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I didn't 'select' those ranges; I pasted it from other data.The dates just happen to be when house prices doubled since 1960. I am not extrapolating 1970s growth to the present, and I'm pretty sure no one else here is, either. Please explain how this correlation could make sense given growth...

^Beebop, here is the REIA data from 1960-2001 on how long it took houses to double. Like most investors, I consider that average property will grow about 8% p.a. over the long term (this shows 8.6%). That is roughly equivalent to a doubling every 10 years. This is highly dependent on which 10...

Hobo-jo, can you please explain this? Do you mean that total housing stock of $3.5t or whatever has an LVR of 80% compared with the 90s where total stock (say, $1t) was only geared 27%?

^That is my view also. The general trend will be flat & some areas will fall a bit. However, no matter how much I talk down the local market in general, it's occurred to me in the last week or so that a particular suburb is under-valued. It's a lot harder to pick a winner in this climate &...