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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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Knowing when it’s time to sell a property

Adding to your portfolio is one thing, maintaining it is another, but knowing when it’s time to let go and sell off a...

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The changing face of development trends: Townhouses, small spaces, design and finances

If you’re looking to buy into or build a development, it’s important to learn from the mistakes of the past in...

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The biggest challenge in property investment right now

Property investor Eric Wu planned to double his asset base in 10 years but, along the way, he decided to alter the...

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Baby Boomer real estate spending to be overtaken by Millennials

A real estate group has predicted over the next five years, Millennial spending on real estate will overtake the...

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Mortgage loans hit historic high

The average Australian mortgage size has grown past $500,000 for the first time in history, new data indicates.

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The top financial goal and burden for 2018 revealed: paying off mortgages

Over one quarter of all Australians have said their first financial priority this year is to pay off their mortgage,...

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What makes a good financial advisor for property investment?

While many financial planners opt to avoid chasing property, Max Pagnin went on to build an impressive multi-property...

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Should property investors try ‘optioning properties’?

Jeremy Iannuzzelli has recently put his property investment journey on hold due to lack of good serviceability, but...

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Investment tip: ‘Do everything strategically’

Grant Iverson has successfully built a three-property portfolio after only two months—driven by four years’ worth...

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Investment tip: Are you with the right financial team?

Lachlan Williams has successfully built a four-property portfolio in less than a year—an incredible feat that he...

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How saving money can actually cost you money

What I’m about to say may shock or conflict with many people’s habits, however, I’m only presenting one option...

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Avoid flat fee agents, industry body warns

The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW) has warned sellers on going to agents who ask for upfront fees,...

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Regional Vic saw ‘exceptional’ 2017 with three sales over $4 million

Over 2017, the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) has said that the regional Victoria property market saw strong...

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Why a ‘property crash’ remains unlikely in Australian markets

There are a lot of reports about property bubbles bursting and markets crashing, but what does a “property crash”...

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Would renting out your home help you to grow an investment portfolio?

Curtis Stewart explores how deciding to rent out your current house may impact your servicing position and how lender...

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How property investors can tap into ‘special deals’

Recent changes in guidelines pertaining to loans and interest rates set up by the Australian Prudential Regulation...

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How diversifying can allow you to take advantage of opportunities in all property cycles

A key decision investors face when they are growing a portfolio is whether or not they diversify into different...

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How property investors can stay in the game despite 'softening markets'

Recent changes in the vast landscape of property investment have considerably slowed down the market in the past few...

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Has the Australian property market grown 'tougher'?

Seasoned property investors and property professionals alike agree that it continues to become harder to get finance...

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How pergolas can increase the value of a property

A well-maintained home is one that doesn’t decrease in value and there are ways to increase the overall value of your...

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The key to portfolio growth in the coming low growth environment: Creating equity

Looking at the conditions, it’s obvious that 2018 is not going to be a year of massive property growth. Investors who...

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APRA claims property prices have signalled risk for ‘some time’

The regulator believes it can successfully cool house prices and contain risk without relying on countercyclical...

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Different valuation techniques to help you unlock equity and grow your portfolio

Curtis Stewart of Confidence Finance explores how using different deposit sizes and getting the best possible valuation...

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How property investors can enjoy dealing with the numbers

Even if he carries relevant background in finance and economics, 27-year-old investor Curtis Stewart knows that the...

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Calculating changes to your borrowing power

Promoted by Confidence Finance. Finance experts are often asked questions about how different types of...

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