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.
Paul Glossop read icon 4 min read
Finance • 11 Sep 2018
Why property is a game of finance
Real estate investment can seem like a complex beast. Ask anyone who has done the deep dive into gaining a property education and you might find that they too were once...
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values, pressure, capital cities read icon 1 min read
Finance • 10 Sep 2018
Values under pressure for most capital cities, latest data finds
Value is under pressure in most of Australia’s capital cities as the cooling tide continues to come in, according to the latest data from CoreLogic.
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NAB, royal commission fiasco read icon 2 min read
Finance • 10 Sep 2018
NAB acting ‘differently’ after royal commission fiasco: CEO
NAB CEO Andrew Thorburn said the bank is “listening and acting differently” to its customers in the wake of the banking royal commission and will keep its standard...
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mortgage rate, hike, rates, property market read icon 1 min read
Finance • 07 Sep 2018
Mortgage rate hikes bad for entire property market: CoreLogic
Analysis by property analytics company CoreLogic has shown the recent loan rate hikes by the big banks are likely to do much more harm than good.
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Tight, cash, money, APRA, investor read icon 1 min read
Finance • 07 Sep 2018
APRA investor measures have ‘run beyond their usefulness’: industry body
The continuous imposition of restrictions on property investors by the nation's regulator continue to turn investors away and “have run beyond their usefulness”, an...
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South Australia, Adelaide, property investors read icon 6 min read
Finance • 05 Sep 2018
South Australia Budget 2018–19 — What property investors need to know
The South Australia budget has been handed down and there are a few things that investors should keep an eye out for that could raise the value of their portfolios, as...
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RBA announces September cash rate decision read icon 2 min read
Finance • 04 Sep 2018
RBA announces September cash rate decision
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the official cash rate for September following its monthly board meeting amid a backdrop of some banks raising mortgage rates...
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key, inveestors, investment, property investing, property market read icon 1 min read
Finance • 31 Aug 2018
The one key ingredient investors need right now to succeed
If you want to succeed in the world of property investment, editor Phil Tarrant’s buyer’s agent says there is one key ingredient that investors need.
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Angry, suffer, consequences, property investors read icon 1 min read
Finance • 31 Aug 2018
Cut corners with advice and suffer the consequences
One property expert has claimed greedy investors who try and skimp out in order to maximise profits will suffer harsh losses if they don’t seek advice from...
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broken piggy bank, investing without budget, smart strategy read icon 5 min read
Finance • 30 Aug 2018
Investing without a budget: is it a smart strategy?
Being financially sound is a big part of a successful property investment journey, but can investors succeed in the venture without following a strict budget?
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