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.
Sydney read icon 1 min read
Finance • 04 Sep 2019
Sydney no longer belle of the property ball
Sydney has lost the crown as the most attractive capital city to invest property dollars in, according to new research.
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Tim Lawless read icon 2 min read
Finance • 04 Sep 2019
‘Resurging’ house values prompt RBA cash rate call
A resurgence in Sydney and Melbourne housing values was likely a key consideration for the Reserve Bank, who at yesterday’s board meeting kept the official cash rate...
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Finance • 03 Sep 2019
RBA makes September cash rate call
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced its decision on the official cash rate for September.
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Cameron Kusher read icon 1 min read
Finance • 02 Sep 2019
Why it’s harder than ever to save for a mortgage
An industry expert has offered insight into why so many are still struggling to get into the property market.
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Bill Marmion read icon 1 min read
Finance • 30 Aug 2019
‘House price decline was deliberate,’ Liberals say
Western Australia Liberal deputy leader Bill Marmion has declared that the three consecutive increases in land tax that led to housing price decreases were deliberate.
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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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