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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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Proposed changes to mortgage brokers will hurt investors, experts fear

Warnings are mounting about controversial proposals to change the way mortgage brokers are paid, with experts fearing a...
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Mortgage broker benefits for property investors post-royal commission revealed

Property investors are increasingly being drawn to mortgage products away from those offered by the big four banks...
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Quick tips for increasing borrowing power

Investors have no doubt found it difficult to navigate the lending landscape at the moment, so one broker shares a tip...
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Bad debt and breaking the 'shame' cycle

Bad debt is never good news for loan applicant, but in 2019 when financing is harder to secure, there are some...
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Debt cycle ‘shame’ holding back young investors

Generation Y and Millennials considering property investment are being held back by the “shame” of others knowing...
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Per capita recession ‘unlikely’ property price indicator

A property commentator has cautioned against fearing the recent announcement that Australia is in a ‘per capita’...
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Wins in the current market for cash, equity focused investors

Yield opportunities are strong in the current market, and capital growth opportunities are on the horizon. One property...
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Huge spikes in mortgage costs tipped in royal commission fallout

Insights from an Australian-based multinational real estate network have claimed taking on board the banking royal...
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Credit squeeze clamping down on new supply

Housing finance continued its slowdown in January, which has dragged on from the final quarter of 2018, analysis of new...
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The banks which have dropped their mortgage rates

A few popular lenders have lowered their interest rates in the last few days, as rate changes which are out of cycle...
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Predictions: borrowers tipped to shake-up big four banks in 2019

Fresh data suggests the big four are in for a challenging year when it comes to attracting borrowers, and experts have...
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New housing supply decline impacting economy at large

New analysis of Australia’s gross domestic product figures show that the softening being seen in residential building...
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Central bank speaks on property, mortgage trends in 2019

The governor of the Reserve Bank has revealed the central bank's thoughts on the current property price cycle and...
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Cash rate call for March 2019 revealed

The Reserve Bank has today released the outcome of its monthly board meeting for March.
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Predictions revealed: cash rate tipped to hit new record by year's end

The cash rate announcement on Tuesday is expected to be another hold by many experts, but there’s a chance there...
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What Labor’s latest round of promises mean for property investors

Access to finance is important for property investors, and if elected, Labor’s response to the banking royal...
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Property investors could wear cost of changes to mortgage broker regulation

Experts fear that property investors will absorb the cost of changes to how mortgage brokers are paid and regulated, as...
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Borrowers up for ‘significantly’ more with post-royal commission changes

The head of a mortgage broker aggregator has spoken out against the banking royal commission final report, claiming if...
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Why different flood prone areas have higher insurance prices

The floods in Townsville, Queensland have damaged hundreds of properties, so it’s a good reminder of the importance...
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Bushfires prompt warnings about insurance for investment properties

The bush fires raging in NSW on Wednesday are a reminder of the importance of making sure properties are properly...
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Investment tip: What to do when lenders reject interest-only loan extensions

With a huge percentage of interest-only loans expiring between 2019 and 2020, borrowers could be facing an issue on the...
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'Quick' reversal in sights for finance squeeze

Lending for new property tightened further over December, new ABS data suggests, with analysis claiming this can be...
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BLOG: How we managed to save $18k through our portfolio

The Smart Property Investment portfolio is in a bit of a holding pattern. We’re just waiting, so we had the time to...
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2 key questions to ask a lender upfront

If you want to find out quickly if you are outside of an institution’s lending criteria, ask these two questions,...
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Royal Commission: Property experts react, share insight for investors

Experts in the property industry have handed down their judgement on the banking royal commission’s final report,...
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