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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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Making the Most from Interest Only Loans

Promoted by Blue Ink Finance The age-old debate of Interest Only (IO) V’s Principal and Interest (P&I) is being...
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2018 09 20
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Why off-the-plan is on the money

Promoted by St Dane Property Solutions. With many novice buyers preferring to wait until they can inspect a property,...
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A cheat sheet for what brokers and lenders love and hate to see

Securing finance is important now more than ever, so how do you make yourself as appealing to lenders to get that loan?...
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The Housing Recession: How to Manage Your Risk

Promoted by Confidence Finance.MoneyBRAINS is leading new technology that helps Australians better understand their...
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The 2 biggest lessons in real estate investment

When talking to first-time investors, there are multiple misconceptions to address and numerous lessons to...
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5 reasons a bank will reject your mortgage

To ensure you don't fall victim to an increasingly tough mortgage market, here are five key things you should avoid at...
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Property resales in June quarter hit near 5-year low

With property sale profits reaching $15.683 billion this quarter and 10.2 per cent of properties reselling for under...
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Getting finance approved in this tightening lending environment

Many investors who would have been successfully approved for finance last year are struggling now to either begin or...
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How to survive an expiring interest-only loan

If you’re an investor, chances are you have an interest-only loan, but once the loan period ends, what happens?...
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Sharp falls in investor and IO loans have reduced ‘the build of risk’: APRA

APRA’s announcement of drops in investor and interest-only loan approvals has revealed the full extent of its...
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BLOG: Don’t go lending alone

If you’re looking to invest in property in this period ahead, there’s a lot of policy dictating the way in which...
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Buying and selling property with cryptocurrency: Mainstream by 2020

Still in its infancy, cryptocurrency is the enigmatic online currency that takes control out of the hands of the...
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2018 09 11
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Property Portfolio Bogged, Can’t Get Finance?

Promoted by Real Wealth Australia. It doesn’t matter how much googling and research you do, or how many inspirational...
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Why property is a game of finance

Real estate investment can seem like a complex beast. Ask anyone who has done the deep dive into gaining a property...
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Values under pressure for most capital cities, latest data finds

Value is under pressure in most of Australia’s capital cities as the cooling tide continues to come in, according...
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NAB acting ‘differently’ after royal commission fiasco: CEO

NAB CEO Andrew Thorburn said the bank is “listening and acting differently” to its customers in the wake of the...
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Mortgage rate hikes bad for entire property market: CoreLogic

Analysis by property analytics company CoreLogic has shown the recent loan rate hikes by the big banks are likely to do...
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APRA investor measures have ‘run beyond their usefulness’: industry body

The continuous imposition of restrictions on property investors by the nation's regulator continue to turn investors...
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South Australia Budget 2018–19 — What property investors need to know

The South Australia budget has been handed down and there are a few things that investors should keep an eye out for...
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RBA announces September cash rate decision

The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the official cash rate for September following its monthly board meeting...
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The one key ingredient investors need right now to succeed

If you want to succeed in the world of property investment, editor Phil Tarrant’s buyer’s agent says there is one...
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Cut corners with advice and suffer the consequences

One property expert has claimed greedy investors who try and skimp out in order to maximise profits will suffer harsh...
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Investing without a budget: is it a smart strategy?

Being financially sound is a big part of a successful property investment journey, but can investors succeed in the...
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What is equity and how can I use it to invest in property?

Promoted by St Dane Property Solutions. Your probably know that your home is your most valuable asset. But did you...
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Investment loans less concerning than home loans: NAB

While consumer anxiety had risen “sharply” in the second quarter of 2018 overall, repaying investment loans have...
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