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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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The cost of housing in 2022

As Australian house prices stabilise, one capital city has been predicted to outstrip all other markets in value growth...
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Mortgagors move to pay down debt

New figures from AMP Bank have shown a “significant uptick” in the number of home loan customers switching from IO...
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APRA leaves door open to new lending curbs

The risks that prompted APRA’s initial crackdown on mortgage lending “have not gone away”, chair Wayne Byres has...
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What is the value of your regional property?

The May federal election hurt the property market, with larger regions outside of the Australian capitals having sales...
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ASIC bans short-term lending model

The corporate regulator has used its product intervention powers to prohibit a model of short-term lending, which, it...
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Analysts brush off return to ‘boom time conditions’

The rebound in housing market conditions will be “far more constrained” than recent data has suggested, according...
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APRA reports rise in share of high-LVR mortgages

The overall share of new home loans approved with an LVR of over 80 per cent has increased, according to the latest...
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Supply and demand ‘imbalance’ to trigger nationwide price boost

A misalignment of supply and demand is set to spur property price growth of up to 20 per cent in the coming years,...
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Federal government to waive Tasmania’s housing debt

The federal government has agreed to waive Tasmania’s $157.6-million housing debt to address continuing housing...
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Major bank slashes mortgage rates by up to 130 bps

A big four bank has cut interest rates across its variable and fixed rate home loan offerings for both owner-occupiers...
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Investors missing out when trying to ‘time’ the market

New analysis has found that attempting to time the market has the potential to cost investors hundreds of thousands of...
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Third cut ‘locked in’ for October despite fear of ‘spooking’ market

The Reserve Bank held the cash rate in September in fear that it would “spook” a nervous market, but a third cut is...
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Credit curbs in sight as housing rebound accelerates

Regulators could consider a fresh round of macro-prudential measures to keep debt levels at bay, according to one...
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Housing downturn stunts GDP growth

The downturn in the residential property market has served as a drag on GDP growth, according to the latest ABS data.
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Sydney no longer belle of the property ball

Sydney has lost the crown as the most attractive capital city to invest property dollars in, according to new...
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‘Resurging’ house values prompt RBA cash rate call

A resurgence in Sydney and Melbourne housing values was likely a key consideration for the Reserve Bank, who at...
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RBA makes September cash rate call

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced its decision on the official cash rate for September.
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Why it’s harder than ever to save for a mortgage

An industry expert has offered insight into why so many are still struggling to get into the property market.
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‘House price decline was deliberate,’ Liberals say

Western Australia Liberal deputy leader Bill Marmion has declared that the three consecutive increases in land tax that...
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SME lender launches ‘buy now, pay later’ product

Moula has announced the launch of a “buy now, pay later” product in response to demand.
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Negative interest rates ‘only a matter of time’

Financial markets are increasingly expecting the Australian cash rate to slip into negative territory, according to the...
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How APRA’s changes will affect everyday Aussies

Investors are approximately $100,000 better off following the update to APRA’s serviceability floor for residential...
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Melbourne’s population growth makes it the city to watch

As property markets recover across Australia’s capitals and start to experience modest price growth after the market...
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Fixed rate mortgages flagged as key to investor success

Despite demand for fixed rate home loans being at its “lowest” level all year, these products offer the biggest...
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297 loans land popular lender in hot water with the law

One of Australia's major banks is being sued for breaches of the law in relation to its loan referral program. 
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