by qualitasdev | Jun 9, 2022
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) this week made the decision to raise the official cash rate from 0.35 per cent to 0.85 per cent. The decision follows the recent rate rise from 0.1 per cent in May 2022 and the RBA has now increased rates by 0.75 per cent in the...
by qualitasdev | May 27, 2022
For most the past decade, as interest rates globally wallowed near zero and inflation was best described as benign, investors have been on a relentless pursuit for yield. And as smart investors know, one of the best places to find a decent yield has been the...
by qualitasdev | Mar 24, 2022
You know the outlook for the Australian economy is volatile and unpredictable when forecasts for the next rise in interest rates are changing by the week. As recently as last year, Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe was reluctant to call any official interest rate...
by qualitasdev | Feb 17, 2022
With our long period of near-zero interest rates seemingly at an end, every investor’s attention turns to the balance of their portfolio. Conventional wisdom is that now is the time to rethink exposure to real estate investments because rising interest rates are a...
by qualitasdev | Jul 26, 2021
This is the first of two videos with Livewire featuring Qualitas Group Managing Director, Andrew Schwartz. Watch the video to hear Andrew share his strategy in the property market with the current macro backdrop and what Australian lockdowns will mean for office...