The author has been described by News Ltd as an "iconoclast", "Svengali", a pollie's "economist muse", and "pungently accurate". Fairfax says he is a "Renaissance man" and "one of Australia’s most respected analysts." Stephen Koukoulas concludes that he is "85% right", and "would make a great Opposition leader." Terry McCrann claims the author thinks "‘nuance’ is a trendy village in the south of France", but can be "scintillating" when he thinks "clearly". The ACTU reckons he’s "an enigma wrapped in a Bloomberg terminal, wrapped in some apparently well-honed abs."

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Dwelling price-to-income ratios

This chart shows our ratios using three different numerators: capital city dwelling prices; all areas dwelling prices; and rest of state dwelling prices. The denominator is always the same: national disposable household incomes (hence the correct comparison is with all areas dwelling prices).

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