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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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NAB and Urbanise partner to streamline strata payments

Strata managers and property owners will soon enjoy faster, simpler payments with a new integration between NAB and...
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How the RBA’s May rate cut may shape Australia’s property market

In May 2025, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered a widely anticipated 0.25 per cent interest rate cut, aimed...
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RBA delivers May cash rate: What it means for the market

After weeks of speculation, the Reserve Bank of Australia has cut the cash rate, lifting buyer confidence, borrowing...
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Moderate uptick in property sales expected as RBA lowers cash rate

Property experts anticipate the upcoming rate cut will ease borrowing costs and gently lift property market activity...
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Trimmed mean inflation below 3%, what’s next?

For the first time in four years, annual trimmed mean inflation has fallen within the central bank’s coveted target.
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February rate cut prompts uptick in property settlements

Improved buyer sentiment from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s last cash rate cut led to an increase in mortgage...
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Westpac rate change ‘among the lowest of the major banks’

The major announced changes to its variable home loans for new customers, spurring some competition.
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New Broker Academy launches for 2025

Smart Property Investment is pleased to open registrations for the free conference, New Broker Academy.
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US tariffs prompt cash rate forecast change

The United States’ tariffs have shifted expectations of rate cuts in Australia ahead of incoming global effects.
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RBA delivers April cash rate: What it means for investors

After weeks of speculation, the Reserve Bank of Australia has delivered its second cash rate decision in 2025.
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No fooling around – rate cuts off the table in April

Mortgage holders may have to wait a little longer for more relief as a hawkish central bank and a lack of crucial data...
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Australian resellers made a record $306k of profit in Q4 2024

While Australians notched a new record median profit for reselling property in the last quarter of 2024, houses...
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Mortgage stress soars off the back of affordability challenges: Domain

New research has found that rates of mortgage stress have increased across the capital cities, with repayments for an...
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Over 50 lenders to pass rate cut in full

More than 50 lenders, including the “big four”, have announced plans to cut variable home loan rates by 0.25...
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Investor loans grow over 3x faster than PPOR market

The Australian investor market continues to grow, with investor loans rising by 22 per cent in 2024, more than three...
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RBA delivers first cash rate call for 2025: What investors need to know

Following weeks of speculation and constantly shifting forecasts, the Reserve Bank of Australia has handed down its...
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Investor home loans decline for the first time in close to 2 years

While the number and total value of new investment loans declined in the December 2024 quarter, the average home loan...
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‘Mortgage war’ begins: Westpac re-calibrate variable rates

Westpac has re-calibrated its lowest variable rate ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia meeting in a bid to ease the...
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Westpac cuts fixed rates ahead of RBA

Westpac has cut its fixed-rate mortgages a week ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meeting, now reaching the...
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NAB slash fixed-rate mortgages

NAB cut its fixed-rate mortgages two weeks ahead of the RBA meeting, leading the way among the “big four” banks.
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Interest rates to shape property market throughout 2025

Experts have predicted that the Australian property market will thrive with both higher listings and buyer demand.
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February rate cut: NAB joins other banks in move

NAB has joined the other major banks in bringing forward its first rate cut to February, with all “big four” now...
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RBA eyes rate cut in February as inflation figures surge

The RBA rate cut in February is becoming more likely following the latest consumer price index results and Westpac’s...
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Rate cuts will still leave borrowers wanting: CoreLogic

As the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) first cash rate decision for 2025 draws closer, an industry expert has...
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First home buyer activity surged in 2024

First home buyers have been taking the market by storm, with the number of FHB investor and owner-occupier loans...
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