Finance Tips and Insights - Smart Property Investment

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Finance • 21 May 2019

‘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 their portfolio? According to the experts, the changes...

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Finance • 21 May 2019

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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Finance • 20 May 2019

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. From a mortgage broker’s perspective, I don’t...

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Finance • 17 May 2019

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 borrowers can get ready for transitioning their loans...

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Finance • 17 May 2019

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, “We’re debt-free!”, but very few of us can...

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Finance • 17 May 2019

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 to invest in their first or second property while...

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Finance • 14 May 2019

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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Finance • 13 May 2019

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 potential to dip into negative equity territory. 

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Finance • 10 May 2019

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 there was not enough of a focus on property.

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Finance • 07 May 2019

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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