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.
Reserve Bank of Australia read icon 2 min read
Finance • 04 Mar 2019
Predictions revealed: cash rate tipped to hit new record by year's end
The cash rate announcement on Tuesday is expected to be another hold by many experts, but there’s a chance there could be multiple moves to an all-time low by...
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Bill Shorten read icon 1 min read
Finance • 25 Feb 2019
What Labor’s latest round of promises mean for property investors
Access to finance is important for property investors, and if elected, Labor’s response to the banking royal commission report could have an impact on that. Property...
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Kenneth Hayne read icon 3 min read
Finance • 22 Feb 2019
Property investors could wear cost of changes to mortgage broker regulation
Experts fear that property investors will absorb the cost of changes to how mortgage brokers are paid and regulated, as both sides of government prepare to take on...
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Kenneth Hayne read icon 1 min read
Finance • 18 Feb 2019
Borrowers up for ‘significantly’ more with post-royal commission changes
The head of a mortgage broker aggregator has spoken out against the banking royal commission final report, claiming if the recommendations on broker remuneration are...
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Townsville read icon 3 min read
Finance • 14 Feb 2019
Why different flood prone areas have higher insurance prices
The floods in Townsville, Queensland have damaged hundreds of properties, so it’s a good reminder of the importance of insuring your properties. Depending on the area,...
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Bush fire read icon 3 min read
Finance • 13 Feb 2019
Bushfires prompt warnings about insurance for investment properties
The bush fires raging in NSW on Wednesday are a reminder of the importance of making sure properties are properly insured.
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Aerial shot of suburbs read icon 5 min read
Finance • 13 Feb 2019
Investment tip: What to do when lenders reject interest-only loan extensions
With a huge percentage of interest-only loans expiring between 2019 and 2020, borrowers could be facing an issue on the extension of interest-only periods. How can they...
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Aerial shot of properties read icon 1 min read
Finance • 12 Feb 2019
'Quick' reversal in sights for finance squeeze
Lending for new property tightened further over December, new ABS data suggests, with analysis claiming this can be “quickly” reversed.
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Property aerial shot read icon 1 min read
Finance • 08 Feb 2019
BLOG: How we managed to save $18k through our portfolio
The Smart Property Investment portfolio is in a bit of a holding pattern. We’re just waiting, so we had the time to check our mortgages. With some moves from variable...
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Australian money read icon 1 min read
Finance • 06 Feb 2019
2 key questions to ask a lender upfront
If you want to find out quickly if you are outside of an institution’s lending criteria, ask these two questions, which will help you figure out if you’ve found...
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