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On receiving Rental Income vs Paying Rent

No vacancy: Higher interest rates may push up your rent, but not in the way you'd expect The pandemic unexpectedly saw extra pressure on our rental market, and those on lower incomes were less able to afford it. Unfortunately, those rent rises look set to stay, Emilia Terzon writes.

Downward trend on property price

Rising interest rates hit home prices again, stretching buyers to the limit Home prices have been dropping over the past six months as the Reserve Bank of Australia has raised interest rates from a record low in May to curb red-hot inflation. And with interest rates set to keep rising, more falls are expected.