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 global stock market was taking the quickest and sharpest fall in history. This week is the one-year anniversary of those mad middle weeks of March 2020. A year later, where are we?
The Centuria Industrial REIT [ASX:CIP] share price is trading higher today after the fund announced it will acquire a new warehouse in north western Sydney. At time of writing the CIP share price is up 0.33% to trade at $3.00 per share…
We got another little clue that credit is going to expand for property market transactions. The Australian Financial Review reported yesterday that consumers spent $30 billion in January. What are the signals about the economy today?
There are plenty of people still to buy in property. In my view, the boomer generation is going to pour money into the property market. But you don’t have to believe me. Clearly the share market is signalling the same thing…
It has been a tough 12-month period for REITs like Vicinity Centres [ASX:VCX] with shopping centres forced to close due to COVID-19. Vicinity Centres share price rising 1.56% to $1.26…
Charter Hall Retail REIT’s [ASX:CQR] half-year results paint a surprisingly upbeat outlook for retail property, even during a time when we weren’t allowed to visit the shops. The CQR share price is up 1.86% or 6.5 cents at time of writing…
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