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seems today inflation number cooled the expectation of rate rises (at least chance for a 0.5% in november are down to 10%). link from bloomberg:

Michael could be right, today, after RBA statement odd for a 50 basis point rise in november doubled to 22% and also a rise in december is expected, today I change my forecast again to 0.5% by year end (but i voted +0.25%).

Yes, I've probably beeing boring with that... anyway, IF you have a good knowledge of the property industry and IF you have a good amount of money aside I am sure there is lots of way to make money with property even in these years and this market. For example if you have 1m$ it is probably a...

I like your answer chilliaa, I am suggesting that risks are high and leveraging is not the way to go. the best way in my opinion is to put your savings in a safe place and go back to work (stop dreaming about equity fairy and similar stuff)...

keithj, I don't understand what r u trying to say.... r u saying that now is different (better?) then in the last few years? and that home prices are going to go up more then in the last previous years? and that explain the tightening of rates?

I don't give much importance of confidence as it hasn't got a a long term impact, what is the difference of confidence high now where future looks much better for business and consumer, then 15 or more months ago when things were good and was business as usual? I don't know what do you mean...

Looks not much different then 15 months ago, we all know what happened 2 months later...

The Jump in investor finance is a neutral news as barely compensate the drop in home owner finance. you can check the chart of total home financing that is not going anywhere. Much better the news of retail sales and specially the unemployment numbers that cought the market by surprise...

Well, what a week! we started with good retail sales, then with bad trade deficit numbers then with RBA lifting rates Now seems with today unemployment number the week is over for big Australian news. I think the poll I launched last week definetly need to be repeated to include the latest...