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Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent

Home owners told to prepare for rate rise

The RBA Governor says interest rates will eventually go up and home owners need to build buffers. (AAP)

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has advised Australian home owners to build up buffers so they are ready for when interest rates inevitably increase.

Dr Lowe remains vague on the timing of a rise in the cash rate, which remains at a record low 0.1 per cent, but says a move later this year is "plausible."

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