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associate professor robots
luv you longtime.......
by the way well done on being ASF investor of the year 5 years running .
glad you took note of my "top " call tho
The hardcore say that a home is a home and not an investment. As long as you are not strung out keeping it, in a good job etc its one of life's necessitates in this country.
Ironically I am forestalling the purchase of a house right now, I don't want to do it just yet but other circumstances are putting pressure on me. Swallowing a loss on a domestic property will really stick in my craw but it is looking increasingly unavoidable. Maybe this time next year if I keep ducking and weaving to keep domestic harmony
Life is a funny thing! and you know the moment I settle on a place the fore told will come about, just cause Murphy is a bastard!
Yeah Buckfont I tried that and got nowhere.
The hardcore say that a home is a home and not an investment. As long as you are not strung out keeping it, in a good job etc its one of life's necessitates in this country.
Ironically I am forestalling the purchase of a house right now, I don't want to do it just yet but other circumstances are putting pressure on me. Swallowing a loss on a domestic property will really stick in my craw but it is looking increasingly unavoidable. Maybe this time next year if I keep ducking and weaving to keep domestic harmony
Life is a funny thing! and you know the moment I settle on a place the fore told will come about, just cause Murphy is a bastard!
Good on ya Mr Z. As they say, only fools rush in. Pity the poor people who bought in June and have seen their deposit/equity all but disappear. If they had put into the sharemarket over the same period, on average they would have been 3% up.
Now lets think about that - 75% down (average equity in property), or 3% up (average equity in shares)? Hmmmmmm
UBI .. can you please post a link as to where the math is coming from for the 75% drop in equity? Last time I checked and supplied links to the ABS property is down nationally 0.7% for a 12 month period. This is despite a national average increase of 10.5% from June 2009 until June 2010. SO therefore property has risen nationally (According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics) 9.8% overall.
YES UBI ..... IF you had bought property in June 2010 you would be slightly miffed that your home on a national average has dropped this amount. Oh Dear ... let me do the maths. I buy a $600,000 home and it is now worth $4200 less. If this amount of money is going to break the deal then I should not have been able to afford a 600k house to begin with. No need to panic sell UBI. No need at all. Property is loooooooong term investment if you know what you are doing.
Just like Mr Z reckons he is the full bottle on gold !
Now a few posts ago you squealed that this thread is about "property prices" when I asked why is the market in retreat at the moment. Now you are comparing shares to the property market.
You cannot have it both ways UBI.
trainspotter
i see your getting pretty hot about anyone having an opposite view on property
i absolutely think its a huge bubble right now, at about 3.2 times GDP,,
At 3.2 times GDP, Australia's housing bubble has surpassed both the United States and Hong Kong housing bubbles, but remains below both the Japanese and Chinese bubbles.
as with all the previous bubbles, the theme is always the same. and your rightly point out that, prices been increasing still further in many regions and retracting in others. but overall the theme on housing is that it continues to rise at alarming rates..
like all bubbles, the most common theme is that people always say "this one is different, this isnt a bubble.." and then site continual remarks on how different it is, how much its growing and how the bubble is not one at all but based on many good sound fundamentals..
trainspotter, with being condescending nor insulting, can you perhaps enlighten me as to why the australian property bubble is not going to burst, and in your view, if i invest in property today, can i expect $100k increase in my property in the coming 12 months on an average property purchase in inner city melbourne?
TIA
YES UBI ..... IF you had bought property in June 2010 you would be slightly miffed that your home on a national average has dropped this amount. Oh Dear ... let me do the maths. I buy a $600,000 home and it is now worth $4200 less. If this amount of money is going to break the deal then I should not have been able to afford a 600k house to begin with. No need to panic sell UBI. No need at all. Property is loooooooong term investment if you know what you are doing.
That $600k property usually leveraged to the hilt. So how much is your loss on your deposit, taking into account stamp duty, buying costs etc? I would guess that many people who bought a $600k property in June have seen 100% of their deposit disappear within a month.Not exactly sterling returns?
It's all about the leverage. Great when things are going up, but a lifetime tragedy if buying at the top.
If you had purchased in March last year you would have been up to 20% in front of where you are now !! Murphy is a right bastrd alright !! So is karma.
You start the post saying it is a necessity in this country to own a home if you can afford it but reading between the lines you do not own a PPOR yourself? (Maybe this time next year if I keep ducking and weaving to keep domestic harmony, Ironically I am forestalling the purchase of a house right now) but but but you told me you had been a property investor and had made a motzah in real estate and placed it all into gold?? How is it that you do not own the last bastion of a tax free regime? No CGT on the sale. Enough equity and you can borrow against it to buy "other" receivables like shares or more gold for instance.
1) Show me where I have not shown you respect? At all times I have answered your posts with the respect they deserve.
2) It is not my word that is doing the talking by the way. I am posting links to the ABS, Economists, newsprint articles and various websites that support what I have typed. You were the one that mentioned that I would not believe you if you told me the truth in regards to the gold holdings and mentioned that robots would poo himself if you told him the truth. I suggested I would be happy to read what you have got in the “Gold price where is it heading” thread.
3) Well done you ! So you understand property then? The sun is still shining. You just have to know where to look is all.
4) Nothing to add here other than I started in property in February 1991.
5) The economist I quoted was voicing his opinion in regards to property and it had nothing to do with Macquarie’s bank perspective? He was freelance writing for the Australian.
6) No, you misinterpreted my post, it does not matter who the economist is or for which bank they work for. I was asking YOU if you were an economist and the economist I quoted also referenced the RESERVE BANK as guidance. Are they ALL wrong?
7) Nevertheless it is the economics we have. Why are you sprouting this BLAH? The topic is about house “prices” and not what is wrong with the teachings of Keynesianism that suits a Western democracy? HUH ?? BIG red herring here ?
8) Seriously WTF …. No seriously WTF?? Have you been asleep at the wheel when property lit up in the last 12 months?? Ummmm 20% according to ABS figures in some capital cities?? WTF ??
9) Man you speak some sheete. It is that simple but you have somehow made it extremely complicated by the verbosity you have displayed with your nonsensical answer.
And now for this ........ Energy prices have been rising for the past 3 years and will continue to rise to prop up the inefficiencies of the industry.
Now back on track to the title of the thread ...... house prices and where are they heading. I have written that prices have fallen by 0.7%, I have written that interest rates will rise, I have written that prices will more than likely stagnate for the next few years. All with links to respected sources. WTF ?? and you want to bang on about gold?
If you back out buying costs in the great state of Victoria with our eye watering stamp duty and the fact the gains have not been across the board, mainly concentrated in the low end of the areas I am interested in. I would have been closer to mid single digit gains in the area and type of house I will probably buy if I chose wisely... if not then... hmmmm. My other investments have well eclipsed a 20% return, it has been an excellent 12 months all things considered, net I am still very much in front of property returns... LOL, I can use a calculator and I do have my best interest at heart... thanks for worrying about it though!
I didn't tell you I put it all into gold, you assumed that, as it appears you are prone to do.
I made no claim of the size of gains made in property (as per your hyperbole) other than to say at the time it was ludicrously easy to coordinate a development, stay 'clean hands' and make a good profit. Too easy when you considered what I actually added to the equation. I'm sure it is probably tougher going these days, I have no interest in finding out.
A home is a home... not an investment. As a property developer you should know the difference. If we are just discussing homes here we are not talking to 'property investors'.... we are talking to emotional involved home owners, I thought you where an investor/developer?
How is it I don't own a house? Many reasons one of which is we are relocating, the others are personal and frankly none of your business. As you can see from what I have told you I believe I don't feel pressure from this market to hurry the process, and I won't.
You seem to be on the attack, I was candid with you... that was a mistake. I gave you more credit than you are due.
Karma indeed, your fate awaits you.
Goodbye.
As to why the Property market will not burst like a bloated bit of road kill in the hot sun –
1) We do not have non recourse loans in Australia – no jingle mail.
2) Our banks do not have toxic debt and there are no ratchet loans on their books.
3) High employment means that people can afford to pay their mortgages.
4) It is unlikely Australia is going to have a double dip recession.
5) Australian property owners either soldier on servicing their mortgage or take their lumps by selling up before the bank forces them to.
6) Go and click on the link I provided from Rory Robertson in previous post.
Now wait a minute here Mr Z. How much are you renting for? Seeing as you are making 20% gains in other areas and admit that single digits would have been possible in RE BUT you are renting?? HUH ?? Did you factor this "dead" rent money into your matrix?
YOU were the one that said you made your money out of property and put it into gold. I recall you said to robots that he would "poo" himself over the size of your holdings. YOU were the one that said it was easy money playing the property sector. The amount of developments you listed that you stayed "clean hands" on SHOULD have returned a handsome reward.
A home is a home and not an "investment" ? WTF?? I buy and sell property to MAKE money. I also have my PPOR which I can sell TAX FREE !! If this is not the greatest "investment" then I don't know what is??
I really don't give a toss if you own your home or not BUT you sure seem to have a lot to say for someone who does not have a financial stake in property. The pressure you are receiving to buy your own PPOR is how did you put it? "Maybe this time next year if I keep ducking and weaving to keep domestic harmony" Happy wife, happy life dude. You stick to your guns there Big Fella.
I am far from going on the attack. I have answered your posts with candour and also with a slight touch of gullibility because I actually believed what you were posting. I am waiting to see robots "poo" himself actually.
It appears my Karma has run over your Dogma.
And a good day to you to Sir !
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