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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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Housing figures show no response to rate cuts: REIA

Housing figures released by the ABS show there’s been no response to the interest rate cuts of May and June,...
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Unchanged interest rates the right move

The RBA’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged has been roundly recognised as the right move, according to...
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Budget should stimulate building, say Master Builders

Queensland’s 2012-2013 budget will need to include measures that stimulate building activity, according to...
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Liberty Subscription Special

Subscribe to Smart Property Investment today and SAVE up to 35 per cent off the cover price! Liberty Financial has...
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Fixed interest rates hit three year low

A wave of rate reductions has forced fixed rate home loans to their lowest level in over three years.
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Huge savings ahead as stamp duty to be halved

Stamp duty in Victoria is set to be halved for some buyers, according to the state government.
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LMI, helping hand not a hinderance

While investors mainly attempt to avoid Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI), it may actually be worthwhile reconsidering,...
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Lack of savings hindering investors

The majority of first time investors are saying that a lack of savings is their number one hindrance to jumping on the...
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First time buyers unaware of finance options

With the cash rate on hold for another month, one brokerage group believes first home buyers will become more prevalent...
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Housing finance edges higher

Housing finance results released yesterday show stronger than expected growth in the lending sector.
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Rates to drop next month

The best approach from the Reserve Bank is to lower domestic rates further in the following months, according to one...
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Rates on Hold - August 2012

The Reserve Bank of Australia has taken a “wait and see approach” to rates, leaving the official cash rate on hold...
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Investors' address now impacts loan eligibility

Where an investor lives is frequently being found to have a bearing on their ability to obtain a home loan, according...
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Rates on hold til October: AMP

With the Reserve Bank largely expected to hold rates when the Board meets again tomorrow, economists are starting to...
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August rate cut unlikely

While weak inflation figures have given the Reserve Bank room to cut the cash rate again this month, industry...
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Property owners unhappy with banks

Roy Morgan Research shows overall satisfaction with the big four banks dropped for a fifth consecutive month in June.
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Investors choose banks over brokers

A majority of consumers feel more confident going direct to a bank than to brokers, new research has revealed.
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Auction clearance rates subdued

The winter chills are hurting auction clearance rates and results in south east Queensland, a local independent...
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Vacancy rates edge higher

Residential vacancy rates all the major metropolitan centres across NSW rose in June, according to the Real Estate...
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Rate cuts stimulate consumer sentiment

Recent rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of Australia look to have boosted consumer confidence, an economist has said,...
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Investors should opt to fix mortgage rate

The time to fix is now, according to one mortgage broker.
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Banks launch discounted mortgages

Competition between Australia’s banks continues to heat up, with a number of lenders cutting their mortgage interest...
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Rate hold makes sense - for now

Industry stakeholders are satisfied with yesterday’s decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to keep interest...
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Investors in the dark about their interest rate

Almost one third of all Australians have no idea what their mortgage interest rate is and investors don't fare much...
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RBA leaves cash rate unchanged - July 2012

The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to leave the official cash rate on hold at 3.5 per cent at its monthly Board...
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