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Count me in, that's exactly what I do.

Exactly. As I mentioned before, for literally half of every cycle - that's a good 5-8 years - prices either drop or remain painfully stagnant. FHB'ers are terrified during this period because it's always bleak and it seems like things will never get better. Investors don't see this cup as half...

Just curious - does anyone really think getting rid of it will suddenly spur the average 9 to 5'er who ordinarily wouldn't care about investing to become savvy investors? Would it motivate the "oh it's going up, let's wait....oh it's going down, let's wait" type of of personalities? Or the...

Maybe I just have a very different interpretation of the word "speculating" in this context. To me, speculating is about the motivation behind the action, not the way it's financed. Speculating to me is synonymous with gambling - you're making a bet based on very weak information (i.e. my...

I'm curious how much financial education plays a role in this. That is, even if all other things were equal, would the same demographic invest in property anyway? I know many people that if you gave them a million dollars, the first thing they would "invest" in would be a new Holden HSV.

I think there is a loose correlation but ultimately rents are driven by supply / demand fundamentals. I don't think landlords can jack up the rent just to offset declines elsewhere.