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CBA had a capital raising at the height of the GFC for existing shareholders at $26 per share. How times can quickly change

Hopefully the economy is just in a period of adjustment which may take several years to play out, the AUD has dropped to something closer to its true value possibly and this will help many sectors of the economy. Wages probably overshot to the upside over the last 7-8years and there will be some...

I would hope any couple would be on considerably more than 160k combined if they were FHB with a 95% lend on a 1m property, yes they could afford it initially but if one wants to invest aggressively then being a slave to a massive ppor loan is not the way to proceed. Problems will arise in the...

And when rates rise?

Rents have always increased over time with periods of stagnation and some falls in between. Yields are already much higher than 5% in many suburbs of many cities. A low rate environment and plenty of new supply definitely suppresses rental growth but rents will always increase over time, they...

This may be the case but logic doesn't always play out this way, think 87-89 or 02-03. BN had another spike in 07- early 08 and only this one I think could be said to correspond with any mining boom. You could make an argument that it underperformed relative to other cities throughout much of...