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."

Monday, November 1, 2010

What will the ABS house price index do?

I am expecting a pretty negative result for Q3, possibly as bad as 1-2%. RP Data-Rismark and APM were both around zero (RP Data-Rismark were once again the first to pick the market turning point way back in June at the end of Q2). But the ABS tends to be a little more volatile, probably because it only captures detached houses, as opposed to all properties, including apartments, terraces, and semis.
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