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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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New interest-only loan changes and how they impact property investors

With the announcement that the banking regulator has removed the 30 per cent new lending cap on interest-only loans, we...
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Win for investors as interest-only loans cap scrapped

The banking regulator is set to remove its caps on interest-only lending, a move which is tipped to open property...
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Big incentives for property investors under new housing package

As part of its housing affordability plans, the federal opposition has announced its plans to incentivise property...
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Questions to ask your mortgage broker

Promoted by Mortgage House. When you’re investing in property, the market can be dynamic, and you have to be able to...
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Housing finance difficulties to continue to June 2019

Many property investors were impacted by a tighter lending environment during 2018 and one top economist expects that...
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3 Powerful Tips to Pay Down Your Mortgage Faster

Promoted by HashChing. Buying a home is not the same as ‘owning’ one! Yes, until you have paid off the last cent on...
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More than half of all loans go through a broker

With the knowledge that more than half of all loans go through a mortgage broker, what should property investors keep...
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Investors may soon be charged a fee for finding a mortgage

Recent comments made at the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services...
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Final 2018 cash rate call revealed

The Reserve Bank has today revealed the outcome of its monthly board meeting, following over two years of no movement.
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BLOG: Get smart and don’t worry about the market

The current state of the market might have you believe the market is going crap and the banks are going to cripple...
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Valuations catching out property investors at settlement

Property investors are increasingly finding bank valuations are coming in under purchase price, but there are a range...
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Interest-only loans divide property investors

A new study has revealed the nation is evenly split on interest-only loans; half of Australians think the loan type is...
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41% of mortgage holders ignore cash rates

A fresh report has claimed that, of Australia’s population, property investors are a part of the chosen few who are...
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Impossible lending environment is ‘rubbish’, investors told

The tightening lending environment is scaring off investors, but one property educator shares why this is “a whole...
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If house prices really do fall by 20%… what does that mean from a finance point of view?

Promoted by Blue Ink Finance. Does all the doom and gloom talk about property prices scare you? Are you worried about...
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Government called on to fix 'significant blockage' in credit supply

APRA's restrictions on the financing market will have a lasting impact on investors and property values if the federal...
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Review Your Interest Rate Now to Save More Money on Your Mortgage

Promoted by HashChing. As major banks increase their home loan rates for existing customers, savvy home borrowers must...
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MoneyBRAINS Case Study: Insights into YOUR finance position INSTANTLY

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Investor lending hits record lows over September

Fresh statistics from the ABS reveal the number and value of lending is down, according to real estate experts.
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'Bad parental advice' foils first home buyers' strategies

First home buyers often turn to their parents for property advice, which one financial planner finds is often the cause...
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A 4-point checklist for securing finance

A finance broking executive has shared the non-negotiable features of a good property investment, which also...
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RBA reveals cash rate decision for November

The Reserve Bank has today revealed the outcome of its monthly board meeting,  after persisting with a record...
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Fears of ‘out-of-cycle’ bank rate moves quashed by top economist

With the cash rate by the Reserve Bank expected by many experts to remain on hold for yet another month, rates from...
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Cash rate predictions are in: How low can they go?

With the RBA’s cash rate decision coming up on Tuesday, we ask economic experts what their take is on the next rate...
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A broker’s do’s and don’ts of a good investment loan

This broker revealed the key characteristics of a what makes a great investment loan arrangement, and what can be...
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