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.
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Finance • 25 Mar 2020
‘Crazy APRA-imposed’ interest-only loan policy must stop
There’s a new call for banks to urgently allow home loan borrowers to roll over their interest-only loans indefinitely.
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Finance • 19 Mar 2020
COVID-19 and the case for a further cash rate cut
Amid a slide towards a global recession, the Reserve Bank of Australia has held an out-of-cycle emergency meeting, where it grappled with a decision on whether to drop...
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Finance • 13 Mar 2020
The booming business of the bank of mum and dad
New research has revealed a surprising source of loans is trailing only the big four banks when it comes to property assistance and mortgages in Australia — and...
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Finance • 03 Mar 2020
RBA reveals March cash rate call
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced its decision on the official cash rate for March amid speculation the fallout from COVID-19 would force the bank to...
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Finance • 24 Feb 2020
Victorians urged to consider loans to combat combustible cladding
Victorian property owners are being prompted to immediately begin fixing potential issues with combustible cladding repairs with the offer of a strata loan.
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Finance • 24 Feb 2020
The credit conundrum of not paying council rates
Non-payment of council rates should no longer appear as a black mark on an individual’s credit file, according to a law firm.
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Finance • 21 Feb 2020
Mixed RBA signals cloud rate outlook
Analysts are in two minds about the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy strategy, with recent remarks from governor Philip Lowe casting doubt over expectations for further...
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Finance • 13 Feb 2020
The Valentine’s Day trap
Australians are less enamored by the notion of Valentine’s Day than they have been in previous years, with a new survey revealing money and relationship finances are a...
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Finance • 29 Jan 2020
2020 vision: Is this the year for refinancing?
Long gone are the days where home owners would take out a loan and stick with their lender for life.
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Finance • 13 Jan 2020
CBA offers $50k grants for bushfire-damaged property
The major bank has begun accepting applications for grants of up to $50,000 from organisations whose property or facilities have been lost or damaged by bushfire.
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