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, April 2, 2012

Aussie house prices rise 0.2% in March; flat since November

As I expected, the Australian house price action has improved considerably in the first quarter of 2012, with no sign of sustained house price falls. Sydney prices rose by a very healthy 1.1% over the March quarter while national prices were up 0.2% in the month of March (and flat over the quarter). Read all about it in my column today...




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