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Rents are another question, as Rentals continued to be more expensive with basic growth of 0,4% before seasonal adjustments, leading to an annual growth rate of 5.9%, well above wages growth in real terms. Capital city rents have risen by 41.7% or $217 a week over the past 5 years they said. No surprise then … Continue reading "Down, Down (Some) Home Prices Are Down!!"

This is an edit of my live show where we examined the current market, property and household finance dynamics with Investment Management Tony Locantro. Tony offers several financial services, such as investment management, financial planning, stock selection and fundraising. Tony has helped countless investors and organisations with strategic investment strategies over the last two decades. … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Reality, Meet Market Hype: With Tony Locantro"

Tonight we dive into the politics of property, and ask whether people are supporting falling home prices, to aid affordability, or whether the Government is gambling on household forgetting broken promises, before the next election. We discuss whether a “correction” in home prices is truly happening, and how the rental sector is responding. Finally, we … Continue reading "It’s Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

Consider this, if you are a home owner of at least a year or so, in most parts of the country you are sitting on a tidy paper profit, probably facilitated by a big mortgage. Nice. For those who were trying to get into the home ownership for the first time, it has been a … Continue reading "Bye-Bye Home Equity As Prices “Correct”…"

This is our weekly market update where we start in the US cross to Europe and Asia and end in Australia, covering commodities and crypto along the way. It was another complex week on the markets, with the MSCI Global index down 2.07%, while the All Asia Ex Japan was down 5.22%. The European STOXX … Continue reading "Now AI Risks Are Back In Focus, As Markets Bet On Positive Hormuz Outcomes…"

In the latest of our regular Friday afternoon chats, Tarric Brooker – journalist and contributor to Macrobusiness, and I pull apart the latest data on the economy, housing, and energy. Is the interpretation of the information we see on the media channels telling the full story? Tarric’s charts, which you can find here: https://x.com/AvidCommentator/status/2070399743231225892 tells … Continue reading "Is Reality On The Blink, Or Is It Just Your Own Problem? With Tarric Brooker…"

We got a slew of data from the ABS today, covering employment, job vacancies and household spending. We will examine each in turn, but the headline is that with employment stronger than last month, job vacancies still holding up, if slowing, and household’s still spending more (if significantly on things they need to buy paying … Continue reading "More Data, More Risks Of Another Rate Rise!"

We got the latest inflation data from the ABS today, and while the headline rate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.0%, down from 4.2% in the 12 months to April 2026, a quick look revealed a more troubling picture as the so called trimmed mean was 3.6%, up from 3.4% in the 12 … Continue reading "Latest Inflation Says More Rate Hikes Are Needed!"

A belated post this week, but our Property Insider goes all in on the question of what a property crash is, we discuss the Green/Labour agreement on the CGT and our normal in-depth review of the numbers. If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This … Continue reading "It’s Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

In this edit of our live show we examined the latest on Australian Property and the underlying political and economic drivers with Leith van Onslen, Chief Economist and Co-founder of Macrobusiness. Are major falls in value ahead? Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Details of our one to one service are here: … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Australian Property: Biggest Fall In 40 Years? With Leith van Onselen"