Rising Rates | Property Impact
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What impact do rising interest rates have on the property market?
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 iHeartRadio and also Spotify and Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts from. It is another Friday. Yes, the weekend is beckoning, June the 17th for 2022. Coming up, we are talking with Rich Harvey as we do each and every Friday morning and discussing this morning the rising interest rates and the impact of it to you and to the property market. Also, we have this fantastic, magical two-night stay in the Hunter Valley we are giving away. You could win this with great food. It's an incredible prize because it's got a great list of activities for you to do that we have put together with the Hunter Valley Wine and Tourism Association.
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How have recent interest rate changes affected borrowers?
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But it comes as no surprise that in June for 2022, you and I, are now at a turning point with interest rates rising from those historic lows. But digging deeper, how will the rising interest rates impact the property market? Well, let's dive into this whole aspect with Rich Harvey, CEO and founder of propertybuyer.com.au. Good morning, Rich. Welcome back. And boy, a big subject to cover today.
Good morning, Craig. Yes, it certainly is. I mean, we've had this week the Federal Reserve Bank in the US jack rates up by a record 0.75% in one month.
What historical context is important for understanding current interest rates?
Inflation is pretty out of control there, but it's a very topical subject right here throughout Australia.
Yes, certainly. And it was back in December of 2021, the RBA was predicting to lift its cash rate by the first quarter of 2023. That completely went out the window, Rich.
It certainly did. I mean, the RBA had said there's going to be no interest rate rises until at least 2024. And then they changed their tune and they've lifted rates 0.25 in May and 0.5% this month in June. And that takes the cash rate now to 0.85%. So it's a lot sooner than they originally indicated. And it's simply because there's been a spike in inflation. There's huge supply chain issues. which has become deeply embedded right across the world, and it's jacked up the prices of a lot of goods and services. It's a lot of, obviously, related to COVID-related shortages that we're seeing in the supermarket. But of course, the Russia-Ukraine war is having a major impact on petrol and oil prices. And that's really inspired inflation to get above almost 5% in Australia.
But on the positive side, rising interest rates, Craig, is actually a good thing. It shows that the economy is firing again. We've come off this record low 0.1% cash rate, almost a zero cash rate.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What impact do rising interest rates have on the property market?
0:02–1:54
2
How have recent interest rate changes affected borrowers?
1:54–3:31
3
What historical context is important for understanding current interest rates?
3:31–4:53
4
What are the misconceptions about media coverage on rising interest rates?
4:53–6:05
5
How should homeowners prepare for increasing interest rates?
6:05–7:41
6
Is now a good time to buy property despite rising interest rates?
7:41–9:34
7
What strategies can investors use during periods of rising rates?
9:34–10:48
8
What final advice does the guest offer regarding property investment?
10:48–13:31
Speakers
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