[So you think IRs will return to a little under their long term average of 7%, but property won't return to it's long term doubling every 10 yrs...
a recession is really not that big of a deal. its part of the fluctuation in the short-term debt cycle. If its a short unsustained one, then it...
further rate cuts by RBA even down to 0% now would not be surprising at all. Given the deteriorating fundamentals of the economy and not much...
1995 is a good historical reference and history often tends to repeat itself. Just a few months ago, petrol was at $1/L It has taken half a year...
if US rates rise, there will be a flow of capital back to the states much like a few months ago strengthening the dollar and weakening most other...
NAB's capital and dividends in spotlight after $5.5 billion raising westpac and NAB have already started the ball rolling......
For div plays, some analysis is needed to get a feel for if the div paid is going to be sustainable. This will be dependent on outlook for the...
QLD unemployment is still running pretty high at 6.6% so economy is pretty slow overall. Slowdown in both coal/gas investment as well as...
Heh, was thinking the same thing! living off equity would probably go out of fashion for a bit.
Euro I must have read your posts on some other thread, coz your arguments sounded pretty good and stuck in my head for many months. agree that...
someone's got his panties in a bunch :D heh this thread is getting so exciting!
with the 80% LVR lockdown, does that mean investors/speculators won't be able to get anymore leverage? 100k equity and 95% LVR = 2 million...
Full time jobs are being shed at quite a fast rate too from the closure of mines and manufacturing industry.
hehe if you are speculating in property might as well go where the smart money is :D The real lucky ones will be those that cash out before the...
perhaps this is will be clearer? http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6202.0 [SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE)...
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/commsec-state-of-the-states-queensland-economy-lagging/story-e6frg8zx-1227311735195 The report shows...
wow the latter 2 charts look scary, what will happen if it does revert to mean?
How making the big banks safer could cost you looks like APRA might have started stepping in to control the lending. They have been talking about...
yeah they will probably revise last months numbers. no way unemployment not go up with all the mayhem going on in the commodity markets the...
yeah ok, but not resold houses/apartments which would make up a big component of housing costs for FHB and upgraders buying resold properties to...
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