05 Nov 2020
‘See you in court’: Why landlords need legal expenses cover
Rent going unpaid is all too often a problem for landlords and property managers. When such problems arise during a tenancy, they can quickly escalate and wind up in...
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RBA hands down rate decision on Cup Day read icon 1 min read
Finance • 03 Nov 2020
RBA hands down rate decision on Cup Day
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its decision on the official interest rate this month, following predictions of a potential cut to rates.
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How property investors can avoid costing themselves thousands read icon 1 min read
Finance • 31 Oct 2020
How property investors can avoid costing themselves thousands
Ahead of the 31 October deadline for lodging tax returns, property investors are being warned to not leave thousands of dollars in the “Australian Taxation...
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How a Hobart purchase set this investor up for a successful portfolio read icon 2 min read
Finance • 29 Oct 2020
How a Hobart purchase set this investor up for a successful portfolio
A keen property investor has spoken out about how his purchase in the Hobart market kicked off the start of a successful portfolio.
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The WA hotspots seeing a median sale price boost read icon 1 min read
Finance • 27 Oct 2020
The WA hotspots seeing a median sale price boost
Fresh data has shown the areas in Western Australia that have witnessed an increase in median sale price for the last quarter.
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