ABCDiamond

Not in the way that you are trying to say it..., and you know it...

You really believe that showing April before March is classed as manipulating figures ?
The figures never changed.... everything you saw was accurate (at least according to RP Data)

Can you really not see what those graphs were showing ?
Or perhaps you can ? ...

Amazulu

Play the game Taber!

ABCDiamond

No matter what the house prices are, the bottom line is HOW MUCH the first home buyers are having to spend to buy a house.

The averages Mortgages for First Home Buyers have been:

Jan-Dec 2007 $257,693
Jan-Dec 2008 $267,054
Jan-Dec 2009 $292,734


Source: Australia Bureau of Statistics 5609.0 Housing Finance Table 9b. Original.

The rest of us can stick with what we have, or upgrade if we have the extra funds to do so.

MartinLuther

Okay. Here some posting stats.

swigski 16.32%
ABCDiamond 24.90%
MartinLuther 6.22%
Amazulu 1.80%


Oh bugger. Those are all wrong now I've posted this.

swigski

Is that paranoia starting to settle in? How do you know I was referring to you?

swigski

That is just an example and don't waste your time or mine by asking me to give futher examples. They have ALL been highlighted before!

I can see exactly what all your graphs,charts and figures are showing!

When you source figures and then change the way they are presented, of course that is manipulating.

Do you do this on your own website??

Or do you just select from those the figures that just best present your view?

swigski

Oh I am playing the game and enjoying every minute of it!

eugene43

Are you two husband & wife by any chance

swigski

Only a bit of fun! Just love the banter!

eugene43

so there is no sex just platonic ?

eugene43

Please correct my spelling

swigski

don't you mean smelling?

swigski

Still at the 4play stage. There is a lot of tension.

Steve2009

There is of course a housing bubble in Australia. If you compare the cost of renting with the cost of buying there is a serious disconnect. People are valuing homes far higher than the housing utility they provide. I'm not too bothered getting involved in this debate because I had three hard years debating against vested interests in Ireland until I was proved right.

I don't really care about the Australian housing bubble, it will burst in it's own good time and I'll be sure to be far removed from the fallout. The vested interests in Australia are better organised and the government believes that they can keep the bubble going indefinitely through measures like negative gearing and removing restrictions on foreign investment but history has proven time and time again internationally that governments cannot do this forever. Human behaviour is far too complex and any shock can turn consumer sentiment. I've seen what it did to my own country over the last 18 months or so. Irish people getting suckered into the Aussie property bubble get no sympathy from me. Fool me once, shame on me...

MartinLuther

Anyone who predicts a housing bubble bursting will eventually be right.