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The housing game has changed – interest rate hikes hurt more than before

  • Written by Joey Moloney, Senior Associate, Grattan Institute
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The Reserve Bank has lifted the cash rate for the second time in two months, this time by 0.50 points to 0.85%.

It won’t be the last such hike. Forecasters expect the cash rate to hit 2.5% by the end of next year. This would lift the typical variable mortgage rate to near 5%.

Cue the claims that the new generation of borrowers are...

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