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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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Investment tip: Can you invest in property with bad credit?

Investors are best advised to maintain a good credit history — make regular repayments, pay bills and taxes and avoid...

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Fixing your home loan rate: From negotiations to buffers

As interest rates continue to rise, some investors are opting to fix their home loan rates for a set period to minimise...

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How the banking royal commission influences interest rates

Investors are currently finding it harder to secure financing for their portfolios following the implementation of...

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The Self-Employed Investor’s Guide to Getting Finance

Promoted by Blue Ink Finance. My apologies, self-employed people, but you’re risky, unreliable, seasonably...

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Do I need to get a valuation for my SMSF property asset?

Promoted by Opteon. For the 15% of SMSF’s that have property as part of their investment strategy, there’s still...

RBA announces July cash rate decision

The official cash rate for July has been announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia following its monthly board...

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What July’s cash rate means for investors

With the cash rate expected to remain on hold once again, what does this mean for both existing and soon-to-be...

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Surprising number of investors getting dodgy advice

Property investors looking to set up an SMSF need to watch out for one-stop shops for fear of being faced with bad...

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Western Sydney NSW Budget 2018–19 overview — What property investors need to know

In the third part of our three-part coverage of the NSW budget, we take a look at the upcoming initiatives in Western...

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Why living off equity is dangerous

One of the strategies that is regularly advocated in the property investment sphere is living off equity. However, I...

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Regional NSW Budget 2018–19 overview — What property investors need to know

In the second part of our three-part coverage of the New South Wales budget, we take a look at the upcoming...

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When property experts give back their prosperity

Property investors are fairly lucky to be able to invest into property, to the point that such luck allows them to give...

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NSW Budget 2018–19 overview — What property investors need to know

The New South Wales budget has been handed down and there are a few things that investors should keep an eye out for...

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Top mortgage broker says property investment ‘more difficult’ after royal commission

An award-winning mortgage broker has said that it has become more difficult for property investors to obtain mortgage...

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Tasmania Budget 2018–19 — Good for property investors in the short term

The Tasmanian budget for financial year 2018–19 saw a few surprises for property as well as a number of measures to...

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Mortgage Trusts, an alternative first step for property investors

Promoted by Trilogy Funds. If you’re looking for a way to get your foot in the door as an investor in the...

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Tasmania Budget 2018–19 — What property investors need to know

The Tasmanian budget has been handed down and there are a few things that investors should keep an eye out for that...

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How APRA increased the prices of property in the marketplace

In recent years, there have been changes forced on to lenders to ensure that investors do not put themselves at risk by...

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Why now is a better time than ever to get yourself the right broker

Promoted by Blue Ink Finance. The Royal Commission isn’t even over and we have heard a lot, mostly bad, about many...

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How to double the power of your deposit

Promoted by Propertyology. In modern Australia, the housing affordability musings attract more newspaper column inches...

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Queensland Budget 2018–19 — What property investors need to know

The Queensland budget has been handed down and there are a few things that investors should keep an eye out for that...

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5 options for investors with little to no deposit money

First-time buyers often enjoy the assistance of First Home Buyers Loan and similar benefits that reduce the amount of...

RBA announces June cash rate decision

The official cash rate for June has been announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia following its monthly board...

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Understanding the capital growth to cash flow curve

“Capital growth or cash flow?” It’s the age-old argument for property investors, but the harsh reality is: it’s...

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Government targets financial literacy but is it enough?

The federal government has announced it will start up a new body to help improve financial literacy across Australia,...

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