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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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Budget 2018 — What investors need to know

With the announcement of the Treasury's latest budget, investors managed to get off scot-free. A wide range of...
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Getting ready for EOFY — 5 quick tips for investors

With the end of financial year knocking on our doors soon, investors can get the jump on the tax man and get ready for...
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On securing financing: ‘Don’t start with a rate’

No matter how the process of securing financing for properties have changed over time, Upside Realty CEO Adam Rigby...
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Budget 2018–19: What the experts are expecting

Depending on what comes out of the yearly budget, investors could see sweeping changes, or they might not be affected...
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Investing abroad: Property transactions in Japan

Investor Warrick O’Brien and his wife have successfully acquired an investment property in Japan after liquidating...
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RBA announces May cash rate decision

The official cash rate for May has been announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia following its monthly board...
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APRA lending change to result in investors paying ‘a little bit more’

With APRA’s removal of the 10 per cent investor lending growth cap, one expert has claimed that the playing field...
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APRA removes 10% restriction on investor loan growth

APRA has announced that it plans to abolish the 10 per cent investor loan growth benchmark, as it has “served its...
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What the RBA wants you to know about changing from IO to P&I

Despite the benefits of interest-only loans for investors, the regulatory measures imposed on investors and these loans...
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Why investors need to keep an eye out on international markets

It’s always important to see how the overall market is performing in Australia, but according to the Housing Industry...
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How the Global Financial Crisis affected this property investor’s journey

After 10 years in the business of creating wealth through property, policeman-turned-property investor Geoff has...
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Budgeting for a property: Where people go wrong and succeed

A new report has revealed how and why property buyers are likely to blow their budget as well as how those that don’t...
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The importance of keeping a cash buffer

Investor Andrew Scott has regarded cash buffers as an important part of his wealth-creation journey—and so should...
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Should you save up for your first property deposit?

Investors are often torn between entering the market sooner and taking the time to save up for a deposit. Which of the...
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Pros and cons of splitting your home loan

There are two main home loan options for investors—fixed rate home loans or variable rate home loans—but if you are...
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APRA measures have ‘driven investors out’, new report finds

APRA’s tightened lending requirements have succeeded in pushing investors out of the property market, and...
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BLOG: Why smart investors prioritise depreciation, even before tax time

I think most investors will know of the word depreciation. They would have come across it somewhere, but often it’s a...
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RBA announces April cash rate decision

The official cash rate for April has been announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia following its monthly board...
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Investment FAQ: How much will a lender let me borrow?

Valuers can easily offer subjective opinions on a particular asset, but there are ways investors can find out exactly...
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Are we heading back to the (prosperous) future?

Promoted by Propertyology Property prices more than doubled in just 5 years in Cairns, Perth, Mackay, Darwin, Margaret...
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The APRA knock-on effects putting investors under the magnifying glass

APRA’s various lending restrictions have hit investors’ ability to get finance, but how else have they been...
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Investor lending resurgence potentially triggered by rate cuts: CoreLogic

By loosening APRA’s macro-prudential measures and discounting recent mortgage rates, a surge of investor lending...
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3 tips to make additional money on your property portfolio

When we’re young, the bulk of our income goes towards paying our bills, mortgage, and lifestyle. As we get closer to...
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Investor loan rate rises linked to APRA benchmarks: ACCC

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has released an interim report into the “opaque pricing” of...
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Determining a property portfolio’s growth: Metrics to use

Smart Property Investment’s Phil Tarrant makes it a point to keep himself and his financial team updated about the...
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