Why Housing Affordability Is A Structural Issue

We discuss my submission to the current Housing Affordability inquiry which the Federal Government is running at the moment. We have been tracking the ranks of inquiries into the housing market and housing affordability over this time-frame and note the considerable duplication of effort from the many inquiries which have been undertaken, but without real … Continue reading “Why Housing Affordability Is A Structural Issue”

Housing Affordability Stinks! [Podcast]

We discuss the latest Demographia report on housing affordability. Why are prices relative to incomes so high? http://www.demographia.com/dhi.pdf https://theconversation.com/zoning-isnt-to-blame-for-australias-soaring-house-prices-154482 Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/

Housing Affordability Stinks!

We discuss the latest Demographia report on housing affordability. Why are prices relative to incomes so high? http://www.demographia.com/dhi.pdf https://theconversation.com/zoning-isnt-to-blame-for-australias-soaring-house-prices-154482 Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/

Housing Affordability Sucks… [Podcast]

We review the latest Demographia survey on affordability. Housing Affordability Sucks http://www.demographia.com/dhi.pdf Live Event: https://youtu.be/Z03jkJEmvOI

Housing Affordability Sucks

Demographia have released their 16th annual survey of comparable housing affordability using their average price and average income data across more than 300 locations. Their methodology is quite specific and allows comparisons to be made across multiple centres, and over time. Any centre scoring above 5 is judged as severely unaffordable. I have to say … Continue reading “Housing Affordability Sucks”

Housing affordability has improved slightly, but…

From The Conversation. The re-election of the Morrison government has delivered an Australian housing policy platform based on home ownership. The recently announced First Home Loan Deposit Scheme and the existing First Home Super Saver Scheme complement first home buyer grants and stamp duty concessions from state and territory governments. What we aren’t going to … Continue reading “Housing affordability has improved slightly, but…”

Housing Affordability Down Again

Housing affordability declined in all states and territories, with the exception of Victoria and the Northern Territory, according to the December quarter 2018 edition of the Adelaide Bank/REIA Housing Affordability Report, via The Real Estate Conversation. “The slight downtick in housing affordability nationally for the quarter is disappointing,” Darren Kasehagen, Head of Third Party Banking, … Continue reading “Housing Affordability Down Again”