Reserve Bank faces rates headache amid concerns of house price bubble
While the Reserve Bank (RBA) has left the official cash rate at a historic low, some economists believe interest rates must fall in the months ahead to restrain the value of the dollar and encourage recovery in non-mining sectors of the economy.
The growing headache for the RBA is the lower the rates, the greater the boom in the housing market – and bigger the pressure for regulators to intervene and ensure house price inflation does not burst like a bubble.
It is demand for homes in Sydney and Melbourne that is driving national dwelling values to unprecedented heights, according to the latest RP Data capital city house price index.
Please return here to post your comment: