Reserve Bank Slow Down
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it's the real estate podcast across every state city and town of australia and welcome to another episode of the real estate podcast available on iheart radio every morning and also on spotify and apple and wherever you get your podcast from well the weekend is over yes we are back into another i don't like monday and it is the eighth day of august for 2022 Coming up this morning, we're talking with Warren Hogan about a bunch of things, including is the bank of mum and dad potentially at risk with the current property market?
What risks does the bank of mum and dad face in the current property market?
And the thing to sort of think about is could mum and dad potentially be exposed in the next six to 12 months? We'll talk about that. We'll also have a look at whether the RBA should pause for a few months and see what develops with the global pressure points internationally.
Should the RBA consider pausing interest rate hikes?
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So we have had these four rate rises and the RBA is all about signalling their intent to you and I that they are serious about bringing the inflation under control. But you know what? We did get that memo. We got the memo loud and clear, and if COVID hadn't have raised its ugly head upon us, we probably wouldn't be in the mess that we all face right now. And this, of course, is a global inflationary problem, and the US right now is really starting to hurt. So let's bring in Warren Hogan. He's the economic advisor from Judo Bank and economist. And a very good morning to you, Warren. Welcome to The Real Estate Breakfast. Thanks for having me on. It's a pleasure. Well, firstly, we are not going to be getting any new inflation numbers until October.
You're one person who is saying, hang on just a moment, RBA, cool your jets and pause for potentially a couple of months. Let's see what's going to happen, catch our breath and see what those global factors and where they're going to land into the argument first before any further cash rate hikes.
Yeah, no, I think a wise strategy from here would be to sit back for a while. My calculation is that the total interest payments and mortgage holders in Australia can almost have doubled in this period. And because we have so many variable rate mortgages in Australia, we're going to see a pretty immediate impact. When I say that, I don't mean within days and weeks, but within weeks and months, we're going to see the results of what this first wave of rate hikes is doing, particularly to the housing market. So I think it's worth just sitting back for a month or two. I don't think this is the end of the tightening cycle by any stretch. I think they've got a pretty clear idea that they want to get the cash rate up to 2.5% to 3%.
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