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."

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Neat housing market summary from the RBA

From the RBA's SMP:

"The housing market remains subdued, with nationwide measures of housing prices declining over 2011. Perhaps not surprisingly, the weakest markets have been those that had the largest run up over the preceding few years. At the aggregate level, the ratio of housing prices to income has been broadly steady for almost a decade now after its earlier large increase. Growth in housing credit is noticeably slower than in earlier years and is running at a little below that in household disposable income."
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