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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Cait Kelly

Australia’s housing crisis: how RBA interest rate hikes are pushing families closer to the edge

Nick Noel stands in the doorway of his home in Emu Heights in Western Sydney
Nick Noel and his family from Emu Heights in Western Sydney have been impacted by the ongoing interest rate rises announced by the RBA. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

When Nick Noel and his partner bought their four-bedroom house near Penrith in 2018, they did not expect interest rates to rise.

“We were talking to the broker, and he said look, it’s not really worth putting anything on a fixed rate, it won’t go up by that much,” Noel said.

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