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Is Property Affordable? The devil’s in the index

Richard Livingston I Sydney Morning Herald I December 6, 2013 http://www.smh.com.au/money/investing/is-property-affordable-the-devils-in-the-index-20131206-2yuzd.html#ixzz2mvOuYLQm If you’re reading this article you can probably speak English. So if I ask the question “is property affordable?” you’ll have an opinion, or…

Prepare for a House Price Plateau

Callum Pickering I Business Spectator I December 4, 2013 http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2013/12/4/property/prepare-house-price-plateau How much more can investors get out of the housing market? Not a great deal. The 2013 house price ‘boom’ – if we can call…

The dark side of house price appreciation

The dark side of house price appreciation  http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2013/11/26/economy/dark-side-house-price-appreciation  Business Spectator 26 November 2013 Policymakers around the world often worry about decreases in real-estate prices and other asset prices, and take measures to prevent them. For example,…

Mitsubishi leads Japanese banks into Aussie mortgage market

Australian Financial Review I November 26, 2013 http://www.afr.com/p/business/companies/mitsubishi_leads_japanese_banks_He4UKEpM4YeNL6nTxnfXhI Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi has agreed to provide Australian financial ­services firm AMP Ltd with a $500 million one-year mortgage-backed facility, a landmark deal that marks the entry of Japan’s banks into the Australian…

The Housing Bubble and Lazy Land Use

The Housing Bubble and Lazy Land Use 0 by Karl Fitzgerald Prosper Australia http://www.prosper.org.au/2013/11/21/the-housing-bubble-and-lazy-land-use/on November 21, 2013 Tags: housing affordability, Speculative vacancies As published in today’s Online Opinion The beauty of the disinformation is staggering. As…

I am sorry Mr Journalist, but we don’t buy it.

I am sorry Mr Journalist, but we don’t buy it Nearly every ‘property bubble’ story in the media seems to have reference to banks relaxing their lending standards – implying that this is a factor…

Next capital city to boom

Next capital city to boom |18 November 2013| Vivienne Kelly http://www.theadviser.com.au/breaking-news/29396-next-capital-city-to-boom Brisbane will be the next Australian capital city to take off, according to a panel of property experts. Speaking at a recent roundtable conducted…

Housing market ‘not entering boom times’: Residex

Housing market ‘not entering boom times’: Residex | 8th November 2013 http://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/housing-market-not-entering-boom-times-residex-181218.aspx All is going well for Australia relative to most developed countries of the world, according to Residex founder, John Edwards, who says the…

From crisis to cosy: why banking needs another inquiry

The Conversation I 6 November 2013 http://theconversation.com/from-crisis-to-cosy-why-banking-needs-another-inquiry-19677 Reporting season has delivered another round of record bank profits. Yet, in itself, this is no bad thing. Former Reserve Bank governor, the late Sir Harold Knight, used…

A new norm is being set, first home buyers aren’t coming back

Michael Matusik I Property Observer I October 17, 2013 http://www.propertyobserver.com.au/first-home-buyers/a-new-norm-is-being-set-first-home-buyers-aren-t-coming-back-michael-matusik Q: Where have all the first home buyers gone? A: Nowhere – and they are not coming back. For those interested in property matters, you’ve probably been…

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