In today’s Land Cycle Investor, we explore why tens of thousands of properties sitting vacant…what a Speculative Vacancy report is…and the predictability of mainstream media…read on to find out more…
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 Rollercoaster Ride of Failed RE Forecasts — How Can They Be So Wrong!?
Westpac is now predicting Sydney house prices to rise by 10%, which wouldn’t be so surprising considering low stock levels, rocketing rents, and record-high immigration pouring into the country. It’s a great reminder that the major banks have an appalling track record for accurately forecasting movements in the property market…
From Roads to Riches — The Biggest Global Build-Out of Physical Assets in Human History
Governments around the world are spending trillions of dollars on infrastructure…it’s fuelling a global land price boom…governments flooded billions into the economy, putting Australians in the midst of a cash boom. Read on to find out more…
The Secret Wealth Advantage
Financiers quite simply carry a licence to mortgage the earth and we are all, in effect, slaves to this system…times will seem good, and punters may ignore the warnings. But at a significant point in the cycle that those in the know cannot ignore this…read on to find out more…
The Drivers of the Land Cycle — the Pursuit of Economic Rent
Rising rents, a housing shortage, struggling first home buyers, and an increasing number of singles retiring without owning their own home. These are all consequences of the process driving the land cycle. Read on to find out more…
The Land Boomers Take Two: How CBDCs, Crypto and Blockchain Technology are Driving the Land Cycle
In the late 1800s, Melbourne experienced the biggest boom Australia had ever seen. Immigrants discovered large nuggets of gold and poured their wealth into the real estate market. By 1889, the value of land in parts of central Melbourne was as high as that in London. The downturn that followed was the deepest and longest Australia ever weathered. Today, it’s not gold mining that is going to drive the land cycle. Rather, the mining of cryptocurrencies — and the blockchain technology that supports it…