Matt Barrie Says Our Housing Market May Never Recover – Reference

#AusPol #ConsumerConfidence #Housing

Matt Barrie the CEO of Freelancer warns that the Australian Housing market may never recover and highlights the simplicity of the Australian Economy. Interested by this, I find out how the complexity of the Australian economy compares to the test of the world and it is embarrassing.

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References

Our Housing Market May Never Recover https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/housing-market-may-never-recover-from-downturn-expert-warns/news-story/e65644df8cf03bb045055ef1dba5736b

Australia’s Economy is a House of Cards
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/australias-economy-house-cards-matt-barrie/

Economic Complexity Rankings
https://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/rankings/country/eci/

March 13, 2019March 13, 2019

Housing Crash drops Consumer Confidence – References

#AusPol #ConsumerConfidence #Housing

Consumer confidence is down and the housing crash is potentially to blame, are interest rate cuts on the horizon? I look at the recent update from Reuters and learn about how the consumer confidence index is measured.

The Wealth Effect?

References

UPDATE 3-Souring consumer mood in Australia may prompt RBA rate cut soon
https://www.reuters.com/article/australia-economy-consumersentiment/update-1-australia-slowdown-housing-crash-hit-consumer-confidence-in-march-survey-idUSL3N21003K

Australia Consumer Confidence
https://tradingeconomics.com/australia/consumer-confidence

March 9, 2019March 9, 2019

Banks say they are not to blame for the Housing Crash – References

#Banking #Housing #HousingCrash

I look at a recent AFR article in which Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer claims that banks are not to blame for the housing crash. Seemingly ignoring recent evidence from Melbourne land sales.

https://youtu.be/_E1eBKIlQ24

References

Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer says banks ‘not to blame’ for house slump
https://www.afr.com/business/banking-and-finance/westpac-ceo-brian-hartzer-says-small-business-hurt-by-lending-crackdown-20190130-h1anog

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March 8, 2019March 8, 2019

Banks Killing New Housing – References

#Banking #Construction #Housing

I look at a recent article in the Herald Sun about Banks changing lending criteria killing new housing projects. Which seems to disagree with recent comments from the RBA.

References

Banks short-change buyers, force lots of land back up for sale

https://www.realestate.com.au/news/banks-shortchange-buyers-force-lots-of-land-back-up-for-sale/?rsf=ps%3Afacebook%3Anews%3Avic

March 7, 2019March 6, 2019

Housing Crash Blamed on Population Growth – References

#AusPol #Construction #Housing

The RBA is blaming the housing crash on Population Growth and Slow Builder while negating the influence of lending capacity.

https://youtu.be/CA1dft5vopQ

References

Reserve Bank says population growth, slow building to blame for property boom and bust

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-06/rba-says-population-growth-to-blame-for-property-boom-and-bust/10874502

March 2, 2019March 2, 2019

Should Australia Adopt Hammurabi’s Building Code? – References

#Hammurabi #BuildingCode #Babylon

I look at the aspects of Hammurabi’s Code of Laws that relate to construction and ask the question, “Should Australia adopt these codes?”

https://youtu.be/gDsLGyejx8k

References

Hammurabi, King of Babylon
http://www.thenagain.info/WebChron/MiddleEast/Hammurabi.html

007. Babil (ancient: Babylon)
https://www.cemml.colostate.edu/cultural/09476/iraq05-007.html

The Oldest Code of Laws in the World by King of Babylonia Hammurabi
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/17150/17150-h/17150-h.htm

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

The Housing Crash is Coming – References

#AusPol #Construction #Housing

I look at a recent article exploring the claims by Economist Lindsay David that we are already in the second stage of a housing crash. What are you doing to prepare?

https://youtu.be/8DgWbS2Ti9E

References

‘Let the bloodbath begin’: House prices in Sydney and Melbourne ‘could halve’ in worst crash since 1890s
https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/let-the-bloodbath-begin-house-prices-in-sydney-and-melbourne-could-halve-in-worst-crash-since-1890s/news-story/5918ea13042d5f819cb13c77629f060a

David Murray warns of 1890s housing crash depression
https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2017/04/david-murray-warns-of-1890s-housing-crash-depression/

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019

Our Shrinking Construction Industry – References

#AusPol #Construction #SmallBusiness

I discuss a recent article from the ABC about the decline in employment in the construction industry and reduced wage growth. From reading the article it appears that some of the analysts have never experienced the challenges of running a small business.

https://youtu.be/QE5MKdMgF7I