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 • 15 Jan 2018

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 portfolio with assets spread across different...

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Finance • 15 Jan 2018

Should property investors try ‘optioning properties’?

Jeremy Iannuzzelli has recently put his property investment journey on hold due to lack of good serviceability, but through the help of a strategy he calls “optioning...

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Finance • 15 Jan 2018

Investment tip: ‘Do everything strategically’

Grant Iverson has successfully built a three-property portfolio after only two months—driven by four years’ worth of education, his passion to succeed, and the help...

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Finance • 13 Jan 2018

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 attributes to passion and discipline, education and...

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Finance • 12 Jan 2018

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 (proven to be a very powerful option) for those with...

Avoid flat fee agents, industry body warns

Finance • 11 Jan 2018

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, as it poses a real risk of not getting the best...

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Finance • 11 Jan 2018

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 price growth and homes selling faster than they...

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Finance • 10 Jan 2018

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” actually constitutes?

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Finance • 04 Jan 2018

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 calculators apply different buffers, changing your...

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Finance • 20 Dec 2017

How property investors can tap into ‘special deals’

Recent changes in guidelines pertaining to loans and interest rates set up by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has brought about a ‘softening’...