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The RBA raised the cash rate by 0.25 points to 4.85% on 3 November 2026, its fifth rise this year, split 6 to 3. What it means for investment loans and rents.
September CPI rose to 4.3% and trimmed mean inflation edged up, lifting market odds of a rate rise to about 85%. What a fifth rise means for landlords.
The RBA says the investor tax changes are doing some of its work. If rates also rise on 3 November, small landlords carry both, and renters pay.
The RBA's Andrew Hauser says inflation looks materially worse than forecast. With CPI due 28 October, what a fifth rise on 3 November would cost landlords.
Rental market, October 2026: SQM's vacancy rate rose to 1.4%, unit asking rents fell 1.6% and yields hit 3.85% as the cash rate sits at 4.60%.
The RBA lifted the cash rate by 0.25 points to 4.60% on 29 September 2026, the highest since 2011. What the fourth rise means for investment mortgages.
Interest rate forecast and rental market, September 2026: cash rate 4.35% with a rise tipped for 29 September, vacancy at 1.3% and yields highest since 2019.