The directly held property makes up approximately 19% of all SMSF assets, indicating that many SMSF trustees consider it’s an important and significant part of a diversified portfolio. There are numerous strategies and ways for property to form part of an SMSF’s investments and each must be carefully considered.
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Time to Review your Mortgages
According to Galaxy research, that iSelect arranged, one third of mortgagors have not reviewed their mortgage options in the last five years and over 80% of Australians do not know their mortgage rate.
If you could pay less in interest rates, grow your superannuation benefits faster or just pay less in fees is it not worth knowing about?
There is a misconception that moving lenders is costly and a hassling event, this is not always the case. The potential saving gains that can occur, when switching a loan to one with a lower interest rate, can sometimes be underestimated.
This year we will be encouraging our clients to do an annual home loan check, both outside of their SMSF and within for the Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangement (LRBA’s) in place.
