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 • 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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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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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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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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Finance • 05 Jul 2018
Do I need to get a valuation for my SMSF property asset?
Promoted by Opteon. For the 15% of SMSF’s that have property as part of their investment strategy, there’s still confusion about how often and in what circumstances...
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Finance • 03 Jul 2018
RBA announces July cash rate decision
The official cash rate for July has been announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia following its monthly board meeting.
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Finance • 02 Jul 2018
What July’s cash rate means for investors
With the cash rate expected to remain on hold once again, what does this mean for both existing and soon-to-be investors?
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Finance • 29 Jun 2018
Surprising number of investors getting dodgy advice
Property investors looking to set up an SMSF need to watch out for one-stop shops for fear of being faced with bad advice that could leave them “significantly worse...
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Finance • 22 Jun 2018
Western Sydney NSW Budget 2018–19 overview — What property investors need to know
In the third part of our three-part coverage of the NSW budget, we take a look at the upcoming initiatives in Western Sydney that could raise the value of property...
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