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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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New investors dominate finance enquiries

First time buyers and investors have dominated housing finance enquiries, new research has revealed.
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Unemployment data sparks rate talk

There could be scope for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates again very soon, as unemployment gets set to rise.
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RBA shocks with rate cut

It’s happened again. For the second consecutive year, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) managed to upstage the race...
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‘Swift action’ from online lenders

Loans.com.au customers will be among the first to benefit from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision yesterday to...
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Cash rate cut to spur refinancing

Thirty-six per cent of property owners are more likely to refinance now the cash rate has dropped, a Mortgage Choice...
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RBA Cuts Rates - November 2011

For the second consecutive year, the Reserve Bank of Australia has managed to upstage the race that stops a nation –...
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Victoria to cut stamp duty payment deadline

The time limit for the payment of stamp duty will be reduced under laws introduced by Victoria’s Baillieu government...
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Interest rate cut to 'encourage' auctions

Current flat auction activity in all major capital cities could pick up if the Reserve Bank of Australia decides to...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Where can I find information on property prices in the area I want to buy?A: Smart Property Investment has data on...
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No deposit loans remain unlikely

First time buyers continue to seek out 100 per cent home loans, despite few lenders providing this product.
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Rate ‘declines’ in borrowers’ interest

Recent “notable declines” in interest rates will assist new borrowers, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Deputy...
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Rate cut won't boost spending

If the RBA cuts rates before Christmas a majority of Australians will save rather than spend, a new survey has found.
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Record low vacancy rates remains

A slump in buyer confidence has kept the national vacancy rate at record low levels in September, SQM Research has...
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Non-bank issues challenge to majors

Yellow Brick Road’s executive chairman Mark Bouris has thrown down the gauntlet to the majors, challenging the big...
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Auction clearance rates remain subdued

Auction clearance activity remained relatively subdued across all of the capital cities once again this weekend.
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Stamp duty payment methods should change

With state governments unlikely to remove property stamp duties, the head of RE/MAX in Western Australia said it’s...
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Unemployment to rise, rates to fall

Australia’s unemployment rate could rise to 5.5 per cent within the next few months, new data has revealed.
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Macquarie slashes rates below majors

Macquarie Bank has become the latest in a long line of lenders to enhance its fixed rate offering.
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Listings up but clearance rates remain flat

The number of properties listed for auction increased substantially over the weekend, however clearance rates remained...
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One in two home loans now discounted

Discount rate mortgages are now accounting for almost half of all home loan approvals, new research has revealed.
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Real estate industry slams stamp duty

The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has called on the government to abolish all stamp duty on residential and...
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RBA signals rate shift

How things can change in just one year! In November 2010, the Reserve Bank shocked the nation when it lifted the...
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Rates still on hold

The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the official cash rate on hold for the 11th consecutive month.
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Fixed rates gain traction with investors

Dramatic fixed rate cuts are attracting investors, with one mortgage group recording a sharp increase in the popularity...
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Lenders slash rates

The price war around fixed rates shows no signs of abating, with yet more lenders slashing the interest on their...
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