Cash flow pressure pushed investors to shop for cheaper finance, with 36 per cent telling the 2020 PIPA survey they would refinance for a saving of half a percentage point and 65 per cent for a full point. Around 16 per cent of tenants sought reduced or paused rent, leaving more than 13 per cent of investors short each month. Only a small minority would approach a bank directly next time.
Reported by
Hannah Page, Australian Property Journal, 19 October 2020
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