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                    <![CDATA[Are Households Really Splashing The Cash?]]>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[Data today reinforces our view of more cash rate hikes are in the wind in Australia, as household spending data suggests households are just fine. Today we look at the data, highlight some issues with the interpretation, and consider that case for more hikes, adding to the pressure on some households. My base case is for one more rate hike this year. One big question which we return to often is the financial status of households. Australia unfortunately does a pretty bad job of current state analysis, preferring to rely on older data from the HILDA series, which can be quite […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Data today reinforces our view of more cash rate hikes are in the wind in Australia, as household spending data suggests households are just fine. Today we look at the data, highlight some issues with the interpretation, and consider that case for more hikes, adding to the pressure on some households. My base case is for one more rate hike this year. One big question which we return to often is the financial status of households. Australia unfortunately does a pretty bad job of current state analysis, preferring to rely on older data from the HILDA series, which can be quite […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Are Households Really Splashing The Cash?]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Data today reinforces our view of more cash rate hikes are in the wind in Australia, as household spending data suggests households are just fine. Today we look at the data, highlight some issues with the interpretation, and consider that case for more hikes, adding to the pressure on some households. My base case is for one more rate hike this year. One big question which we return to often is the financial status of households. Australia unfortunately does a pretty bad job of current state analysis, preferring to rely on older data from the HILDA series, which can be quite […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Data today reinforces our view of more cash rate hikes are in the wind in Australia, as household spending data suggests households are just fine. Today we look at the data, highlight some issues with the interpretation, and consider that case for more hikes, adding to the pressure on some households. My base case is for one more rate hike this year. One big question which we return to often is the financial status of households. Australia unfortunately does a pretty bad job of current state analysis, preferring to rely on older data from the HILDA series, which can be quite […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:12:08</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[More Rate Hikes Are Likely As The CPI Lands Hot...]]>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
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                                            <![CDATA[Today we got the Consumer Price Index (CPI) date from the ABS and they reported that in July 2026, it headline measure rose 3.5 per cent over the past 12 months, down from 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to June, which was hotter than many economists had expected. Trimmed mean annual inflation which strips out volatile price increases and is therefore the preferred measure of the Reserve Bank of Australia, remained steady at 3.6 per cent in the 12 months to July, unchanged from the 12 months to June 2026. Mind you, the government attempted to downplay the overshoot, […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Today we got the Consumer Price Index (CPI) date from the ABS and they reported that in July 2026, it headline measure rose 3.5 per cent over the past 12 months, down from 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to June, which was hotter than many economists had expected. Trimmed mean annual inflation which strips out volatile price increases and is therefore the preferred measure of the Reserve Bank of Australia, remained steady at 3.6 per cent in the 12 months to July, unchanged from the 12 months to June 2026. Mind you, the government attempted to downplay the overshoot, […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[More Rate Hikes Are Likely As The CPI Lands Hot...]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Today we got the Consumer Price Index (CPI) date from the ABS and they reported that in July 2026, it headline measure rose 3.5 per cent over the past 12 months, down from 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to June, which was hotter than many economists had expected. Trimmed mean annual inflation which strips out volatile price increases and is therefore the preferred measure of the Reserve Bank of Australia, remained steady at 3.6 per cent in the 12 months to July, unchanged from the 12 months to June 2026. Mind you, the government attempted to downplay the overshoot, […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Today we got the Consumer Price Index (CPI) date from the ABS and they reported that in July 2026, it headline measure rose 3.5 per cent over the past 12 months, down from 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to June, which was hotter than many economists had expected. Trimmed mean annual inflation which strips out volatile price increases and is therefore the preferred measure of the Reserve Bank of Australia, remained steady at 3.6 per cent in the 12 months to July, unchanged from the 12 months to June 2026. Mind you, the government attempted to downplay the overshoot, […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:11:58</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
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                    <![CDATA[DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Yet Another Housing Price Gotcha: With Leith van Onselen]]>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[In this edit of our latest live show I discussed the latest housing and economic data with Chief Economist Leith van Onselen, co-founder of Macrobusiness and Nucleus Wealth. So much noise, but what are the signals saying? Will this really be the worse home price correction for 4 decades? And what of the broader economy? Why is Victoria so sick? How can we change the dynamics? Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Find more at https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/ where you can subscribe to our research alerts Please consider supporting our […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this edit of our latest live show I discussed the latest housing and economic data with Chief Economist Leith van Onselen, co-founder of Macrobusiness and Nucleus Wealth. So much noise, but what are the signals saying? Will this really be the worse home price correction for 4 decades? And what of the broader economy? Why is Victoria so sick? How can we change the dynamics? Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Find more at https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/ where you can subscribe to our research alerts Please consider supporting our […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Yet Another Housing Price Gotcha: With Leith van Onselen]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this edit of our latest live show I discussed the latest housing and economic data with Chief Economist Leith van Onselen, co-founder of Macrobusiness and Nucleus Wealth. So much noise, but what are the signals saying? Will this really be the worse home price correction for 4 decades? And what of the broader economy? Why is Victoria so sick? How can we change the dynamics? Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Find more at https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/ where you can subscribe to our research alerts Please consider supporting our […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this edit of our latest live show I discussed the latest housing and economic data with Chief Economist Leith van Onselen, co-founder of Macrobusiness and Nucleus Wealth. So much noise, but what are the signals saying? Will this really be the worse home price correction for 4 decades? And what of the broader economy? Why is Victoria so sick? How can we change the dynamics? Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Find more at https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/ where you can subscribe to our research alerts Please consider supporting our […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>01:48:29</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
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                    <![CDATA[It's Edwin's Monday Evening Property Rant!]]>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
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                                            <![CDATA[In this show Edwin and I kick around the questions of listings (are they rising or falling?), rents and migration all drivers of property price moves. In addition the latest news from the AML sector is significant, as are the latest political moves. Beware averages… If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This is the time you need to have Edwin from Ribbon Property Consultants standing along side you. Buying property, is both challenging and adversarial. The vendor has a professional on their side. Emotions run high – price discovery and […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this show Edwin and I kick around the questions of listings (are they rising or falling?), rents and migration all drivers of property price moves. In addition the latest news from the AML sector is significant, as are the latest political moves. Beware averages… If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This is the time you need to have Edwin from Ribbon Property Consultants standing along side you. Buying property, is both challenging and adversarial. The vendor has a professional on their side. Emotions run high – price discovery and […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[It's Edwin's Monday Evening Property Rant!]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this show Edwin and I kick around the questions of listings (are they rising or falling?), rents and migration all drivers of property price moves. In addition the latest news from the AML sector is significant, as are the latest political moves. Beware averages… If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This is the time you need to have Edwin from Ribbon Property Consultants standing along side you. Buying property, is both challenging and adversarial. The vendor has a professional on their side. Emotions run high – price discovery and […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this show Edwin and I kick around the questions of listings (are they rising or falling?), rents and migration all drivers of property price moves. In addition the latest news from the AML sector is significant, as are the latest political moves. Beware averages… If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This is the time you need to have Edwin from Ribbon Property Consultants standing along side you. Buying property, is both challenging and adversarial. The vendor has a professional on their side. Emotions run high – price discovery and […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>01:10:38</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Yet Another Housing Price Gotcha!]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[More data this week showing property prices continue to fall, driven my multiple drivers, from interest rates, poor wages growth, high inflation changes to Government tax law, and reduced mortgage lending. Every part of the country is impacted. The latest clearance rates confirms the falls too, as transaction volumes remain in glacial territory. One other factor not so widely discussed are changes to the Anti Money Laundering (AML) rules that came in 1 July 2026. There are significant extra checks which need to be completed by players across the Real Estate chain. In addition we got reports this week that a […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[More data this week showing property prices continue to fall, driven my multiple drivers, from interest rates, poor wages growth, high inflation changes to Government tax law, and reduced mortgage lending. Every part of the country is impacted. The latest clearance rates confirms the falls too, as transaction volumes remain in glacial territory. One other factor not so widely discussed are changes to the Anti Money Laundering (AML) rules that came in 1 July 2026. There are significant extra checks which need to be completed by players across the Real Estate chain. In addition we got reports this week that a […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Yet Another Housing Price Gotcha!]]>
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                    <![CDATA[More data this week showing property prices continue to fall, driven my multiple drivers, from interest rates, poor wages growth, high inflation changes to Government tax law, and reduced mortgage lending. Every part of the country is impacted. The latest clearance rates confirms the falls too, as transaction volumes remain in glacial territory. One other factor not so widely discussed are changes to the Anti Money Laundering (AML) rules that came in 1 July 2026. There are significant extra checks which need to be completed by players across the Real Estate chain. In addition we got reports this week that a […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[More data this week showing property prices continue to fall, driven my multiple drivers, from interest rates, poor wages growth, high inflation changes to Government tax law, and reduced mortgage lending. Every part of the country is impacted. The latest clearance rates confirms the falls too, as transaction volumes remain in glacial territory. One other factor not so widely discussed are changes to the Anti Money Laundering (AML) rules that came in 1 July 2026. There are significant extra checks which need to be completed by players across the Real Estate chain. In addition we got reports this week that a […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:20:38</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Markets Fret About Debt, Bonds And An Incoming Financial Crisis…]]>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/markets-fret-about-debt-bonds-and-an-incoming-financial-crisis</link>
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                                            <![CDATA[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 along the way. We had major developments this week which underscored the fragility of the global financial system, as US Government debt hit $40 trillion, Australian Government debt hit $AU1 trillion and the UK reported stronger growth in Government borrowing again. Given the higher interest rates on longer term bonds, in many countries, the cost of servicing this debt is becoming a major drain on tax payers. The US 30-year bond yield was back up to […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[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 along the way. We had major developments this week which underscored the fragility of the global financial system, as US Government debt hit $40 trillion, Australian Government debt hit $AU1 trillion and the UK reported stronger growth in Government borrowing again. Given the higher interest rates on longer term bonds, in many countries, the cost of servicing this debt is becoming a major drain on tax payers. The US 30-year bond yield was back up to […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Markets Fret About Debt, Bonds And An Incoming Financial Crisis…]]>
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                    <![CDATA[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 along the way. We had major developments this week which underscored the fragility of the global financial system, as US Government debt hit $40 trillion, Australian Government debt hit $AU1 trillion and the UK reported stronger growth in Government borrowing again. Given the higher interest rates on longer term bonds, in many countries, the cost of servicing this debt is becoming a major drain on tax payers. The US 30-year bond yield was back up to […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[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 along the way. We had major developments this week which underscored the fragility of the global financial system, as US Government debt hit $40 trillion, Australian Government debt hit $AU1 trillion and the UK reported stronger growth in Government borrowing again. Given the higher interest rates on longer term bonds, in many countries, the cost of servicing this debt is becoming a major drain on tax payers. The US 30-year bond yield was back up to […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:26:39</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
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                    <![CDATA[An Unbelievable Reaction To The Latest Unemployment Data!]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/an-unbelievable-reaction-to-the-latest-unemployment-data</link>
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                                            <![CDATA[A quick look at the latest social media posts, and media would give you the impression that unemployment in Australia just went through the roof, and so rates cuts from the RBA are off the table. A rise in the unemployment rate to its equal-highest level in almost five years last month suggests the economy is softening at a faster clip than economists expected. But folks this is simply not the case. First, yes sure the headline unemployment rate in Australia rose unexpectedly to 4.5 per cent in July as reported by the ABS, the equal-highest level since November 2021 – […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[A quick look at the latest social media posts, and media would give you the impression that unemployment in Australia just went through the roof, and so rates cuts from the RBA are off the table. A rise in the unemployment rate to its equal-highest level in almost five years last month suggests the economy is softening at a faster clip than economists expected. But folks this is simply not the case. First, yes sure the headline unemployment rate in Australia rose unexpectedly to 4.5 per cent in July as reported by the ABS, the equal-highest level since November 2021 – […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[An Unbelievable Reaction To The Latest Unemployment Data!]]>
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                    <![CDATA[A quick look at the latest social media posts, and media would give you the impression that unemployment in Australia just went through the roof, and so rates cuts from the RBA are off the table. A rise in the unemployment rate to its equal-highest level in almost five years last month suggests the economy is softening at a faster clip than economists expected. But folks this is simply not the case. First, yes sure the headline unemployment rate in Australia rose unexpectedly to 4.5 per cent in July as reported by the ABS, the equal-highest level since November 2021 – […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[A quick look at the latest social media posts, and media would give you the impression that unemployment in Australia just went through the roof, and so rates cuts from the RBA are off the table. A rise in the unemployment rate to its equal-highest level in almost five years last month suggests the economy is softening at a faster clip than economists expected. But folks this is simply not the case. First, yes sure the headline unemployment rate in Australia rose unexpectedly to 4.5 per cent in July as reported by the ABS, the equal-highest level since November 2021 – […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:12:03</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Banking On Housing? With Tarric Brooker…]]>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
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                                            <![CDATA[In this show, journalist Tarric Brooker and I dive into the latest on Australian housing, the pressures on the banking system resulting from declining lending growth, and rent rises, but set against the broader political and economic context, using his great slides. We also pick apart the bond market, given the OZ Government $1 Trillion and the US $40 Trillion records just crossed, as well as the rising long bond yields which prompted the US Treasury to intervene, again. This will put more pressure on inflation, and borrowing costs, at a time when the political discourse is distorted, and ordinary people […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this show, journalist Tarric Brooker and I dive into the latest on Australian housing, the pressures on the banking system resulting from declining lending growth, and rent rises, but set against the broader political and economic context, using his great slides. We also pick apart the bond market, given the OZ Government $1 Trillion and the US $40 Trillion records just crossed, as well as the rising long bond yields which prompted the US Treasury to intervene, again. This will put more pressure on inflation, and borrowing costs, at a time when the political discourse is distorted, and ordinary people […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Banking On Housing? With Tarric Brooker…]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this show, journalist Tarric Brooker and I dive into the latest on Australian housing, the pressures on the banking system resulting from declining lending growth, and rent rises, but set against the broader political and economic context, using his great slides. We also pick apart the bond market, given the OZ Government $1 Trillion and the US $40 Trillion records just crossed, as well as the rising long bond yields which prompted the US Treasury to intervene, again. This will put more pressure on inflation, and borrowing costs, at a time when the political discourse is distorted, and ordinary people […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this show, journalist Tarric Brooker and I dive into the latest on Australian housing, the pressures on the banking system resulting from declining lending growth, and rent rises, but set against the broader political and economic context, using his great slides. We also pick apart the bond market, given the OZ Government $1 Trillion and the US $40 Trillion records just crossed, as well as the rising long bond yields which prompted the US Treasury to intervene, again. This will put more pressure on inflation, and borrowing costs, at a time when the political discourse is distorted, and ordinary people […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>01:32:18</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
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                    <![CDATA[We Are Still Getting Poorer!]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/we-are-still-getting-poorer</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[The ABS released their Wage Price Index (WPI) for June 2026 today, and confirmed what my surveys already highlighted, in real terms, after inflation on average households are going backwards. But if you are working in the Government funded sector, you are doing better, and if you are living in South Australia, you are doing better than people elsewhere. The result was in line with analysts’ expectations but 0.1% below what the Reserve Bank had forecast in its latest Statement of Monetary Policy. The ABS said there was a 0.8 per cent rise in the June quarter 2026 and 3.2 per […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The ABS released their Wage Price Index (WPI) for June 2026 today, and confirmed what my surveys already highlighted, in real terms, after inflation on average households are going backwards. But if you are working in the Government funded sector, you are doing better, and if you are living in South Australia, you are doing better than people elsewhere. The result was in line with analysts’ expectations but 0.1% below what the Reserve Bank had forecast in its latest Statement of Monetary Policy. The ABS said there was a 0.8 per cent rise in the June quarter 2026 and 3.2 per […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[We Are Still Getting Poorer!]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The ABS released their Wage Price Index (WPI) for June 2026 today, and confirmed what my surveys already highlighted, in real terms, after inflation on average households are going backwards. But if you are working in the Government funded sector, you are doing better, and if you are living in South Australia, you are doing better than people elsewhere. The result was in line with analysts’ expectations but 0.1% below what the Reserve Bank had forecast in its latest Statement of Monetary Policy. The ABS said there was a 0.8 per cent rise in the June quarter 2026 and 3.2 per […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The ABS released their Wage Price Index (WPI) for June 2026 today, and confirmed what my surveys already highlighted, in real terms, after inflation on average households are going backwards. But if you are working in the Government funded sector, you are doing better, and if you are living in South Australia, you are doing better than people elsewhere. The result was in line with analysts’ expectations but 0.1% below what the Reserve Bank had forecast in its latest Statement of Monetary Policy. The ABS said there was a 0.8 per cent rise in the June quarter 2026 and 3.2 per […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:10:23</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
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                    <item>
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                    <![CDATA[DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Mapping Household Housing Pain (And Act Now To Save Our Freedom!)]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/dfa-live-qampa-hd-replay-mapping-household-housing-pain-and-act-now-to-save-our-freedom</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[In this edit of my live show I discussed our latest surveys, modelling and analysis, with a specific look at where the current risk hotspots for mortgage and rental stress are located. Robbie Barwick also joined for part of the show, were we discuss that horrific news that the Government and Opposition will join together to vote through their appalling ASIO bill on Thursday, in a dirty deal which must be resisted. Time to call your Senators and Members. Go to aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members to get the contact details. Our future freedoms depend on this being stopped! Go to the Walk The World […]]]>
                                    </description>
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                    <![CDATA[In this edit of my live show I discussed our latest surveys, modelling and analysis, with a specific look at where the current risk hotspots for mortgage and rental stress are located. Robbie Barwick also joined for part of the show, were we discuss that horrific news that the Government and Opposition will join together to vote through their appalling ASIO bill on Thursday, in a dirty deal which must be resisted. Time to call your Senators and Members. Go to aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members to get the contact details. Our future freedoms depend on this being stopped! Go to the Walk The World […]]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Mapping Household Housing Pain (And Act Now To Save Our Freedom!)]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this edit of my live show I discussed our latest surveys, modelling and analysis, with a specific look at where the current risk hotspots for mortgage and rental stress are located. Robbie Barwick also joined for part of the show, were we discuss that horrific news that the Government and Opposition will join together to vote through their appalling ASIO bill on Thursday, in a dirty deal which must be resisted. Time to call your Senators and Members. Go to aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members to get the contact details. Our future freedoms depend on this being stopped! Go to the Walk The World […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this edit of my live show I discussed our latest surveys, modelling and analysis, with a specific look at where the current risk hotspots for mortgage and rental stress are located. Robbie Barwick also joined for part of the show, were we discuss that horrific news that the Government and Opposition will join together to vote through their appalling ASIO bill on Thursday, in a dirty deal which must be resisted. Time to call your Senators and Members. Go to aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members to get the contact details. Our future freedoms depend on this being stopped! Go to the Walk The World […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>01:35:57</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
                </itunes:author>
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                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Its Edwin's Monday Evening Property Rant!]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/2244/episode/2576322</guid>
                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/its-edwins-monday-evening-property-rant-147</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Yes, Edwin is back for another swim through the property market deeps, as we look at the latest statistics, emerging trends and more questions for those in charge. Are there signs of a change in Brisbane markets, despite falls elsewhere, and how wil the gap between new build prices, existing property and rentals be squared. Will the Government intervene again, and could that be linked to superannuation? If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This is the time you need to have Edwin from Ribbon Property Consultants standing along side you. […]]]>
                                    </description>
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                    <![CDATA[Yes, Edwin is back for another swim through the property market deeps, as we look at the latest statistics, emerging trends and more questions for those in charge. Are there signs of a change in Brisbane markets, despite falls elsewhere, and how wil the gap between new build prices, existing property and rentals be squared. Will the Government intervene again, and could that be linked to superannuation? If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This is the time you need to have Edwin from Ribbon Property Consultants standing along side you. […]]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Its Edwin's Monday Evening Property Rant!]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Yes, Edwin is back for another swim through the property market deeps, as we look at the latest statistics, emerging trends and more questions for those in charge. Are there signs of a change in Brisbane markets, despite falls elsewhere, and how wil the gap between new build prices, existing property and rentals be squared. Will the Government intervene again, and could that be linked to superannuation? If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This is the time you need to have Edwin from Ribbon Property Consultants standing along side you. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Yes, Edwin is back for another swim through the property market deeps, as we look at the latest statistics, emerging trends and more questions for those in charge. Are there signs of a change in Brisbane markets, despite falls elsewhere, and how wil the gap between new build prices, existing property and rentals be squared. Will the Government intervene again, and could that be linked to superannuation? If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This is the time you need to have Edwin from Ribbon Property Consultants standing along side you. […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>01:11:50</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Mixed Signals Drives Markets Into A Spin!]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/2244/episode/2573682</guid>
                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/mixed-signals-drives-markets-into-a-spin</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[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 along the way. Thanks to followers who responded to my observation made last week that despite this being for me one of my most important shows each week, it gets less attention than others on the channel. Nice to know you are indeed getting value from it, so please like and share. This past week was driven by the usual suspects including chaos in the middle east as the Iran negotiations unwound, and as the US […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[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 along the way. Thanks to followers who responded to my observation made last week that despite this being for me one of my most important shows each week, it gets less attention than others on the channel. Nice to know you are indeed getting value from it, so please like and share. This past week was driven by the usual suspects including chaos in the middle east as the Iran negotiations unwound, and as the US […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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                    <![CDATA[Mixed Signals Drives Markets Into A Spin!]]>
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                    <![CDATA[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 along the way. Thanks to followers who responded to my observation made last week that despite this being for me one of my most important shows each week, it gets less attention than others on the channel. Nice to know you are indeed getting value from it, so please like and share. This past week was driven by the usual suspects including chaos in the middle east as the Iran negotiations unwound, and as the US […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[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 along the way. Thanks to followers who responded to my observation made last week that despite this being for me one of my most important shows each week, it gets less attention than others on the channel. Nice to know you are indeed getting value from it, so please like and share. This past week was driven by the usual suspects including chaos in the middle east as the Iran negotiations unwound, and as the US […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:23:19</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
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                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Busted: New Home Lending Fell In The June Quarter!]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/2244/episode/2572177</guid>
                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/busted-new-home-lending-fell-in-the-june-quarter</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[The value of total new home loans fell 5.2 per cent (-$5.4 billion) this quarter, after a 3.4 per cent fall in the previous quarter. They sheet the falls to the changed lending conditions, with the Reserve Bank of Australia increasing the cash rate for the third time in 2026. Changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax were also announced in the federal budget in May, to commence in July 2027. Add the earlier APRA intervention too by the way. Four months into the current downturn, capital city house prices have fallen 2.8 per cent – broadly in line with […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The value of total new home loans fell 5.2 per cent (-$5.4 billion) this quarter, after a 3.4 per cent fall in the previous quarter. They sheet the falls to the changed lending conditions, with the Reserve Bank of Australia increasing the cash rate for the third time in 2026. Changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax were also announced in the federal budget in May, to commence in July 2027. Add the earlier APRA intervention too by the way. Four months into the current downturn, capital city house prices have fallen 2.8 per cent – broadly in line with […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Busted: New Home Lending Fell In The June Quarter!]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The value of total new home loans fell 5.2 per cent (-$5.4 billion) this quarter, after a 3.4 per cent fall in the previous quarter. They sheet the falls to the changed lending conditions, with the Reserve Bank of Australia increasing the cash rate for the third time in 2026. Changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax were also announced in the federal budget in May, to commence in July 2027. Add the earlier APRA intervention too by the way. Four months into the current downturn, capital city house prices have fallen 2.8 per cent – broadly in line with […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The value of total new home loans fell 5.2 per cent (-$5.4 billion) this quarter, after a 3.4 per cent fall in the previous quarter. They sheet the falls to the changed lending conditions, with the Reserve Bank of Australia increasing the cash rate for the third time in 2026. Changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax were also announced in the federal budget in May, to commence in July 2027. Add the earlier APRA intervention too by the way. Four months into the current downturn, capital city house prices have fallen 2.8 per cent – broadly in line with […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:13:27</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
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                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Home Prices: Is The Glass Half Full? Ask New Zealand!]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/2244/episode/2570928</guid>
                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/home-prices-is-the-glass-half-full-ask-new-zealand</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Lots more data showing firmer falls in home prices are likely, with ANZ the latest to revise down. Yet, we had industry leaders and Treasurer Chalmers talking the market up, so is there are glass half full story to be told? Well, perhaps we can learn from the latest REINZ data showing New Zealand prices have slid for 55 months, and continues into weakness. Of course local conditions matter, but we do seem to be facing into a perfect storm, or a structural reset. And we need to understand the agendas of those talking the markets up, despite the true picture […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Lots more data showing firmer falls in home prices are likely, with ANZ the latest to revise down. Yet, we had industry leaders and Treasurer Chalmers talking the market up, so is there are glass half full story to be told? Well, perhaps we can learn from the latest REINZ data showing New Zealand prices have slid for 55 months, and continues into weakness. Of course local conditions matter, but we do seem to be facing into a perfect storm, or a structural reset. And we need to understand the agendas of those talking the markets up, despite the true picture […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Home Prices: Is The Glass Half Full? Ask New Zealand!]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Lots more data showing firmer falls in home prices are likely, with ANZ the latest to revise down. Yet, we had industry leaders and Treasurer Chalmers talking the market up, so is there are glass half full story to be told? Well, perhaps we can learn from the latest REINZ data showing New Zealand prices have slid for 55 months, and continues into weakness. Of course local conditions matter, but we do seem to be facing into a perfect storm, or a structural reset. And we need to understand the agendas of those talking the markets up, despite the true picture […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Lots more data showing firmer falls in home prices are likely, with ANZ the latest to revise down. Yet, we had industry leaders and Treasurer Chalmers talking the market up, so is there are glass half full story to be told? Well, perhaps we can learn from the latest REINZ data showing New Zealand prices have slid for 55 months, and continues into weakness. Of course local conditions matter, but we do seem to be facing into a perfect storm, or a structural reset. And we need to understand the agendas of those talking the markets up, despite the true picture […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:27:58</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
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                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Households Are Going To Stay On The “Pain Train” For Some Time Yet….]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/2244/episode/2570013</guid>
                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/households-are-going-to-stay-on-the-pain-train-for-some-time-yet</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[We discuss the RBA decision yesterday and consider the implications for households who are facing higher inflation and rents, higher mortgage rates, and poor productivity. Banks are calling deeper property price falls ahead and falling mortgage application volumes while the RBA attributes migration and big IT AI investments as elements propping up the economy. Its not just about the price of oil. Things could get messy, despite the Treasurers claims home prices will rise again soon…. 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 World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[We discuss the RBA decision yesterday and consider the implications for households who are facing higher inflation and rents, higher mortgage rates, and poor productivity. Banks are calling deeper property price falls ahead and falling mortgage application volumes while the RBA attributes migration and big IT AI investments as elements propping up the economy. Its not just about the price of oil. Things could get messy, despite the Treasurers claims home prices will rise again soon…. 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 World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Households Are Going To Stay On The “Pain Train” For Some Time Yet….]]>
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                    <![CDATA[We discuss the RBA decision yesterday and consider the implications for households who are facing higher inflation and rents, higher mortgage rates, and poor productivity. Banks are calling deeper property price falls ahead and falling mortgage application volumes while the RBA attributes migration and big IT AI investments as elements propping up the economy. Its not just about the price of oil. Things could get messy, despite the Treasurers claims home prices will rise again soon…. 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 World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/dfa/2570013/c1e-vzogt54o1oi3jgx3-0v446mn8igxz-js66fz.mp3" length="21062748"
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                    <![CDATA[We discuss the RBA decision yesterday and consider the implications for households who are facing higher inflation and rents, higher mortgage rates, and poor productivity. Banks are calling deeper property price falls ahead and falling mortgage application volumes while the RBA attributes migration and big IT AI investments as elements propping up the economy. Its not just about the price of oil. Things could get messy, despite the Treasurers claims home prices will rise again soon…. 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 World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:14:34</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[The Shocking Truth About Wealth Management Platforms!]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/2244/episode/2570009</guid>
                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/the-shocking-truth-about-wealth-management-platforms</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[The Shocking Truth About Wealth Management Platforms!]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:39:46</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
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                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Australian Peoples Party - A Real Alternative: Ask Robbie & Gerard]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/2244/episode/2568929</guid>
                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/dfa-live-qampa-hd-replay-australian-peoples-party-a-real-alternative-ask-robbie-amp-gerard</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[This is an edit of a live show where former Senator Gerard Rennick from the People First Party and Robbie Barwick from the Citizens Party, who together announced the joint formation of the new Australian Peoples Party, joined us to explore the real alternative this new party offers. We explored their policies, and importantly answered questions from our audience during the live show. Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Find more at https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/ where you can subscribe to our research alerts Please consider supporting our work via Patreon: […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[This is an edit of a live show where former Senator Gerard Rennick from the People First Party and Robbie Barwick from the Citizens Party, who together announced the joint formation of the new Australian Peoples Party, joined us to explore the real alternative this new party offers. We explored their policies, and importantly answered questions from our audience during the live show. Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Find more at https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/ where you can subscribe to our research alerts Please consider supporting our work via Patreon: […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Australian Peoples Party - A Real Alternative: Ask Robbie & Gerard]]>
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                    <![CDATA[This is an edit of a live show where former Senator Gerard Rennick from the People First Party and Robbie Barwick from the Citizens Party, who together announced the joint formation of the new Australian Peoples Party, joined us to explore the real alternative this new party offers. We explored their policies, and importantly answered questions from our audience during the live show. Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Find more at https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/ where you can subscribe to our research alerts Please consider supporting our work via Patreon: […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[This is an edit of a live show where former Senator Gerard Rennick from the People First Party and Robbie Barwick from the Citizens Party, who together announced the joint formation of the new Australian Peoples Party, joined us to explore the real alternative this new party offers. We explored their policies, and importantly answered questions from our audience during the live show. Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Find more at https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/ where you can subscribe to our research alerts Please consider supporting our work via Patreon: […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>01:35:36</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
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                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Perfect Storm: Home Price Falls Are Spreading Like A Rash!]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/2244/episode/2567434</guid>
                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/perfect-storm-home-price-falls-are-spreading-like-a-rash</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Well, it seems the truth about the current slide in home prices is emerging, as falls are now quickly spreading to almost every suburb in Sydney and Melbourne, and also into smaller capitals too – once regarded as a one way upward bet by many – as the perfect storm of high inflation, flat wages, three recent interest rate increases and the fear of more plus the changes to popular tax concessions all hit. While on average, residential real estate prices fell just 0.7 per cent to $928,421 across the country last month, that was the biggest monthly decline since December […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Well, it seems the truth about the current slide in home prices is emerging, as falls are now quickly spreading to almost every suburb in Sydney and Melbourne, and also into smaller capitals too – once regarded as a one way upward bet by many – as the perfect storm of high inflation, flat wages, three recent interest rate increases and the fear of more plus the changes to popular tax concessions all hit. While on average, residential real estate prices fell just 0.7 per cent to $928,421 across the country last month, that was the biggest monthly decline since December […]]]>
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                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Perfect Storm: Home Price Falls Are Spreading Like A Rash!]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Well, it seems the truth about the current slide in home prices is emerging, as falls are now quickly spreading to almost every suburb in Sydney and Melbourne, and also into smaller capitals too – once regarded as a one way upward bet by many – as the perfect storm of high inflation, flat wages, three recent interest rate increases and the fear of more plus the changes to popular tax concessions all hit. While on average, residential real estate prices fell just 0.7 per cent to $928,421 across the country last month, that was the biggest monthly decline since December […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Well, it seems the truth about the current slide in home prices is emerging, as falls are now quickly spreading to almost every suburb in Sydney and Melbourne, and also into smaller capitals too – once regarded as a one way upward bet by many – as the perfect storm of high inflation, flat wages, three recent interest rate increases and the fear of more plus the changes to popular tax concessions all hit. While on average, residential real estate prices fell just 0.7 per cent to $928,421 across the country last month, that was the biggest monthly decline since December […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:15:31</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[It’s Half A Monday Evening Property Rant!]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/2244/episode/2567432</guid>
                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/its-half-a-monday-evening-property-rant</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[This is a shorter than normal show today as Edwin was not able to join us. However I was able to discuss the latest coverage of the current property correction, thanks to Cookie, and also discussed the question of the RBA decision due tomorrow as mortgage applications are drying up and price falls are accelerating. Finally, there is an important political context here, given Labor’s migration non-policy, and the gab between the experience of ordinary people compared with official narrative. We need a change of direction, and this is something we will explore tomorrow on our live stream. In this live […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[This is a shorter than normal show today as Edwin was not able to join us. However I was able to discuss the latest coverage of the current property correction, thanks to Cookie, and also discussed the question of the RBA decision due tomorrow as mortgage applications are drying up and price falls are accelerating. Finally, there is an important political context here, given Labor’s migration non-policy, and the gab between the experience of ordinary people compared with official narrative. We need a change of direction, and this is something we will explore tomorrow on our live stream. In this live […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[It’s Half A Monday Evening Property Rant!]]>
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                    <![CDATA[This is a shorter than normal show today as Edwin was not able to join us. However I was able to discuss the latest coverage of the current property correction, thanks to Cookie, and also discussed the question of the RBA decision due tomorrow as mortgage applications are drying up and price falls are accelerating. Finally, there is an important political context here, given Labor’s migration non-policy, and the gab between the experience of ordinary people compared with official narrative. We need a change of direction, and this is something we will explore tomorrow on our live stream. In this live […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[This is a shorter than normal show today as Edwin was not able to join us. However I was able to discuss the latest coverage of the current property correction, thanks to Cookie, and also discussed the question of the RBA decision due tomorrow as mortgage applications are drying up and price falls are accelerating. Finally, there is an important political context here, given Labor’s migration non-policy, and the gab between the experience of ordinary people compared with official narrative. We need a change of direction, and this is something we will explore tomorrow on our live stream. In this live […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:23:59</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Doh!…. With Tarric Brooker]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/2244/episode/2563590</guid>
                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/doh-with-tarric-brooker</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[In our latest Friday afternoon Journalist Tarric Brooker and I dive deep into the economic and political landscape, with the help of his slides. and try to understand what is going on. And Doh! seems to sum up the current housing mess, the current migration discussions, and the polarisation between different household groups. Importantly, inflation is largely home-grown, which puts pressure on the RBA, while Treasury modelling is frankly broken. Its a fine mess, but wait, there is light in the tunnel, or is that a train? http://www.martinnorth.com/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Go to the […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[In our latest Friday afternoon Journalist Tarric Brooker and I dive deep into the economic and political landscape, with the help of his slides. and try to understand what is going on. And Doh! seems to sum up the current housing mess, the current migration discussions, and the polarisation between different household groups. Importantly, inflation is largely home-grown, which puts pressure on the RBA, while Treasury modelling is frankly broken. Its a fine mess, but wait, there is light in the tunnel, or is that a train? http://www.martinnorth.com/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Go to the […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Doh!…. With Tarric Brooker]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In our latest Friday afternoon Journalist Tarric Brooker and I dive deep into the economic and political landscape, with the help of his slides. and try to understand what is going on. And Doh! seems to sum up the current housing mess, the current migration discussions, and the polarisation between different household groups. Importantly, inflation is largely home-grown, which puts pressure on the RBA, while Treasury modelling is frankly broken. Its a fine mess, but wait, there is light in the tunnel, or is that a train? http://www.martinnorth.com/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Go to the […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In our latest Friday afternoon Journalist Tarric Brooker and I dive deep into the economic and political landscape, with the help of his slides. and try to understand what is going on. And Doh! seems to sum up the current housing mess, the current migration discussions, and the polarisation between different household groups. Importantly, inflation is largely home-grown, which puts pressure on the RBA, while Treasury modelling is frankly broken. Its a fine mess, but wait, there is light in the tunnel, or is that a train? http://www.martinnorth.com/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Go to the […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>01:19:40</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Will Labor Really Cut Migration And Will Home Prices Fall Further Too?]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/2244/episode/2562526</guid>
                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/will-labor-really-cut-migration-and-will-home-prices-fall-further-too</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[There was something in the Labor woodshed about migration that emerged yesterday and which may well signal a further change in policy to reduce migration into Australia. Some tweaks are already in the system, though net migration is hard for governments to control because most of the temporary visa categories are driven by demand and not formally limited. And Treasury likes high migration as it bolsters tax take, while big business welcomes more cannon fodder for housing and other services. But now Tony Burke has evidently postponed a speech at the National Press Club where he was expected to unveil some […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[There was something in the Labor woodshed about migration that emerged yesterday and which may well signal a further change in policy to reduce migration into Australia. Some tweaks are already in the system, though net migration is hard for governments to control because most of the temporary visa categories are driven by demand and not formally limited. And Treasury likes high migration as it bolsters tax take, while big business welcomes more cannon fodder for housing and other services. But now Tony Burke has evidently postponed a speech at the National Press Club where he was expected to unveil some […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Will Labor Really Cut Migration And Will Home Prices Fall Further Too?]]>
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                    <![CDATA[There was something in the Labor woodshed about migration that emerged yesterday and which may well signal a further change in policy to reduce migration into Australia. Some tweaks are already in the system, though net migration is hard for governments to control because most of the temporary visa categories are driven by demand and not formally limited. And Treasury likes high migration as it bolsters tax take, while big business welcomes more cannon fodder for housing and other services. But now Tony Burke has evidently postponed a speech at the National Press Club where he was expected to unveil some […]]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/dfa/2562526/c1e-wm31tvp7m5ixkwjp-v60vwop6uj14-qjkbqv.mp3" length="13793692"
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                    <![CDATA[There was something in the Labor woodshed about migration that emerged yesterday and which may well signal a further change in policy to reduce migration into Australia. Some tweaks are already in the system, though net migration is hard for governments to control because most of the temporary visa categories are driven by demand and not formally limited. And Treasury likes high migration as it bolsters tax take, while big business welcomes more cannon fodder for housing and other services. But now Tony Burke has evidently postponed a speech at the National Press Club where he was expected to unveil some […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:09:29</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[The First Time Buyer Dilemma…]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/2244/episode/2562521</guid>
                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/the-first-time-buyer-dilemma</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[In this show we dive into the minds of first time buyers and offer 5 reasons why they should buy now, and 5 reasons why they should wait, to highlight the dilemmas they face as the Australian property market is going through a significant pivot. The once sure bet of property values seemly always rising is now in question – though note in fact, over the past 40 years we did actually have several bouts of price falls, for example in 2017, when APRA clamped down on lending for investing purposes, something which again they did earlier this year in the […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[In this show we dive into the minds of first time buyers and offer 5 reasons why they should buy now, and 5 reasons why they should wait, to highlight the dilemmas they face as the Australian property market is going through a significant pivot. The once sure bet of property values seemly always rising is now in question – though note in fact, over the past 40 years we did actually have several bouts of price falls, for example in 2017, when APRA clamped down on lending for investing purposes, something which again they did earlier this year in the […]]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[The First Time Buyer Dilemma…]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this show we dive into the minds of first time buyers and offer 5 reasons why they should buy now, and 5 reasons why they should wait, to highlight the dilemmas they face as the Australian property market is going through a significant pivot. The once sure bet of property values seemly always rising is now in question – though note in fact, over the past 40 years we did actually have several bouts of price falls, for example in 2017, when APRA clamped down on lending for investing purposes, something which again they did earlier this year in the […]]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/dfa/2562521/c1e-pj63iw6m26c48ndq-kp5oj8zqtzg3-goxxe5.mp3" length="21127117"
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                    <![CDATA[In this show we dive into the minds of first time buyers and offer 5 reasons why they should buy now, and 5 reasons why they should wait, to highlight the dilemmas they face as the Australian property market is going through a significant pivot. The once sure bet of property values seemly always rising is now in question – though note in fact, over the past 40 years we did actually have several bouts of price falls, for example in 2017, when APRA clamped down on lending for investing purposes, something which again they did earlier this year in the […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:14:35</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Investing Now: With Damien Klassen]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/2244/episode/2559873</guid>
                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/investing-now-with-damien-klassen</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[In this edit of our live show we looked at the latest across the markets, from AI, the Energy Wars, Inflation and the latest company results with Head of Investments, Damien Klassen. Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Find more at https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/ where you can subscribe to our research alerts Please consider supporting our work via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DigitalFinanceAnalytics The full detailed set of post code data is available as a subscription service.]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[In this edit of our live show we looked at the latest across the markets, from AI, the Energy Wars, Inflation and the latest company results with Head of Investments, Damien Klassen. Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Find more at https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/ where you can subscribe to our research alerts Please consider supporting our work via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DigitalFinanceAnalytics The full detailed set of post code data is available as a subscription service.]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Investing Now: With Damien Klassen]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this edit of our live show we looked at the latest across the markets, from AI, the Energy Wars, Inflation and the latest company results with Head of Investments, Damien Klassen. Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Find more at https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/ where you can subscribe to our research alerts Please consider supporting our work via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DigitalFinanceAnalytics The full detailed set of post code data is available as a subscription service.]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/dfa/2559873/c1e-o36oijq9vxcm4zd4-jpkq5252u2o1-yceyy4.mp3" length="124641473"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[In this edit of our live show we looked at the latest across the markets, from AI, the Energy Wars, Inflation and the latest company results with Head of Investments, Damien Klassen. Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Details of our one to one service are here: https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/dfa-one-to-one/ Find more at https://digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/ where you can subscribe to our research alerts Please consider supporting our work via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DigitalFinanceAnalytics The full detailed set of post code data is available as a subscription service.]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>01:26:33</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
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                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[It's Edwin's Monday Evening Property Rant!]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Martin North</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/2244/episode/2558257</guid>
                                    <link>https://digital-finance-analytics-dfa-blog-11.castos.com/episodes/its-edwins-monday-evening-property-rant-146</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[July numbers are in, and price falls are widening, while listings rise, so what does this mean really? Well, in to-night’s show Edwin and I dive into the detail to figure this out. We also consider the risks from mold and trip hazards, and hidden cameras in property viewing. And Edwin has a tip which could be re-guarded as relationship advice in these troubled times. If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This is the time you need to have Edwin from Ribbon Property Consultants standing along side you. Buying property, […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[July numbers are in, and price falls are widening, while listings rise, so what does this mean really? Well, in to-night’s show Edwin and I dive into the detail to figure this out. We also consider the risks from mold and trip hazards, and hidden cameras in property viewing. And Edwin has a tip which could be re-guarded as relationship advice in these troubled times. If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This is the time you need to have Edwin from Ribbon Property Consultants standing along side you. Buying property, […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[It's Edwin's Monday Evening Property Rant!]]>
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                    <![CDATA[July numbers are in, and price falls are widening, while listings rise, so what does this mean really? Well, in to-night’s show Edwin and I dive into the detail to figure this out. We also consider the risks from mold and trip hazards, and hidden cameras in property viewing. And Edwin has a tip which could be re-guarded as relationship advice in these troubled times. If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This is the time you need to have Edwin from Ribbon Property Consultants standing along side you. Buying property, […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[July numbers are in, and price falls are widening, while listings rise, so what does this mean really? Well, in to-night’s show Edwin and I dive into the detail to figure this out. We also consider the risks from mold and trip hazards, and hidden cameras in property viewing. And Edwin has a tip which could be re-guarded as relationship advice in these troubled times. If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This is the time you need to have Edwin from Ribbon Property Consultants standing along side you. Buying property, […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Australian Property Horror Show Continues…]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[The latest data shows a deepening housing downturn, which has hit major capital city markets in Sydney and Melbourne hardest and is driving a vendor retreat. Cue The Benny Hill Music… Average home prices across all major centres are off their past peaks, something which will be confirmed when the property analysts publish their results for July on Monday. On the latest available figures Sydney averages are down 5.2%, Melbourne down 5%, Brisbane down 0.7%, Adelaide down 0.5% and Perth down 0.3%. Across the combined capitals this comes in at 2.3% down. Below these averages, which mask significant differences, some more […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The latest data shows a deepening housing downturn, which has hit major capital city markets in Sydney and Melbourne hardest and is driving a vendor retreat. Cue The Benny Hill Music… Average home prices across all major centres are off their past peaks, something which will be confirmed when the property analysts publish their results for July on Monday. On the latest available figures Sydney averages are down 5.2%, Melbourne down 5%, Brisbane down 0.7%, Adelaide down 0.5% and Perth down 0.3%. Across the combined capitals this comes in at 2.3% down. Below these averages, which mask significant differences, some more […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The latest data shows a deepening housing downturn, which has hit major capital city markets in Sydney and Melbourne hardest and is driving a vendor retreat. Cue The Benny Hill Music… Average home prices across all major centres are off their past peaks, something which will be confirmed when the property analysts publish their results for July on Monday. On the latest available figures Sydney averages are down 5.2%, Melbourne down 5%, Brisbane down 0.7%, Adelaide down 0.5% and Perth down 0.3%. Across the combined capitals this comes in at 2.3% down. Below these averages, which mask significant differences, some more […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Martin North]]>
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