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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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How recent changes in the finance industry will impact you

We’ve touched on the finance industry in the past, so we decided to dig deeper and give you the best insight on home...
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How you can improve your portfolio’s cash position

After acquiring 17 investment properties with 19 loans, Smart Property Investment’s Phil Tarrant aims to improve his...
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APRA chairman sets sights higher on ‘improvements’ to lending

The prudential regulator has claimed while its curbs on investor and interest-only lending have been successful, there...
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Investment tip: Is it a good time to refinance your principal place of residence?

Following the recent changes in lending regulations made by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA),...
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How to choose an agent to sell your investment property

Property investor Kevin Sum decided to sell two of his nine investment properties last year in order to find a better...
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Should you sell your investment property?

After spending years building a nine-property portfolio, investor Kevin Sum recently decided to sell off two of his...
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Investment tip: How diversification can lead to greater serviceability

While many budding property investors often opt to invest in areas familiar to them, 26-year-old investor Eddie...
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RBA announces cash rate decision - February 2018

The official cash rate has been announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia following its monthly board meeting.
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The process of selling a property, according to a real-life investor

After accumulating nine real estate assets over the years, property investor Kevin Sum decided to sell two of his...
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Cost of living costing Australians their financial progress

The financial comfort of Australia is being impacted by the cost of living increasing, regardless of improving job...
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Knowing when it’s time to sell a property

Adding to your portfolio is one thing, maintaining it is another, but knowing when it’s time to let go and sell off a...
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The changing face of development trends: Townhouses, small spaces, design and finances

If you’re looking to buy into or build a development, it’s important to learn from the mistakes of the past in...
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The biggest challenge in property investment right now

Property investor Eric Wu planned to double his asset base in 10 years but, along the way, he decided to alter the...
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Baby Boomer real estate spending to be overtaken by Millennials

A real estate group has predicted over the next five years, Millennial spending on real estate will overtake the...
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Mortgage loans hit historic high

The average Australian mortgage size has grown past $500,000 for the first time in history, new data indicates.
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The top financial goal and burden for 2018 revealed: paying off mortgages

Over one quarter of all Australians have said their first financial priority this year is to pay off their mortgage,...
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What makes a good financial advisor for property investment?

While many financial planners opt to avoid chasing property, Max Pagnin went on to build an impressive multi-property...
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Should property investors try ‘optioning properties’?

Jeremy Iannuzzelli has recently put his property investment journey on hold due to lack of good serviceability, but...
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Investment tip: ‘Do everything strategically’

Grant Iverson has successfully built a three-property portfolio after only two months—driven by four years’ worth...
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Investment tip: Are you with the right financial team?

Lachlan Williams has successfully built a four-property portfolio in less than a year—an incredible feat that he...
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How saving money can actually cost you money

What I’m about to say may shock or conflict with many people’s habits, however, I’m only presenting one option...
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Avoid flat fee agents, industry body warns

The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW) has warned sellers on going to agents who ask for upfront fees,...
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Regional Vic saw ‘exceptional’ 2017 with three sales over $4 million

Over 2017, the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) has said that the regional Victoria property market saw strong...
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Why a ‘property crash’ remains unlikely in Australian markets

There are a lot of reports about property bubbles bursting and markets crashing, but what does a “property crash”...
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Would renting out your home help you to grow an investment portfolio?

Curtis Stewart explores how deciding to rent out your current house may impact your servicing position and how lender...
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