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Australian Housing Market

When you read articles about Australian housing affordability, it is often comparing the single average adult wage to house prices, from generations ago.

The articles generally say something like, ‘a house was worth three times the annual average wage back in the sixties and is now worth 10 times the average wage. This shows housing has become unaffordable.’

You can’t compare the two because back in the sixties it was one wage bidding on real estate.

The state of Australian housing

The days of Dad going off to work, while Mum tends the children are long gone, just like the black and white TVs of that era.

It is now usually at least two incomes bidding on Australian real estate, land price has quickly factored that in. So you can’t compare the two figures.

These days you need to find historical figures for combined household income and compare the two.

When you do that you may find housing affordability hasn’t run away at all, but is simply keeping pace with wages.

aparment building in melbourne australia

Is It Time to Buy an Apartment in Melbourne?

By Catherine Cashmore, Friday, 13 January 2023

In today’s Land Cycle Investor, news from CoreLogic shows Sydney and Melbourne are expected to continue increasing rent prices, largely due to international migration. Does this mean it’s time to consider investing in an apartment in those areas, to jump on this trend? Read on to find out…

Exclusive Interview with UK Economist Fred Harrison — He Answers Some of Your Most Asked Questions

By Catherine Cashmore, Wednesday, 11 January 2023

In today’s Land Cycle Investor, Catherine introduces UK economist Fred Harrison and shares her interview with him as they dig deeper into the reasons why this cycle differentiates from others. Read on for more…

What Will a Ban on Foreign Investors do to the Property Cycle?

By Catherine Cashmore, Thursday, 05 January 2023

In today’s Land Cycle Investor, Canada’s newly implemented ban on foreign property investment has raised concern as to how much this will disrupt the property cycle. As Canada is closely aligned with Australia — in that both countries are dependent on resource exports and attract a lot of Asian investment — it’s important to be aware of the effects of this ban. But what exactly are they? Read on to find out…

Vivienne Westwood store front

Vivienne Westwood and Her Cure for the Boom/Bust Cycle

By Catherine Cashmore, Tuesday, 03 January 2023

In today’s Land Cycle Investor, a tribute to Dame Vivienne Westwood; a global icon who brought modern punk and new wave fashion into the mainstream, and was thus honoured with wide media coverage on her unfortunate passing. But what the media never bothered to mention was the fact that Westwood was a Georgist, supporting the ideas of Henry George who not only identified the underlying cause of the boom-and-bust cycle, but also provided a practical remedy for it. Read on for more…

The Value of Land

By Catherine Cashmore, Thursday, 22 December 2022

In today’s Land Cycle Investor, get an insight into the results of the ‘Pain and Gain’ report — which looks at all the resales of established properties over each quarter, recording details on those that have sold for a profit (‘Gain’), and those that have sold at a loss (‘Pain’). See how the type of property is just as important as the location of the property when considering investment returns…

Calculator with wooden house model at australian dollars

Exclusive Interview with Dr Cameron Murray — Forecasting Australia to Avoid a Recession in 2023

By Catherine Cashmore, Tuesday, 20 December 2022

In today’s Land Cycle Investor, Catherine chats to Dr Cameron Murray, author of Game of Mates and Rigged; books to study if you want to uncover the tricks of the Aussie super-rich. Check out their interview below to hear why Cameron believes Australia will avoid recession in 2023 and why we still have some way to go in this cycle before we see a *crash* in property values…

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