Rate rises could hit renters harder than home owners - Sydney Morning Herald

In one of the current housing market’s worst ironies, the people likely to be slugged hardest by the latest interest rate increase are those who don’t actually own property.

I think they could find their rents going up as a result of the rate rise, particularly in areas of Sydney or Melbourne or anywhere across Australia where the rental situation is dire, she said. If … [+2462 chars]

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