South Australia property research
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Plain-English articles on interest rates, inflation and what they mean for South Australian home owners, buyers and investors.
Series
The Inflation Tax
Why rate hikes are a blunt way to fight inflation, who really pays for them, and whether there's a fairer option.
- 0 The Price of Money What is the RBA cash rate, and why does it end up in your home loan when no law says it must?
- 1 The $300 Question Four RBA rate rises added $323 a month to a Modbury family's mortgage. Who pays to fight inflation, and who gets paid?
- 2 Locked-In Profits Do banks profit from rate rises? The head start that fades, and the loyalty tax that doesn't.
- 3 The Dial We Don't Use Could super fight inflation instead of rate rises? Two ways to spread the cost across every worker, and keep the money with households.
More in this series coming soon.