The opportunity in Australian housing is now!-by BERTRAM DANIEL Source:Bertramdaniel Australian housing has proven to be a resilient performer throughout all of the major crises over the past 3 decades, including the 1987 stock-market crash, the 1991 recession, the 2001 tech wreck, the 2007-09 global financial crisis and the 2020 extended lockdowns etc. In recent times Australia has had amongst the strongest population growth in the developed world and as the population expands in metropolitan markets it’s becoming increasingly difficult to bring new housing supply online. ANZ & Westpac estimate that Australia’s current underlying housing shortage is around 200,000 homes & rising! ...

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Lockdown thoughts: by BERTRAM DANIEL I have had a bit more downtime to think about life and to be frank; in some ways I have been more confused than I have ever been. The barrage of information that I have been bombarded with is way beyond what I am used to and what makes it worse is that I am a curious person with a thirst for information. So how do I evaluate the totally opposite views being thrown around? There are so many conflicting views and ideas that it is mind-boggling. So, I have devised a very simple strategy. Two things. First and most importantly; look at the story and consider whether there is money to be made and by whom and secondly does it feel right. ...

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