What happens if interest rates rise, and how does one strategize…? In terms of the expectations of some of Australia’s most respected interest rate commentators, they generally see higher interest rates moving forward, but not quite as high as the market is currently pricing. For example last week Westpac’s Bill Evans revised the banks projections […]
My view on rising interest rates
Why property prices will keep rising
I came across this article today and I thought I’d share. There’s a bit of talk now about interest rates rising and the property market falling, whereas this article by John Lindeman predicts the exact opposite. I’ve interviewed John on my podcast before (see here). He’s a property market analyst and quantitative researcher. He has […]
Advanced finance strategies for property investors
The goal for most of the property investors I deal with is to grow their asset base (rather than grow their income). A large asset base gives you options. Say you initially purchased 5 x $1M = $5M investment properties, and you borrowed $800,000 for each property ($800k x 5 = $4M debt). Then over […]