Real Estate Trust Account Interest Rates

Offered to licenced real estate agents for holding client funds pending settlement of property purchases and depositing of rental monies by tenants.

Account Balance Range Annual Interest Rate
(as at 07 Feb 2012)
Method of Calculating Interest How Interest is Calculated When Interest is Calculated
Entire Balance of Account60% of the RBA official targeted cash rateSingle Tier InterestWe apply the daily percentage rate* to the balance of your account at the end of each day. No interest is credited to your account. However, interest earned on your account is paid to the Office of Fair Trading monthly after the close of business at the end of the month.
Penalty Interest on Overdrawn Account 20% pa on amount overdrawn
Method of calculating Interest:
Single Tier Interest - Means a single interest rate applies to the entire balance of your account.

* The daily percentage rate is the relevant annual interest rate(s) divided by 365.
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