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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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Is new market optimism a ‘dead-cat bounce’?

Buyers and sellers always apply a “self-confidence” factor when assessing markets, and it’s often based on recent...
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Why your mortgage could get cheaper after next week

The Reserve Bank is meeting next week, and the nation's leading economists believe a cash rate cut could be on the...
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Bottom of the price cycle tipped with 80% certainty

Economists and renowned research houses alike are now predicting, with a high degree of certainty, when key capital...
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New lending changes predicted to boost WA market, investors

Proposed changes by the prudential regulator would have a great impact for Western Australia’s property market and...
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How investors should react to mortgage possessions coming soon

Analysis of data by a major bank shows that mortgage possession is looming around the corner, according to one property...
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APRA report shines light on bank attitudes

A new report has been released by the prudential regulator that analyses how major banks view their own actions, and...
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‘Absolute biggest news for finance in three years’ announced

The banking regulator intends to revise borrower assessment guidelines, but what does this mean for investors and...
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Why the latest moves from APRA will be good news for property investors

With the election now behind us, confidence is set to return to property markets as well as the economy in general.
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The First Home Loan Deposit Scheme: More than just an election sweetener

The Coalition’s First Home Loan Deposit Scheme is being viewed as controversial by some, even dangerous by others....
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How to avoid a ‘debt disaster’ at the end of an interest-only loan

With a bulk of interest-only loans set to run out, a Perth-based mortgage broker has offered his advice on how...
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5 tips to slash and burn your mortgage faster

Have you ever wondered how great it would feel to have your mortgage paid off? Most of us dream of the day we can say,...
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Will Labor’s negative gearing policy redistribute wealth as intended?

One property expert believes that Labor’s negative gearing policy will lock everyday Australians out of opportunities...
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Housing lending figures continued to slip over March

Both the value and number of loans have declined over March, analysis of new lending figures showed.
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Major bank tips negative equity risk for investors

As property prices continue their freefall in some of the nation's capital cities, investors should be wary of the...
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New WA budget ‘stifling’ property market

The head of a property institute is disappointed with the latest state budget for Western Australia as he believes...
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Cash rate call for May 2019 revealed

The Reserve Bank has released the outcome of its monthly board meeting for May amid speculation of a cut.
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How a looming rate cut impacts your mortgage

Expectations are rising for a cash rate cut this month, just weeks out from a federal election. How soon could the...
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How to save $6,000 on your loan this election year

A mortgage broker has reminded investors that failing to get in touch with their brokerage channels could see...
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Popular lenders issue spate of rate cuts

Facing the prospect of an official rate cut soon, the major banks have been cutting their home loan rates out of cycle....
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Predictions for the official cash rate as fresh data released

An update to the consumer price index for the March quarter saw it hold steady and not move at all which means a May...
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Home loans market takes a hit as election uncertainty lingers

A mortgage broking firm has claimed that fixed-rate home loans have fallen during March due to the uncertainty in the...
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Shorten reaffirms negative gearing stance in budget response speech

Bill Shorten has stood firm on his party’s negative gearing policy as he delivered a response to the Liberal...
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Bank marks plans to revolutionise its mortgage offer

The way mortgages are filed could be set to change with a trial of digital documents being tested in three states.
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Softening markets dragging down overall household wealth

Analysis of ABS statistics and RBA data has found that the price decline seen in the market is bringing down overall...
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A positive outlook on the budget 2019 surplus for Australia’s housing market

There is a lot of deliberation around how, or if, property investors will be significantly impacted by the...
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