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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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Historic favourites with property investors lose ground in 2019

The decision by some of the major banks not to pass on the full interest rate cut to their home loans may be having a...

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Investors record mortgage wins, non-major lenders surge in popularity

Investors are benefiting from the relaxation in regulatory constraints, according to mortgage broking group AFG, and...

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PM under pressure to stop messing with popular loan structure

The federal government is under pressure to stop tinkering with borrowing in superannuation, as many investors and...

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How retirees have tipped $1bn into superannuation from their properties

New figures show that older Australians are taking advantage of government allowances to boost their retirement income...

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‘Fragility’ of housing market exposed in new figures

While there have been green shoots of positive price growth since the federal election, the latest building approvals...

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Secret, bad debt habits hamper Aussie investors

Against a backdrop of housing affordability constraints and rising costs of living, Australian investors are...

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Big changes are coming to mortgage applications

The banking regulator has finalised its guidance for lenders on how they should assess loan serviceability, in a move...

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The lenders that cut their interest rates this week

Following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s lowering of the official cash rate to a record low of 1 per cent, a number...

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How to save money with a new repayment strategy

With interest rates at new record lows, one mortgage broker explains why now is a great time to re-think their...

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Cash rate call for July 2019 revealed

The Reserve Bank has released the outcome of its monthly board meeting for July, following widespread expectation of...

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Banks must support APRA response to assessment rates

Let’s be honest, the word “bank” has been a dirty word to the general public since the royal commission. But in...

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Why there could be a mini surge in house prices

There are various market forces at play when predicting when the market will bottom out, and some of them point to a...

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'The winners are borrowers': predictions roll in for cash rate cuts

With June’s cash rate decision, the first movement in nearly three years, July could see the historically low rate...

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Why interest rates no longer affect property values

Interest rates have always been seen as the big influencer of property values in Australia. But not any longer....

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Property investors missing out on big tax cuts, analysis shows

Analysis has found Australian property investors are, potentially, not claiming a collective of nearly $3 billion in...

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Good news for property investors in spate of cash rate cuts

A predicted hat trick of cash rate cuts could create favourable conditions for property investors, according to one...

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Last-minute tax-time tips for the time-poor investor

End of financial year falls on Sunday, 30 June, and there is still time to make sure you are maximising tax strategies...

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The state of investor lending revealed in recent analysis

Analysis of recent data has pointed to distinct trends in lending across the board which are surfacing so far this...

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How self-funded retirees have control

There is a group who rarely get the recognition they deserve. In fact, they’ve become a demographic football...

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Why property investors should order a free credit report

You decide to apply for a mortgage – maybe because you want to move to a suburb with better schools or buy a bigger...

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Surge in mortgage searches as lenders cut rates

One online comparison website has noticed a significant rise in traffic regarding home loans and refinancing following...

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Days of hiding bad money habits done

Among the myriad of changes happening in the lending landscape at present, there is one that is likely to change the...

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Lenders cut interest rates as RBA announced new record low

Many of the nation’s top lenders have already responded to the RBA’s move to lower the official cash rate.

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How to retire on $100k a year through property

Retiring on $100,000 per year from property is a dream that many people have, or would like to have if they believe it...

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Cash rate call for June 2019 revealed

The Reserve Bank has released the outcome of its monthly board meeting for June amid many experts expecting a cut.

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