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 • 10 Jan 2020
Lenders pledge support to bushfire recovery
Following major donation packages being announced by the major banks, several lenders, including Resimac and La Trobe Financial, have announced monetary pledges to...
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Finance • 08 Jan 2020
Lenders participating in the first home buyer scheme: Full list
With eligible first home buyers now able to apply for a guaranteed home loan with just a 5 per cent deposit, we’ve compiled a list of all lenders participating in the...
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Finance • 07 Jan 2020
Major banks release major bushfire donation packages
The major banks have announced million-dollar donation packages to support individuals and communities affected by the ongoing bushfire crisis and support frontline...
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Finance • 27 Dec 2019
How to achieve your financial goals
For many property investors, the concept of setting achievable financial goals is often met with frustration. Here are some tips on how to ensure you’re being...
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Finance • 19 Dec 2019
‘Rushed’ FHB policy problematic
First home buyers are being “left in the dark” about what’s being dubbed by a financial director and principal broker as a “rushed” first home buyer policy.
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Finance • 18 Dec 2019
Housing finance sees month-on-month increase
New statistics have shown that housing finance commitments continued to climb in October.
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Finance • 17 Dec 2019
ASIC issues guidance for lending to ‘mortgage prisoners’
The regulator has outlined the “reasonable steps” that lenders and brokers should take when assisting “mortgage prisoners” looking to refinance.
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Finance • 21 Nov 2019
RBA still open to more cuts despite growing scrutiny
The central bank remains prepared to cut rates further, despite growing concerns that monetary policy has “lost its potency”.
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Finance • 14 Nov 2019
Housing costs drop to 10-year low
Home owners and renters are spending the lowest proportion of their income on housing in more than a decade, according to new research.
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Finance • 14 Nov 2019
Where rents are going somewhere versus nowhere
New analysis by Propertyology has identified the capital cities where changing rental markets are prospering – and where they aren’t.
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