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 Jun 2019
Why property investors should order a free credit report
You decide to apply for a mortgage – maybe because you want to move to a suburb with better schools or buy a bigger house to accommodate your growing family. However,...
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Finance • 06 Jun 2019
Surge in mortgage searches as lenders cut rates
One online comparison website has noticed a significant rise in traffic regarding home loans and refinancing following the RBA’s decision to cut the interest rate on...
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Finance • 06 Jun 2019
Days of hiding bad money habits done
Among the myriad of changes happening in the lending landscape at present, there is one that is likely to change the goal posts quite dramatically. I’m talking about...
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Finance • 04 Jun 2019
Lenders cut interest rates as RBA announced new record low
Many of the nation’s top lenders have already responded to the RBA’s move to lower the official cash rate.
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Finance • 04 Jun 2019
How to retire on $100k a year through property
Retiring on $100,000 per year from property is a dream that many people have, or would like to have if they believe it to be possible. It certainly is possible, but...
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Finance • 04 Jun 2019
Cash rate call for June 2019 revealed
The Reserve Bank has released the outcome of its monthly board meeting for June amid many experts expecting a cut.
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Finance • 04 Jun 2019
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 good or bad announcements.
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Finance • 30 May 2019
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 cards. 
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Finance • 28 May 2019
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 city markets will begin their price recovery.
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Finance • 24 May 2019
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 investors in the market, according to experts.
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