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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.
Responsible lending, lenders, borrowers read icon 3 min read
Finance • 01 Aug 2018
Responsible lending: How lenders identify good borrowers
The tightening of lending regulations and the unprecedented increase in household debts across Australia has made it more difficult for homeowners and investors to...
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Chicken and egg, what came first, falling markets or falling investor read icon 1 min read
Finance • 31 Jul 2018
Falling markets or falling investor demand: What came first?
You don’t have to go far to hear about how Sydney and Melbourne are experiencing a softening in the market and the number of investors in Australia are declining, but...
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Cash flow is key, securing finance, key with dollar sign read icon 3 min read
Finance • 31 Jul 2018
Securing finance after life-changing events: ‘Cash flow is key’
Every investor wants to establish themselves as a good borrower so banks and lenders let them access funds for the growth of their portfolio. It's an easy enough task as...
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Is it worth taking a loan with a higher interest rate? read icon 3 min read
Finance • 30 Jul 2018
Is it worth taking a loan with a higher interest rate?
One of the biggest mistakes I see new investors make is being too fixated on interest rates. Plus, they often forget that interest rates are always relative to what is...
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Son Pham, Rethink Investing read icon 1 min read
Finance • 26 Jul 2018
Finance, mortgages and serviceability in the market today
With the Australian property market softening and lending criteria tightening, many are struggling to continue with their investment journey and wondering if now is even...
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investment tip, right strategy, refinancing read icon 4 min read
Finance • 20 Jul 2018
Investment tip: Is refinancing the right strategy for you?
Amidst rising interest rates and tighter lending regulations, investors may opt to refinance their property to access additional funds and ultimately continue growing...
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property investment, investing with bad credit, invest in property, investment tip read icon 4 min read
Finance • 17 Jul 2018
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 any financial trouble — throughout their...
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home loan rate, interest rates, negotiation to buffers read icon 4 min read
Finance • 13 Jul 2018
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 costs and ultimately continue growing their...
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influences interest rates, royal commission read icon 5 min read
Finance • 13 Jul 2018
How the banking royal commission influences interest rates
Investors are currently finding it harder to secure financing for their portfolios following the implementation of tighter lending regulations as a result of the royal...
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The Self-Employed Investor’s Guide to Getting Finance read icon 3 min read
Finance • 10 Jul 2018
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 variable and sometimes a little fuzzy with your...
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