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.
CBA read icon 3 min read
Finance • 14 Aug 2020
CBA profits dip 11%, offset by home lending spike
Above-system home lending volumes and record-high deposit growth have cushioned the COVID-induced hit to the major bank’s bottom line.
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How to win the battle of control with the banks read icon 6 min read
Finance • 14 Aug 2020
How to win the battle of control with the banks
Of around 25 million Australians, 2.2 million own one investment property, 460,000 own two, and around 19,000 own more than six. From this, I figure that the top...
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Home buyers ‘tentatively’ return to market read icon 1 min read
Finance • 06 Aug 2020
Home buyers ‘tentatively’ return to market
New figures have shown a spike in buyer confidence, with more looking for a home loan in June than the month prior.
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David Hancock read icon 3 min read
Finance • 06 Aug 2020
Why concerns about the so-called economic ‘cliff’ are overblown
Many commentators have been pointing to the end of September as a danger zone for the economy, writes David Hancock.
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Why it pays to have a principal and interest loan read icon 1 min read
Finance • 05 Aug 2020
Why it pays to have a principal and interest loan
Owner-occupiers who are paying principal and interest on their mortgage are being rewarded by the financial institutions with a lower interest rate.
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The Perth rental markets set to soar read icon 1 min read
Finance • 04 Aug 2020
The Perth rental markets set to soar
New research has identified the top suburbs set to see an increase in leasing activity growth in Perth’s rental market.
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RBA reveals August cash rate read icon 1 min read
Finance • 04 Aug 2020
RBA reveals August cash rate
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the official cash rate for August, with Melbourne’s stage 4 restrictions weighing heavily on the national economy.
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What is the lowest mortgage rate read icon 1 min read
Finance • 31 Jul 2020
What is the lowest mortgage rate?
With financial institutions fighting for new business, new and existing mortgage-holders could get a rate beginning with 1 if they are willing to shop around, an...
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Crisis sees investors swing towards big 4 banks read icon 1 min read
Finance • 30 Jul 2020
Crisis sees investors swing towards big 4 banks
The onset of COVID-19 has seen a change in consumer sentiment, including an uptick for lending through the big four banks and enhanced digital payment options.
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Australian households comfortable about their finances read icon 2 min read
Finance • 30 Jul 2020
Australian households comfortable about their finances
Government lifelines, including the JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments, are having an impact, with more Australians feeling comfortable about their financial position, a...
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