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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.

Forecasting Perth’s Real Estate Boom — How We Unlocked the Secrets to the Future

Forecasting Perth’s Real Estate Boom — How We Unlocked the Secrets to the Future

The key to all of this is to gain a true understanding of the dynamics behind the real estate cycle that we teach over at Cycles, Trends & Forecasts.

By Catherine Cashmore, Thursday, 20 January 2022

Grab Your Share of Australia’s Huge Bounty

Grab Your Share of Australia’s Huge Bounty

I’m not sure if this man is a fool or just spouting what people want to hear. Australia’s housing market is entirely a function of a tax system that does not capture the rental value of land.

By Callum Newman, Monday, 17 January 2022

The Mainstream Media Turns on Their Masters (before We Did)

The Mainstream Media Turns on Their Masters (before We Did)

Unashamed by their failures, and undaunted by their friends in the media suddenly questioning their claims, politicians are now focusing their ire on the unvaccinated.

By Nick Hubble, Saturday, 15 January 2022

Commodity Boom = Property Boom

Commodity Boom = Property Boom

With a commodity boom, comes a real estate boom. They practically go hand in hand. You’ve already seen a taste of this above. What will that table look like in five years?

By Callum Newman, Friday, 14 January 2022

The Other Land Boom

The Other Land Boom

However, I do think virtual land is here to stay, even if the prices may be grossly overvalued right now.

By Ryan Clarkson-Ledward, Friday, 14 January 2022

Find Out When Australia’s Property Market Will Pop

Find Out When Australia’s Property Market Will Pop

Agents at the time were reporting a 75% failure rate in achieving a property sale on their books. There was a dearth of buyers.

By Catherine Cashmore, Thursday, 13 January 2022

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