This week we examine the post holiday ramp up ahead of “Super Saturday” in a couple of weeks. The press coverage has been all about listings rising, but is that the whole picture. We also look at the risks of purchasing the wrong property and the problem of home insurance, with more properties likely to … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

Something a bit weird is happening in property markets across Australia. Normally as we head into the peak autumn selling season momentum and prices tend to step up. But so far sellers are racing to beat the competition into a falling market already padded by properties that failed to sell in spring last year and … Continue reading "Is Brisbane The Next City To See The Home Price Fall Shoe Drop?"

This is our weekly market update, where we start in the US, cross to Europe and Asia and end in Australia. This past week saw the presidential torch passed to Trump with a flurry of edicts following, as the tech bros and rich people look on. Markets continue to speculate on the real impact of … Continue reading "Markets Reach Higher On Trump Change But Expect The Unexpected"

The debate about when and if the RBA cuts the cash rate continues to run, with many property spruikers claiming people should buy now before the cuts arrive, because home prices will start to run again, when cuts do arrive. Just don’t mention the extreme unaffordability. Earlier this month, Australia and New Zealand Bank (ANZ) … Continue reading "Even Rate Cuts Won’t Help Home Prices…"

Today I want to revisit one of Australia’s most stupid policies which are in turn driving manufacturing offshore, and hitting households and businesses with higher costs, and forcing the Government to spend tax-payer funds on energy subsidies for households to try and keep inflation down. We are in the unspeakable position where Australia, who owns … Continue reading "Australia Is Plain Stupid As Gas Prices Roar!"

We are crossing the ditch to New Zealand today to look at the latest home price data from the REINZ, and the latest inflation data from the RBNZ. The New Zealand property market experienced a relatively quiet month in December 2024. Actually, sales increased by 1.8% nationwide compared to December 2023, rising from 5,420 to … Continue reading "Kiwis Hold Their Breath On Property, And Rates."

The ABS today released its building activity data for the September quarter 2024. This data provides estimates of the value of building work and number of dwellings commenced, completed and under construction across Australia and its states and territories. They report that Australia commenced construction on just 43,250 new homes in the first quarter of … Continue reading "Housing Targets Missed By A Country Mile…"

This is an edit of a live discussion as we deep dive into my latest mortgage, rental and investor stress modelling across Australian post codes. Property for many is turning into a nightmare! http://www.martinnorth.com/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Find more … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A Replay: The Great Australian Nightmare…. A Post Code Deep Dive"

As the new property year kicks off, Edwin our property insider and I look at the really slow ramp-up, as politics collides with reality, and the ground moves under our feet. We look at the idea of settling property in Bitcoin, the latest numbers, and a new tool to examine suburb level data, as well … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

Last Tuesday on my live show, I discussed the current Treasury paper on Mandating Cash Acceptance in Australia. But today I want to take this further and I will outline my concern that the Government many well be playing a long con with the community ahead of the upcoming election. The paper says Cash acceptance … Continue reading "Are We In The Midst Of A Cash Long Con?"