Tag Archives: rising interest rates
Interest Rates Looking Forward
Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by Chris Lang.
... and Commercial Property
This week's decision by the RBA to leave the cash rate on hold was an easy one — mainly because the major banks had basically helped it out, by increasing their rates earlier by a greater margin.
The RBA's view was that the current rate of 4.5% was "appropriate for the near term". [...]
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Is Negative Gearing for You?
Posted on 13. May, 2010 by Chris Lang.
Buying and negatively gearing a Commercial investment property is not forever in one — particularly, with interest rates on the rise.
And if you already have high personal debt ... adding to that wouldn't be a smart move on your part.
Make Borrowing just one of your Tools
ny gearing you decide to take on, should be viewed [...]
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Will Interest Rates Affect
Commercial Yields?
Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by Chris Lang.
Yesterday, the RBA confirmed an upward bias with its latest rate increase.
This table from today's Financial Review seems to sum up the RBA's position fairly well.
Residential property prices are still surging (particularly in Sydney & Melbourne); and our commodity exports have also regained their momentum.
As such, the RBA has decided that Australia is in full [...]
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Election Year Blues?
Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by Chris Lang.
It's not just rising interest rates that the Rudd government will have to contend with, in the run-up to the next election.
The joy of the resources boom restarting brings with it certain unwanted side effects. What you will start to see is wage rate increases; plus the drawing away of materials and equipment, from other [...]
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How Interest Rates Affect
the Property Markets
Posted on 17. Nov, 2009 by Chris Lang.
If the Reserve Bank (RBA) further increases rates in December, you will start to see the housing market plateau in the New Year. However, this should have little or no immediate effect on the rest of the economy.
n all discussion about Australia's improving economy and retail spending, there has been little regard placed upon the [...]
