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 • 12 Jul 2019
Must-knows about keeping your credit score healthy
A healthy credit score can be the difference between securing a loan and being rejected, but many property investors don’t realise the little mistakes they’re making...
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Finance • 12 Jul 2019
Big name lenders begin to loosen loan buffers
One of the major banks has updated its assessment policy for loan serviceability in response to the banking regulator’s guideline changes, and others look set to...
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Finance • 11 Jul 2019
Lenders cop it for ‘consistently failing’ consumers
Consumer credit insurance, which is often sold by lenders to borrowers when they take out a mortgage, has copped a lashing from the corporate regulator for failing...
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Finance • 11 Jul 2019
Claiming big on rental deductions? Here's what you need to know
With 2019 tax time well underway, property investors are reminded of what they can and cannot claim – and what could land them in hot water with the Tax Office. 
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Finance • 11 Jul 2019
Major bank set to refund 40,000 mortgage-holders
About 40,000 customers could be eligible for refunds from one major bank, after being over-charged on interest for their home loans. 
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Finance • 09 Jul 2019
‘We are a bit surprised’: Popular lender speaks on cash rates now and what’s to come
Following the Reserve Bank’s historic cash rate call earlier this month, one popular lender has given its take on if and when further rate cuts will be on the table.
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Finance • 09 Jul 2019
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 negative impact on the satisfaction of their home...
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Finance • 09 Jul 2019
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 have edged back up to 28 per cent participants in...
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Finance • 08 Jul 2019
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 pre-retirees fear the popular structure will be taken...
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Finance • 08 Jul 2019
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 using their home. 
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