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Australia’s Central Bank Approves First Interest Rate Hike in 3 Years

Australia’s Central Bank Approves First Interest Rate Hike in 3 Years

by Phil Hall | Feb 3, 2026 | International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

At a time when other central banks are cutting interest rates, the Reserve Bank of Australia enacted its first rate hike in three years. The central bank increased its cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.85%, noting that Australia’s inflation “picked up...
California’s State-Run Property Insurance Program Proposes 36% Rate Hike

California’s State-Run Property Insurance Program Proposes 36% Rate Hike

by Phil Hall | Oct 7, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The California FAIR Plan, the state-run fire insurance program for property owners who cannot secure private market insurance, has proposed hiking home insurance rates by an average of 35.8% starting next spring. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that if the request...
Fed Governor Says Rate Hike Possible if Inflation Stays High

Fed Governor Says Rate Hike Possible if Inflation Stays High

by Phil Hall | Apr 5, 2024 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The likelihood of the Federal Reserve cutting rates is now in doubt with a central bank leader hinting a rate hike is likely to control inflation. In prepared remarks published today ahead of a speech before the Spring 2024 Meeting of the Shadow Open Market Committee,...
New Study Finds 282 Banks Carrying High Levels of Commercial Real Estate Exposure

New Study Finds 282 Banks Carrying High Levels of Commercial Real Estate Exposure

by Phil Hall | Mar 26, 2024 | Commercial Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

An analysis of approximately 4,000 banks by the consultancy Klaros Group has determined that 282 of these institutions carry high levels of commercial real estate exposure and large unrealized losses from the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes. According to a CNBC report,...
UK and EU Central Banks Keep Rates Unchanged

UK and EU Central Banks Keep Rates Unchanged

by Phil Hall | Dec 14, 2023 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The central banks for the U.K. and European Union mirrored the example of their American counterparts and kept their respective interest rates unchanged. The Bank of England maintained its 5.25% rate, which is a 15-year high. Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of...
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