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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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Stamping out duties to spark activity

The ACT’s plans to phase out stamp duty over a 20-year-period, replacing it with an annual land tax, could spark...
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Buying Strategies from a Professional Buyer

Over the next five blogs I'm going to share my top five tips. My first is about negotiations. Everything is Negotiable...
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How to research without breaking the bank

While looking at property data is a good place to start, investors should take a step back and look at what is really...
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Further rate movements uncertain

While responses to the unchanged interest rate yesterday have been varied, it’s clear that most are unclear about...
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Rates on Hold - February 2013

At its first board meeting for 2013, the Reserve Bank has decided to leave the official cash rate on hold.
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Nation's opinions split over 2013 interest rates

Australians’ opinions are split on the prospect of interest rate movements in 2013, research by financial institution...
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Why you may be suffering from financial stress

‘How to attain wealth’ isn’t something that is taught in school. Instead at school, they teach you how to secure...
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Vacancy rates rise across NSW

An increase in rental accommodation across the Sydney metro area has seen the overall vacancy rate rise by 0.1 per cent...
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Fall in housing finance figures

The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday released figures that show a fall in housing finance.
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Structuring the right loan in 2013

As we begin 2013, it is my feeling that we are going to see some interesting developments in the Australian residential...
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Stamp duty hindering recovery

Stamp duty needs to be reduced if the housing industry is to see a rebound, according to results from a recent survey.
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Investors hampered by debt

Consumer debt could restrict investors’ borrowing capacity by four times the credit limit, according to Smart...
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New strategies needed in a new market

With market conditions unlike the ‘boom time’ of the past, for the first time investors are changing their...
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Beware the bankrupt builder

Now is a time to get some great bargains from builders but with at least two builders going broke each day in Australia...
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Mining slowdown will help lower rates

The slowdown of the mining boom spells good things for the rest of Australia, according to an economist.
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High interest in SMSFs

Canberra residents are showing an overwhelming interest in self-managed super funds (SMSFs), with more than 250 people...
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NT loan misconceptions clarified

Misconceptions surrounding housing loans in the Northern Territory have been set straight by the territory’s minister...
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Study reveals what investors want from lenders

Investment property owners are open to competition and lending advice, but they prefer dealing with lenders directly...
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Two more rate cuts to come

Despite last week’s rate cut, more will be on the cards over the first quarter of 2013, according to a leading...
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Cultivate a relationship with your lender

Investors must cultivate and maintain relationships with their lenders, according to Jeremy Cabral, publisher of...
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Rate cut signals end of mining boom

The RBA’s 25 basis point cut yesterday signals an approaching end to the mining boom, according to a number of...
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Why you wait for rate decreases and why you don’t get it all

So, the Reserve Bank of Australia has reduced the interest rate in December to 3% - the lowest since the global...
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RBA's rate cut an opportunity for investors

The Reserve Bank has slashed rates just in time for Christmas, spelling great opportunities for property investors.
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Fixed rates climb in popularity

Fixed rates are back in vogue, with new data revealing borrowers continue to flock to this type of product.
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Rate cut expected soon

Recent data points to the likelihood of a rate cut next month, according to a leading economist.
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