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.
Credit score, good credit, bad credit read icon 2 min read
Finance • 08 Aug 2018
What can and can’t affect your credit score?
Making sure you have a good credit score so you can borrow is vital for any investor, but do you know what can and what can’t change it? A new study takes a look at...
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realwealth read icon 2 min read
Finance • 07 Aug 2018
Don’t Believe Everything You Read
Promoted by Blue Ink Finance. We are told again and again “Don’t believe everything you read…!” I t’s because the media is very good at eliciting emotional...
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RBA announces August cash rate decision read icon 2 min read
Finance • 07 Aug 2018
RBA announces August cash rate decision
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the official cash rate for August following its monthly board meeting.
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protect equity, mortgage, Sydney, Melbourne, property investment, investors read icon 2 min read
Finance • 03 Aug 2018
Sydney, Melbourne investors should protect equity, says mortgage expert
While the property market of Sydney and Melbourne have been in a consistent state of decline after the property boom, mortgage expert Son Pham believes that investors...
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interest rates, investors, deal with fluctuating interest rates read icon 4 min read
Finance • 03 Aug 2018
How investors can deal with fluctuating interest rates
In order to thrive in spite of tightening lending conditions and rising prices, investors are looking to minimise costs by fixing their mortgage rates. How can you...
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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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