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.
Aris Allegos read icon 1 min read
Finance • 30 Aug 2019
SME lender launches ‘buy now, pay later’ product
Moula has announced the launch of a “buy now, pay later” product in response to demand.
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Rental property read icon 2 min read
Finance • 29 Aug 2019
Negative interest rates ‘only a matter of time’
Financial markets are increasingly expecting the Australian cash rate to slip into negative territory, according to the chief economist of a global investment firm.
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Su-Lin Ong read icon 1 min read
Finance • 29 Aug 2019
How APRA’s changes will affect everyday Aussies
Investors are approximately $100,000 better off following the update to APRA’s serviceability floor for residential mortgages, new research has suggested.
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James Nihill read icon 1 min read
Finance • 28 Aug 2019
Melbourne’s population growth makes it the city to watch
As property markets recover across Australia’s capitals and start to experience modest price growth after the market correction, Melbourne is firmly standing its...
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Susan Mitchell read icon 1 min read
Finance • 26 Aug 2019
Fixed rate mortgages flagged as key to investor success
Despite demand for fixed rate home loans being at its “lowest” level all year, these products offer the biggest benefits to investors, according to a chief...
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NAB read icon 1 min read
Finance • 23 Aug 2019
297 loans land popular lender in hot water with the law
One of Australia's major banks is being sued for breaches of the law in relation to its loan referral program. 
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Finance • 23 Aug 2019
Another lender slashes its rates
Yet another lender has reduced variable and fixed rates across its owner-occupied and investment home loan products.
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Finance • 22 Aug 2019
Spate of lenders slash fixed rates for investors
Key Westpac subsidiaries have dropped their fixed rates by up to 140 basis points.
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ASIC read icon 1 min read
Finance • 22 Aug 2019
Illegal scheme involving property, super sees director banned
The corporate regulator has banned a director from providing financial services or engaging in credit activities for eight years, after finding he operated an illegal...
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Finance • 21 Aug 2019
Westpac reports 40% increase in home seizures
Big four bank Westpac has reported an increase in home loan delinquencies and a rise in the number of properties in its possession.
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