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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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More rate cuts needed to encourage investors

The Reserve Bank’s rate cut this month was good news for investors but it may still take a few more drops before they...
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Savings will be made in 2012

Most Australians expect to keep their savings belts firmly strapped on during the coming year due to the global...
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End called for stamp duty: senior citizens

A new report has called for the end of stamp duty for senior citizens in order to allow older Australians to relocate...
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Buyer activity to edge higher on rate cut: RP Data

The majors' decision to pass on the Reserve Bank's rate cut in full is likely to stimulate buyer activity, RP Data's...
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XMAS may stimulate clearance rates

Auction clearance rates, which have remained steady in the last few months, may improve in the next two weeks on the...
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Rates tipped to fall again in February

Continued uncertainty abroad could force the Reserve Bank to cut rates again early in 2012.
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Vacancy rates expected to tighten

Vacancy rates are expected to tighten further in inner Sydney and university towns across NSW following the abolition...
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Majors still silent on rates

More than 24 hours after the RBA announced it would cut the official cash rate from 4.5 per cent to 4.25 per cent, the...
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Borrowers remain loyal to lenders

A significant number of borrowers have chosen to stay with their current lender despite knowing there are better deals...
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Smaller banks pile pressure on big four

Yesterday, ME Bank and Bank of Queensland moved quickly on rates, passing on the full RBA rate cut - which now sees the...
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More rate cuts to come: NAB

The Reserve Bank's decision to cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points yesterday may be just the start of things...
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Prepare for risks despite rate cut

While yesterday’s rate cut will be good for investors they should still prepare for risks ahead, a leading property...
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RBA Cuts Rates - December 2011

The RBA has cut the official cash rate for the second consecutive month, dropping the rate by 25 basis points to 4.25...
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Clearance rates improve as Xmas nears

The south east Queensland auction clearance rate topped 48 per cent last week following three weeks of steady rises in...
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Fixed rate loans jump: Loan approval data

Almost double the number of investors and buyers sought fixed rate loans in November 2011 than in November 2010,...
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Rates to fall in December: Survey

More than one third of Australians are expecting the Reserve Bank to slash rates again in December.
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Separate dwellings drop: survey

Households living in separate dwellings decreased from 2008 to 2011, new survey data shows.
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Diverse applicants: Homeloans

A broader range of home loan applicants has been seen over the past few months, according to research by Homeloans.
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Stamp duty cut OK for buyers

Victorian government plans to cut 60 days from the time given to pay stamp duty shouldn’t be a problem for most home...
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First time investors seek out loan pre-approval

First time buyers looking to purchase in 2012 know that it is important to obtain loan pre-approval, a recent survey...
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Orange’s first timers quick for deposit

First time buyers in Orange take a year less than the Australia-wide average to save for a deposit, the Central West...
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Auction clearance rates fall across capitals

Despite a slight increase to home buyer confidence in recent weeks, auction clearance rates fell across all major...
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Bank cuts rate to under 6pc

Proving fixed rates are still en vogue, one non-major has slashed 26 basis points from its three year fixed rate.
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St George trims rates

St George has responded to growing demand for fixed rate mortgages by slashing the interest rate on its two and three...
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Rate cut unlikely to cause property market surge

It could take up to nine months before the Reserve Bank’s November rate cut will have any effect on buyer confidence...
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