THE FOLLOWING was discussed in this interview:
“NAB chief executive Ross McEwan has also called for more action from APRA, and when you have
someone in that position to call for further tightening, generally speaking, it’s already in the planning
stage.
“Put it this way, if the Australian housing market does not slow down by mid-2022, APRA will keep intervening until it does. We cannot afford another year of 20 per cent plus gains across the national housing market.”
Key Points …
-a lot of money spinning around the economy; a lot into housing pushing up prices
-Sydney and Melbourne significantly over-valued; the most over-valued ever seen!
.with significant risks
-the financial regulators: the RBA and APRA acted in early November
-and will step in again to avoid a hard landing in our housing market
–the risks are the massive gaps between prices and income *
-in Sydney only 15 suburbs with a median house price under $1M; extraordinarily over-valued
–if this market continues to rise anor 20% in 2022; likely we will have a hard landing
-likely regulators will step in again until the evidence is there the market is slowing down
–inflation at 3%; thought to rise another half a percent to 3.5%
-regulators to focus on investors through multiple steps
-with house prices out of control it will force a hard landing that affects the rest of the economy
.expect regulators will target the rate of growth
.less owner buyers in the market
–FHBs not seen since mid year
–investors now taking up the larger proportion of the buying activity
–a typical phenomenon we see towards the end of a housing cycle
–2022 expect an increase in demand for units; because they are more affordable
-international borders opening to overseas students and migrants who traditionally invest in units
-with lockdowns assumed to be over many will return to the big cities from the regions seeking more amenity in the cities
-6 to 8 months after the downturn started a good call for FHBs
-SQM not in a position to tell people when they should buy their home
-belief that the market will soften next year; not going to crash
-that the regulators will stop the crash if they can
CAAN: Sadly with our borders opening up for migrants and international students this will increase competition once again for Australian home buyers! And in the jobs market maintaining low wages!
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COMMUNITY ACTION ALLIANCE FOR NSW (CAAN): HOUSING INEQUALITY WITH AUSSIES LOCKED OUT! 