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 • 08 Nov 2018
'Bad parental advice' foils first home buyers' strategies
First home buyers often turn to their parents for property advice, which one financial planner finds is often the cause of fundamental missteps at the beginning of their...
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Finance • 07 Nov 2018
A 4-point checklist for securing finance
A finance broking executive has shared the non-negotiable features of a good property investment, which also contributes to securing finance in the current market. 
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Finance • 06 Nov 2018
RBA reveals cash rate decision for November
The Reserve Bank has today revealed the outcome of its monthly board meeting,  after persisting with a record lower-for-longer environment.
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Finance • 05 Nov 2018
Fears of ‘out-of-cycle’ bank rate moves quashed by top economist
With the cash rate by the Reserve Bank expected by many experts to remain on hold for yet another month, rates from lenders have the potential to move independently of...
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Finance • 02 Nov 2018
Cash rate predictions are in: How low can they go?
With the RBA’s cash rate decision coming up on Tuesday, we ask economic experts what their take is on the next rate movement. They reveal what the impact of the...
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Finance • 30 Oct 2018
A broker’s do’s and don’ts of a good investment loan
This broker revealed the key characteristics of a what makes a great investment loan arrangement, and what can be setting an investor up for disaster. 
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Finance • 26 Oct 2018
The importance of promoting financial literacy among kids
A lot of property investors grow their portfolio in the hopes of passing them down to their kids in the future. How do they set their children up for success in property...
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What does it really cost to fix your home loan? read icon 1 min read
Finance • 26 Oct 2018
What does it really cost to fix your home loan?
Promoted by Loans.com.au. Australia’s leading online lender loans.com.au is leading the charge to cheaper fixed rates and has recently launched a Fixed Rate Special...
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Finance • 25 Oct 2018
What ‘wealthy’ means in property investment
Property investment has long been one of the most popular wealth-creation tools, but what does it actually mean to be a ‘wealthy investor’? After creating a...
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Stop running from your Finances! read icon 3 min read
Finance • 24 Oct 2018
Stop running from your Finances!
Promoted by Blue Ink Finance. It’s easy to get stuck in the day to day cycle of bills, repayments, emergency spending, overdue accounts… sound familiar? So how do...
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