Proptrack’s Economist Angus Moore says the RBA will “kick-off” the year with an interest rate increase and “expect to see two or three further rises” this year.
“That’s going to add a lot to mortgage costs and already has, given that the very quick
pace of interest rate rises that we saw across last year,” Mr Moore told Sky News Australia.
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