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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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Banks must support APRA response to assessment rates

Let’s be honest, the word “bank” has been a dirty word to the general public since the royal commission. But in...
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Why there could be a mini surge in house prices

There are various market forces at play when predicting when the market will bottom out, and some of them point to a...
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'The winners are borrowers': predictions roll in for cash rate cuts

With June’s cash rate decision, the first movement in nearly three years, July could see the historically low rate...
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Why interest rates no longer affect property values

Interest rates have always been seen as the big influencer of property values in Australia. But not any longer....
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Property investors missing out on big tax cuts, analysis shows

Analysis has found Australian property investors are, potentially, not claiming a collective of nearly $3 billion in...
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Good news for property investors in spate of cash rate cuts

A predicted hat trick of cash rate cuts could create favourable conditions for property investors, according to one...
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Last-minute tax-time tips for the time-poor investor

End of financial year falls on Sunday, 30 June, and there is still time to make sure you are maximising tax strategies...
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The state of investor lending revealed in recent analysis

Analysis of recent data has pointed to distinct trends in lending across the board which are surfacing so far this...
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How self-funded retirees have control

There is a group who rarely get the recognition they deserve. In fact, they’ve become a demographic football...
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Why property investors should order a free credit report

You decide to apply for a mortgage – maybe because you want to move to a suburb with better schools or buy a bigger...
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Surge in mortgage searches as lenders cut rates

One online comparison website has noticed a significant rise in traffic regarding home loans and refinancing following...
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Days of hiding bad money habits done

Among the myriad of changes happening in the lending landscape at present, there is one that is likely to change the...
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Lenders cut interest rates as RBA announced new record low

Many of the nation’s top lenders have already responded to the RBA’s move to lower the official cash rate.
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How to retire on $100k a year through property

Retiring on $100,000 per year from property is a dream that many people have, or would like to have if they believe it...
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Cash rate call for June 2019 revealed

The Reserve Bank has released the outcome of its monthly board meeting for June amid many experts expecting a cut.
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Is new market optimism a ‘dead-cat bounce’?

Buyers and sellers always apply a “self-confidence” factor when assessing markets, and it’s often based on recent...
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Why your mortgage could get cheaper after next week

The Reserve Bank is meeting next week, and the nation's leading economists believe a cash rate cut could be on the...
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Bottom of the price cycle tipped with 80% certainty

Economists and renowned research houses alike are now predicting, with a high degree of certainty, when key capital...
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New lending changes predicted to boost WA market, investors

Proposed changes by the prudential regulator would have a great impact for Western Australia’s property market and...
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How investors should react to mortgage possessions coming soon

Analysis of data by a major bank shows that mortgage possession is looming around the corner, according to one property...
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APRA report shines light on bank attitudes

A new report has been released by the prudential regulator that analyses how major banks view their own actions, and...
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‘Absolute biggest news for finance in three years’ announced

The banking regulator intends to revise borrower assessment guidelines, but what does this mean for investors and...
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Why the latest moves from APRA will be good news for property investors

With the election now behind us, confidence is set to return to property markets as well as the economy in general.
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The First Home Loan Deposit Scheme: More than just an election sweetener

The Coalition’s First Home Loan Deposit Scheme is being viewed as controversial by some, even dangerous by others....
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How to avoid a ‘debt disaster’ at the end of an interest-only loan

With a bulk of interest-only loans set to run out, a Perth-based mortgage broker has offered his advice on how...
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