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 • 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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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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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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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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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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Finance • 05 Feb 2019
Royal Commission: Property experts react, share insight for investors
Experts in the property industry have handed down their judgement on the banking royal commission’s final report, voicing their concerns in particular over how the...
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Finance • 05 Feb 2019
First cash rate call for 2019 revealed
The Reserve Bank has today released the outcome of its monthly board meeting, the first for 2019.
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Finance • 04 Feb 2019
Rate cut expected as early as next month
With the RBA expected to announce yet another hold on the official cash rate for Tuesday, experts have released their predictions on when the next move will be.
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Finance • 04 Feb 2019
What’s the silver lining for borrowers in Royal Commission’s final report?
The Royal Commission has handed down a troubling report for Australia's banking system, but it’s not all bad news for borrowers who are concerned about access to...
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Finance • 30 Jan 2019
How property investors can secure financing in 2019
One of the biggest themes in the property market over the past year has been the tightening of the credit environment, and experts believe that the challenges could...
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