Advertisement

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.
Josh Frydenberg read icon 3 min read
Finance • 03 Apr 2019
Experts discuss: Will the budget promises impact house prices?
Tuesday night’s budget had a lot of spending for infrastructure projects, but what do the experts think this means for property?
READ NOW
Half of mortgage holders living month to month read icon 1 min read
Finance • 03 Apr 2019
Half of mortgage holders living month to month
New research has found that 5 million Australian mortgage holders can only afford to pay on a month-to-month basis.
READ NOW
Aerial shot of a suburb read icon 1 min read
Finance • 03 Apr 2019
Does a budget surplus mean anything for the property market?
The Morrison government forecasts a budget surplus for the next financial year, which has got property investors asking: so what?
READ NOW
Melbourne CBD read icon 1 min read
Finance • 03 Apr 2019
Victoria promised funding for fast-rail network spending
A key infrastructure project confirmed in the federal budget includes a fast rail network between Melbourne and Geelong, with a flow on impact to surrounding suburbs if...
READ NOW
Josh Frydenberg read icon 2 min read
Finance • 03 Apr 2019
State-by-state breakdown: which suburbs and cities will get the biggest boosts?
The government has made a raft of promises about infrastructure spend which, if followed through, will have a knock on impact to property prices in surrounding suburbs....
READ NOW
RBA read icon 1 min read
Finance • 02 Apr 2019
Cash rate call for April 2019 revealed
The Reserve Bank has today released the outcome of its monthly board meeting for April.
READ NOW
Josh Frydenberg read icon 1 min read
Finance • 02 Apr 2019
Wins for property investors in the 2019 federal budget
The Morrison government’s federal budget was marked by a spate of tax cuts and cash handouts, and property investors will be impacted also if a major infrastructure...
READ NOW
Tight cash read icon 2 min read
Finance • 29 Mar 2019
Banks kickstarted credit tightening, major bank CEO admits
The CEO of a big four bank has claimed that the fall in mortgage lending has been 'supply-driven'.
READ NOW
Australia read icon 1 min read
Finance • 27 Mar 2019
Controversial policies are contributing to property downturn, new research suggests
New figures point to an exodus of foreign investors from the Australian property market as a cause of the current tightening of finance for investment properties, as...
READ NOW
Hand passing money read icon 2 min read
Finance • 27 Mar 2019
Proposed changes to mortgage brokers will hurt investors, experts fear
Warnings are mounting about controversial proposals to change the way mortgage brokers are paid, with experts fearing a detrimental impact on property investors. 
READ NOW