The Credit Monster Which Is Strangling Australia!

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Feb 13 2025 | 00:13:14

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Show Notes

As foreshadowed, housing has become a major battleground for the main parties, as record prices, an acute shortage of rental properties and high interest rates combine to significantly reduce affordability. We know that on an international basis, household debt to income ratios in Australia are significantly higher, than even New Zealand and Canada, who both have severe housing crises. Well, done Australia, a direct result of 30 years of bad policy, and overleverage. And weirdly even now, according to IFM data the surge in average loan sizes is behind the inexorable growth in Australian home prices. Today I want to […]

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