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
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...
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Avoid flat fee agents, industry body warns read icon 1 min read
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’...
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Finance • 19 Dec 2017
How diversifying can allow you to take advantage of opportunities in all property cycles
A key decision investors face when they are growing a portfolio is whether or not they diversify into different locations.
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Finance • 15 Dec 2017
How property investors can stay in the game despite 'softening markets'
Recent changes in the vast landscape of property investment have considerably slowed down the market in the past few months—is this good news or bad news for both new...
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