Make no mistake, no matter how the “better than expected” loss of 20,000 US jobs last month is spun - the figures are bad news for the US economy, writes Glenn Dyer.
House prices
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government plus the daily reality check and the pick of other people’s political coverage. Richard Farmer writes.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government plus the daily reality check and the pick of other people’s political coverage. Richard Farmer writes.
Are highly leveraged homeowners about to crash?
Australian home buyers are living in some sort of fool’s paradise if they think that the affluent Sydney, Perth and Melbourne property markets are indestructible, writes Adam Schwab.
US Fed will cut rates as housing slide continues
The US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates tomorrow after getting a couple of reminders of the damage the housing slump is doing to the broader economy, reports Glenn Dyer.
Give me land, lots of land … the housing will follow
The Labor Party has claimed the federal government is causing housing unaffordability or mortgage stress. They claim this is created by high interest rates.
