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 • 18 Mar 2019
Debt cycle ‘shame’ holding back young investors
Generation Y and Millennials considering property investment are being held back by the “shame” of others knowing about their own debts, according to a property...
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Finance • 15 Mar 2019
Per capita recession ‘unlikely’ property price indicator
A property commentator has cautioned against fearing the recent announcement that Australia is in a ‘per capita’ recession due to GDP figures, and that property...
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Finance • 13 Mar 2019
Wins in the current market for cash, equity focused investors
Yield opportunities are strong in the current market, and capital growth opportunities are on the horizon. One property expert weighs in on where the opportunities are...
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Finance • 13 Mar 2019
Huge spikes in mortgage costs tipped in royal commission fallout
Insights from an Australian-based multinational real estate network have claimed taking on board the banking royal commission recommendations could see mortgage...
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Finance • 12 Mar 2019
Credit squeeze clamping down on new supply
Housing finance continued its slowdown in January, which has dragged on from the final quarter of 2018, analysis of new ABS data has found. Conditions are expected to...
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Finance • 11 Mar 2019
The banks which have dropped their mortgage rates
A few popular lenders have lowered their interest rates in the last few days, as rate changes which are out of cycle with the Reserve Bank’s moves continue. 
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Finance • 08 Mar 2019
Predictions: borrowers tipped to shake-up big four banks in 2019
Fresh data suggests the big four are in for a challenging year when it comes to attracting borrowers, and experts have weighed in on what this means for the mortgages...
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Finance • 07 Mar 2019
New housing supply decline impacting economy at large
New analysis of Australia’s gross domestic product figures show that the softening being seen in residential building activity is harshly affecting the overall...
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Finance • 06 Mar 2019
Central bank speaks on property, mortgage trends in 2019
The governor of the Reserve Bank has revealed the central bank's thoughts on the current property price cycle and access to finance in 2019. 
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Finance • 05 Mar 2019
Cash rate call for March 2019 revealed
The Reserve Bank has today released the outcome of its monthly board meeting for March.
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