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The recent back to back interest rate rises have prompted property owners to shop around for the best deal, with the number of borrowers refinancing growing by 6% between December 2007 and January this year, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Sydney investors are finally on the receiving end of some good news, with rents in the NSW capital set to rise by more than 50% in the next four years. Meanwhile, industry forecasters have tipped that interest rates are likely to go above 10% over the same period.
Australian homeowners were hoping that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) wouldn’t increase rates this week – but, in lifting rates for the fourth time in eight months, the central bank has signalled its commitment to try and force inflation back down to a manageable level.
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