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 Roaring Twenties led us to the peak of the post-war real estate cycle in 1929…now we’re on the verge of entering into the final two years of the cycle between 2024–2026 — and the cyclical pattern continues…read on for more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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