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01:18:01

Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/05/12

In this week’s show Edwin, our property insider, and I highlight recent changes in property listings, which might well signal a change in trajectory is afoot. Of course the property press are talking up the markets like never before, stoked by the hope of significant interest rate cuts. And given the fact many of our … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

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00:10:14

The Missing Homes That Won’t Get Built!

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2025/05/11

As the dust settles on the election, with Labor back on 34.69% first preferences, a number reflective of the lat UK election too, where the party with the landslide has a narrow base of primary supporters; one figure which remains is that promise of building 1.2 million homes over five years, even if the start … Continue reading "The Missing Homes That Won’t Get Built!"

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01:19:35

Australia’s Managed Decline: With Tarric Brooker

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2025/05/09

I am joined by Journalist Tarric Brooker for a post-election debrief, and a flurry of excellent charts to examine how Australia is travelling. As we will see there are some important signals, and questions arising, especially in the content of the US Tariffs. Check out Tarrics Substack here: https://www.burnouteconomics.com/p/dfa-chart-pack-9th-may-2025 His Facebook link is here: https://www.facebook.com/people/Burnout-Economics/61553967393228/ … Continue reading "Australia’s Managed Decline:

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00:10:58

Just Don’t Mention Stagflation, As Uncertainty Rises!

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2025/05/08

On Wednesday we got the latest FOMC rate decision from Jerome Powell and the FED, following their first meeting since President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcements last month. He made it clear in the subsequent press conference that the US economy, based on the bulk of available data is still tracking well, and whilst the … Continue reading "Just Don’t Mention Stagflation, As Uncertainty Rises!"

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00:10:01

Can’t Spend; Won’t Spend Says Households As Recession...

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2025/05/07

We have had a slew of data recently, which tells the true sorry story about Australian Households. While the election campaign was centred on costs of living, the nature of the problem was not explored, nor were the solutions thrown out on the stump addressing the real pain which is out there. For context, the … Continue reading "Can’t Spend; Won’t Spend Says Households As Recession Looms…"

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01:30:03

DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Are The Bulls Back? Investing...

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2025/05/06

This is an edited version of a live discussion as I explore the latest market moves with Damien Klassen, Head of Investments at Nucleus Wealth and Walk The World Funds. Are the bulls back, or is a recession incoming? http://www.martinnorth.com/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Go to the Walk The … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Are The Bulls Back? Investing Now: With Damien Klassen"

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01:02:18

Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!

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2025/05/05

This is our post-election Rant, where Edwin and I discuss the fall-out on property from the results. Prices will be driven higher in some areas, thanks to supply pressure and increasing demand, but not uniformly, as there are other important factors in play… http://www.martinnorth.com/ Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Find more … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

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00:08:53

A Bigger, More Taxed, Less Housed Australia Incoming?

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2025/05/04

So now we know, Labor is headed into a landslide result from the election, after Liberal votes fell away and the opposition leader Peter Dutton lost his seat. If the number holds through to the end of the count, it will be the highest two-party preferred vote since World War II, exceeding the 55.7 per … Continue reading "A Bigger, More Taxed, Less Housed Australia Incoming?"

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00:21:38

Bluster or Beef? – The “There And Back Again” Market...

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2025/05/03

This is our weekly market update, where we start in the US, cross to Europe and Asia, and end in Australia, covering crypto and commodities along the way. It has been another momentous week on the markets, having fallen hard in reaction to Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, but which have now clawed back most of … Continue reading "Bluster or Beef? – The “There And Back Again” Market Crash!"

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00:39:15

Households Under The Pump As Housing Costs Soar!

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2025/05/02

The current narrative that pressures on households are easing, as recycled through the election campaign, are questioned when you look at the real data. So today I walk through our latest analysis of our 52,000 household surveys. The findings reveal that, whilst at the margin there has been some slight improvement for some, the truth … Continue reading "Households Under The Pump As Housing Costs Soar!"

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00:20:49

Renters Thrown Under The Bus… By Design!

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2025/05/01

As the election approaches, I wanted to underline again the dramatic issues renters are facing across the country. I will be publishing my latest household surveys for April tomorrow, but Anglicare Australia just released their Rental Affordability Snapshot report for 2025, based on a survey of over 51,000 rental listings across the country using data … Continue reading "Renters Thrown Under The Bus… By Design!"

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00:19:25

We (The Tax Payer) Saved The Inflation Day; Or Did We?

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2025/04/30

Well superficially, headline and trimmed mean inflation are both finally back inside the Reserve Bank of Australia’s target band based on the latest data from the ABS today. Annual CPI inflation was 2.4 per cent in the March quarter, unchanged from the December quarter. Trimmed mean annual inflation was 2.9 per cent, down from 3.3 … Continue reading "We (The Tax Payer) Saved The Inflation Day; Or Did We?"

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01:19:37

DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Getting And Staying On The...

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/04/29

This is an edit of a live discussion as I explore with Chris Bates the pressure to get onto the property ladder, and how people manage to stay on, in the light of the current election campaigns, and expected market dynamics ahead. We will also explore the role of a broker and future of property … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Getting And Staying On The Property Ladder With Chris Bates"

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01:19:33

Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog ·

2025/04/28

As we count down to the election, we look at the latest property news with our insider Edwin Almeida. Markets are slowing ahead of the winter season, though are still tracking ahead of last year in terms of listings, if not auctions. We also look at some of the underlying currents in the markets, from … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

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00:06:56

The New Build Property Con…

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2025/04/27

Despite the call for even more new building across Australia to meet the current demand for somewhere to live, it is worth noting that compared to many other countries we have been building more per 1,000 than almost all other countries. And we have talked before about the pressure on builders due to higher construction … Continue reading "The New Build Property Con…"

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00:26:24

Markets Rejoice On Trump Turnarounds But… Are Things...

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2025/04/26

This is our weekly market update, where we start in the US, cross to Europe and Asia, and end in Australia, covering commodities and crypto on the way. I am minded this week of a 1930’s novel called Things Fall Apart, because it seems to me we saw a shattering of the Trump reform wave … Continue reading "Markets Rejoice On Trump Turnarounds But… Are Things Falling Apart?"

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00:16:24

Forget Affordable Housing: For Generations!

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2025/04/25

The data does not lie, housing is more out of reach for more Australians than ever before, whether renting, or purchase via a mortgage. The gap between incomes and home prices have gone through the roof, and households are spending more than ever on trying to house themselves. Over the past 20 years, property prices … Continue reading "Forget Affordable Housing: For Generations!"

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00:12:57

Dumb Planning And The Rise In Insurance Costs: Costs...

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2025/04/24

Despite the slow fall in inflation, Australian households are paying through the nose for their insurance. Indeed, rising insurance premiums have been a notable contributor to Australia’s cost-of-living crisis. They have also placed upward pressure on CPI inflation. The Climate Council says that Australians are paying $30 billion more on insurance than they were a … Continue reading "Dumb Planning And The Rise In Insurance Costs: Costs Us All…"

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00:15:50

Markets Jump On Trump’s Latest Change Of Tune!

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2025/04/23

Here we go again. Just yesterday, markets fell on Trumps comments concerning Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and by threatening to sack the head of the world’s most important central bank. Then the IMF came out with an economic update which slashed its US and global economic forecasts, warning that tariffs were ushering in a new … Continue reading "Markets Jump On Trump’s Latest Change Of Tune!"

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00:33:19

Economic Update: April 2025

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2025/04/22

This is my edit of a regular segment with Nuggets News, as we look at the latest market, finance and property news. This month we dwell on the question of the financial system, in the light of Trump’s tariffs and calls for the Fed Chair to cut rates. As a result, investors are leaving the … Continue reading "Economic Update: April 2025"

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