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Finance • 26 SEP 2018

When are interest-only loans going to be more viable again?

With the recent push away from interest-only loans by APRA and the RBA, this investor favourite is becoming more difficult to secure. We ask a mortgage broker when he...

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Hotspots • 26 SEP 2018

5 lessons learnt by a first-time property investor

Investor Katarina Taurian learnt early on her journey that new properties aren’t always the better option for investors. Find out other lessons she learnt from her...

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Finance • 25 SEP 2018

Rentvestors feeling the full force of mortgage stress

Rentvestors are currently undergoing high levels of mortgage stress, even more so than owner-occupiers, the results of a new study indicate.

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Finance • 25 SEP 2018

Borrowers are giving up on the major banks

APRA’s latest quarterly banking statistics show borrowers are not going to major banks due to lack of trust and are instead seeking out customer-owned banks, the CEO...

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Hotspots • 24 SEP 2018

Market softening not scaring majority of investors

A recent survey has found that even though Australia’s most-populated and unaffordable capital cities are reaching their downturn in the market, the majority of...

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Finance • 24 SEP 2018

How to navigate through the danger zone of interest-only loans

Chances are if you currently have an interest-only loan, it will be running out in the next few years, or what one mortgage broker calls the “danger zone”. If you...

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Hotspots • 24 SEP 2018

Single capital city avoids value decline

Across the major capital cities, only one capital city saw a value rise, while the rest declined, according to the latest data from CoreLogic.

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Tax & Legal • 21 SEP 2018

NSW rental reforms announced: What’s changed?

Amendments to current rental legislation have been introduced to the NSW Parliament and aim to give more power to tenants, which includes the ability in certain cases to...

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Hotspots • 21 SEP 2018

Reduction in overseas migration to have knock-on effect on supply

Visa changes from last year have reduced the overall number of skilled workers, and it’s resulting in a reduction of housing supply.

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Finance • 20 SEP 2018

A cheat sheet for what brokers and lenders love and hate to see

Securing finance is important now more than ever, so how do you make yourself as appealing to lenders to get that loan? Smart Property Investment speaks with a mortgage...

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