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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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Rate hold only sensible option

The Reserve Bank’s decision to leave the official cash rate unchanged at 4.75 per cent has been labelled as the...
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Rates on hold 2 - July 2011

The current mildly restrictive stance of monetary policy remains "appropriate", the Reserve Bank has claimed.
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Buyers swing to fixed rates

Despite widespread speculation to suggest the Reserve Bank will keep rates on hold when the board meets tomorrow, it...
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LMI costs not on the radar

Aspiring property buyers continue to be confused by Lenders Mortgage Insurance and are often failing to account for it...
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No rate rise next week necessary

Aussie Home Loans founder John Symond has called on the Reserve Bank to refrain from increasing interest rates at its...
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Better buying with a pre-approved loan

Pre-approved finance gives you an advantage over other buyers who are yet to secure a loan as well as giving you a cast...
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Rate hike off the cards for now

Minutes released by the Reserve Bank from its monetary policy meeting earlier this month reveal that the central bank...
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Additional costs of home purchasing

There’s more to the cost of buying a home than just the purchase price – and these extra expenses need to be...
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Auction clearance rates still sluggish

Buyers’ lack of confidence was reflected in the weekend’s auction clearance rates, which remained flat in most of...
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Sustained rate hold needed: Laing & Simmons

The Reserve Bank’s decision to keep rates on hold this month has been welcomed by the property industry but talk of...
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Aussies embrace discount home loans

Discounted home loans are fast becoming the top choice for Australian investors and home buyers.
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Australians spared from rate rise pain

The Reserve Bank of Australia decided to keep the official cash rate on hold at 4.75 per cent for the seventh...
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Weak jobs data adds to case for rate hold

New data highlighting weakness in the jobs market could help to keep the cash rate on hold when the Reserve Bank meets...
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Self-employed struggle with loan payments

Loans that are greater than 30 days in arrears rose again in March, according to new research, spurred largely by...
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Banks push unnecessary loans

More than half of bank staff say they have seen customers steered towards financial products that they may not need, in...
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All eyes on the Reserve Bank

The Reserve Bank of Australia is being urged to keep the official cash rate on hold when it meets for its next monetary...
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Aussies use rate hold to pay down debts

The majority of Australians have taken advantage of the recent pause in interest rate rises to get on top of debt...
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Online discounts promise substantial savings

Borrowing options for property investors and home buyers are heating up with lenders now rallying for borrowers’...
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Calls for rate reprieve as economy slumps

Pressure is mounting on the Reserve Bank of Australia to keep the cash rate firmly where it is when it meets next week...
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Rate rise draws nearer

The RBA could be forced to lift rates in June, according to the Melbourne Institute.
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No demand for fixed rates

The threat of rising rates is doing nothing to encourage home buyers to refinance into a fixed rate mortgage, according...
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Auction clearance rates tick upwards

Auction activity picked up slightly at the weekend led by Sydney where the clearance rate topped 60 per cent, according...
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Stamp duty puts buyers off

Real estate commentators are calling on the federal government to reduce stamp duty costs in a bid to drum up investor...
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Rate rise: A matter of time

The Reserve Bank has made it clear that it’s not a matter of if but when it will tighten the reins on its existing...
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Banks' hold on mortgage market tightens

Australia’s big banks are dominating the home lending space, sparking renewed concerns about the competitiveness of...
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