23/09/2026
๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐. ๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ?
The SARB has increased the policy rate by ๐ฌ.๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ.๐ฎ๐ฑ%, taking the prime lending rate to ๐ญ๐ฌ.๐ณ๐ฑ% from 25 September 2026.
For property investors, the impact goes beyond a higher bond repayment.
Higher rates can mean ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐, ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐. Your tenants may also be under increasing financial pressure, making vacancy and tenant retention important considerations.
๐ฆ๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ?
- Recalculate your portfolio.
- Stress-test your properties.
- Review your cash flow.
- Protect your reserves.
- Reassess your borrowing capacity.
- Don't buy a property based on numbers that only work when interest rates are low.
Interest rate changes are part of the property cycle. The question is whether your portfolio is structured to handle them.
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