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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 Australians review debt commitments

More Australians are recognising the importance of annually reviewing their debt commitments but males are more...
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Westpac calls for more competition

Westpac’s Gail Kelly has told the government to inject further funds in the Residential Mortgage Backed Securities...
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Floods restrict cash rate

The Queensland, Northern NSW and Victorian floods could detract 1 per cent from short term economic growth, new...
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More lenders offer flood support

Heritage Building Society will waive application fees on its personal loans during the next month in a bid to help the...
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Floods to stoke inflation

Economists have raised their forecasts for inflation on the back of the Queensland and Victoria floods but a rise in...
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First timers seek 100pc loans

As many as one in four borrowers are looking for 100 per cent home loans, according to mortgage broker Loan Market.
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Unemployment rate hits 4.98%

The unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in two years, putting upward pressure on wages and inflation.
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Westpac provides flood relief

Westpac will commit $1 million to the Queensland flood relief.
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Rates on hold til mid 2011

Economists remain confident that the Reserve Bank of Australia will not lift the official cash rate for some months.
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Demand soars for fixed rates

Fixed home loan demand has reached a 31 month high, new figures have revealed.
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APRA to crackdown on new bank rules

Making headlines today, Australia’s Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) chairman John Laker has pledged to take a...
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Non-bank slashes rates

Australian First Mortgage has slashed 0.15 per cent off its two year fixed rate.
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Construction finance – realising your property dreams

Owning your own slice of Australia has long been the dream of would-be buyers and with the beefed-up government...
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Mortgage payments to last retirement

Almost half of all Australian households will be paying off their mortgage in retirement.
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Brokerage recommends mortgage health checks

Loan Market Group is urging all borrowers to use the festive season to conduct a mortgage health check.
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One million Aussies look to switch banks

Making headlines today, The Herald Sun has reported that more than one million Australians are looking to switch their...
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Borrowers slam banking reforms

More than 80 per cent of Australians believe the federal government’s latest banking reforms do not go far enough to...
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Rent considered genuine savings

St George will now accept rental payments as evidence of genuine savings.
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Higher rates dampen housing activity

Home finance activity is waning on the back of higher interest rates and living expenses.
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More borrowers behind on loan repayments

More Australians are falling behind on their mortgage repayments, new research has found.
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RBA to keep rates on hold - 2010

Rates will not go up until at least April 2011, AMP chief economist Shane Oliver has said.
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Non-bank heavyweight backs bank reforms

Mark Bouris has come to the defence of the federal government’s recent banking reforms.
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Rates on hold until May

The official cash rate is not expected to climb any higher until May 2011.
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Industry veteran attacks bank reforms

Criticism of the Federal Government’s proposed banking reforms continues to flow in from all angles.
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Bank reforms “no silver bullet”

Treasurer Wayne Swan’s banking reforms have been all over the news but just how much they will benefit borrowers...
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