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, July 2, 2012

ANZ: Housing purchase affordability improve significantly in the past 6 months

From ANZ today:

Lower house prices, rising household incomes and reduced mortgage rates have seen housing purchase affordability improve significantly in the past 6 months.

In contrast, tight rental markets and accelerating rents are driving deterioration in rental affordability – creating further difficulties for the most vulnerable households.

Volatile equity markets and improved home purchase affordability combined with rising rents and higher investor yields will increasingly attract first-homebuyers and investors back into the purchase market.
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