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 • 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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Finance • 06 May 2019
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 banks pass on these cuts to your mortgage?
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Finance • 30 Apr 2019
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 themselves forking out fees up to $6,000 just to get a loan...
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Finance • 24 Apr 2019
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. Which of the popular lenders moved out of cycle,...
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