This property fundie is still spotting value as interest rates rise

Grant Berry is a director and portfolio manager of Australian real estate investment trusts at SG Hiscock. The Melbourne-based firm oversees $3.3 billion in assets.

Following back-to-back interest rate rises from the Reserve Bank of Australia, many economists predict we are entering a monetary policy tightening cycle. Is now the right time to be investing in property?

Inflation remains above the RBA’s target, so policy is still restrictive. That said, rates are already close to peak levels when inflation was considerably higher, and we don’t expect a materially higher rate environment from here.

Source: https://www.afr.com/markets/equity-markets/this-property-fundie-is-still-spotting-value-as-interest-rates-rise-20260415-p5zo8o