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.
Big 4 slammed by Frydenberg after new mortgage rate changes read icon 2 min read
Finance • 07 Oct 2019
Big 4 slammed by Frydenberg after new mortgage rate changes
Commonwealth Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has criticised the big four banks for failing to pass the full 25 bps reduction to consumers following Tuesday’s cash rate cut,...
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Investor handling money read icon 2 min read
Finance • 03 Oct 2019
Keeping finances simple key when investing in property
An ex-banker turned property specialist has offered up his top tips for how investors can ensure their finances are in order when looking to add to their portfolio.
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CBA read icon 3 min read
Finance • 02 Oct 2019
Lenders begin to pass on RBA cut
The market has responded to the Reserve Bank’s latest cut to the cash rate, with lenders passing on savings to mortgage customers.
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Government commitment to stamp duty ‘baffling’ read icon 1 min read
Finance • 01 Oct 2019
Government commitment to stamp duty ‘baffling’
State governments have been urged to scrap stamp duty in light of new research, which has highlighted its impact on housing affordability.
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RBA read icon 1 min read
Finance • 01 Oct 2019
RBA reveals October cash rate call
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced its decision on the official cash rate for October, following banks factoring in another rate reduction.
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Josh Frydenberg read icon 2 min read
Finance • 27 Sep 2019
Treasurer calls for ‘common sense’ in lending space
Commonwealth Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has stressed the need for home lending practices that don’t curb the “aspirations of hard-working families” by further...
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Philip Lowe read icon 1 min read
Finance • 26 Sep 2019
Creeping house price rises a non-issue for central bank
The governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has hinted at further cash rate cuts despite holding a belief that the economy has reached a slow turning point...
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APRA CEO Wayne Byres read icon 1 min read
Finance • 23 Sep 2019
APRA pushes for ‘more granular’ mortgage reporting
The prudential regulator has launched a consultation on a proposal that would expand its collection remit for home lending data.  
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Lender launches 95% LVR loan for FHBs read icon 1 min read
Finance • 20 Sep 2019
Lender launches 95% LVR loan for FHBs
Better Choice Home Loans has launched a new 95 per cent LVR home loan product, which aims to help more first home buyers enter the property market.
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Property price fall read icon 1 min read
Finance • 17 Sep 2019
How much has your property fallen in the last quarter?
Residential property prices fell by 0.7 per cent in the June quarter, according to newly released national figures.
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