Tony Alexander Survey Report August 2021

Key points of interest from this month’s survey

• Investor plans to sell their properties are declining.
• There is an even spread of preference for fixing mortgage interest rates one, two or three years.
• Despite expectations of higher mortgage rates, there is no lift in intentions to repay debt.
• While 18% of investors have indicated the March 23 tax changes have encouraged them to sell, 12% say they will hold their properties for longer than previously planned.
• Even if mortgage rates were to rise 3%, only 8% of investor say they would be forced to sell property.