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The RBA has dramatically changed its recent guidelines for a rise in official interest rates, indicating that higher rates will now likely come sooner rather than later. The RBA has consistently stated that a rate rise was dependent on inflation being “sustainably within the 2 to 3 per cent target range”. The minutes of the…

Australia’s sky-high property prices, low supply, high demand and an impending cash rate increase are putting pressure on an already tight real estate market. Australia’s property prices increased at a record pace in 2021 with Domain’s most recent quarterly house price report showing that the national median house price surged 25.7% and units by 7.7%…

As the war in Ukraine unfolds, not surprisingly global uncertainty has surged according to the latest World Uncertainty Index from the IMF. Of course, this increased uncertainty is a bad sign for global economic growth. IMF research finds that such increases foreshadow significant economic output declines, and based on its estimates, the rise in uncertainty…

Three of the big four banks have hiked fixed rates again, as the cost of fixed-rate funding continues to surge north. Australia’s largest bank, CBA, recently increased fixed rates by up to 0.50 percentage points for owner-occupiers paying principal and interest, but all the way up to 0.90 percentage points for some investors. This is…

Addressing the critical undersupply of rental properties must be a key policy of whoever wins the upcoming Federal Election according to the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA). Residential rental vacancy rates have hit 16-year record lows due to investor activity being well below average over the past five years in particular, according to new…

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