Finance Tips and Insights - Smart Property Investment

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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...

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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. 

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Finance • 26 Mar 2019

Mortgage broker benefits for property investors post-royal commission revealed

Property investors are increasingly being drawn to mortgage products away from those offered by the big four banks post-royal commission. Here’s how you can get things...

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Finance • 22 Mar 2019

Quick tips for increasing borrowing power

Investors have no doubt found it difficult to navigate the lending landscape at the moment, so one broker shares a tip on how investors can expand their financing by a...

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Finance • 19 Mar 2019

Bad debt and breaking the 'shame' cycle

Bad debt is never good news for loan applicant, but in 2019 when financing is harder to secure, there are some strategies that investors with black marks in their track...

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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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