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.
Not 1, but 2 investment properties in 2020 read icon 1 min read
Finance • 02 Sep 2020
Not 1, but 2 investment properties in 2020
Defying the downturn, one couple is well on their way to securing a second investment property this year.
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Spring to see panic selling read icon 1 min read
Finance • 02 Sep 2020
Spring to see panic selling
With the spring season having just kicked off, investors have been warned against panic selling.
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Residential tenancy disputes ‘cracking’ under COVID-19 pressure read icon 2 min read
Finance • 01 Sep 2020
Residential tenancy disputes ‘cracking’ under COVID-19 pressure
The process for dealing with residential tenancy disputes is cracking under the weight of COVID-19, according to a Victorian real estate body.
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RBA reveals September cash rate read icon 1 min read
Finance • 01 Sep 2020
RBA reveals September cash rate
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the official cash rate for September amid higher unemployment, stage 4 lockdowns in Victoria and a soon to be reduced...
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5 tips to make the most out of the spring selling season read icon 2 min read
Finance • 28 Aug 2020
5 tips to make the most out of the spring selling season
An award-winning agent has shared his top tips to ensure buyers get the most out of this year’s spring selling season.
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FHB read icon 1 min read
Finance • 28 Aug 2020
FHBs ‘pushed out’ to the fringe
The Property Club has slammed APRA over what it describes as a “crazy loan buffer test” forcing first home buyers to the fringe city areas in growing numbers.
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Lynette Manciameli read icon 3 min read
Finance • 27 Aug 2020
HomeBuilder scheme seriously under-utilised
The HomeBuilder scheme was sold as a $688 million stimulus initiative designed to support Australia’s struggling construction sector. But to date, only 247...
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Harness the downsizer contribution without selling your home read icon 2 min read
Finance • 26 Aug 2020
Harness the downsizer contribution without selling your home
There’s a new way for retirees to top up their super through the downsizer contribution without having to move out of their home – and it’s got the approval of the...
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Victorian commercial leasing relief welcomed read icon 1 min read
Finance • 25 Aug 2020
Victorian commercial leasing relief welcomed
The Franchise Council of Australia has backed the Victorian government’s extension of the state’s commercial leasing code of conduct.
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The discrepancy that’s paying dividends for smart investors read icon 1 min read
Finance • 18 Aug 2020
The discrepancy that’s paying dividends for smart investors
If you’ve got the capability to buy, you’re leaving a lot of money on the table by not actually being in the market at the moment, according to a real estate...
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