David Johnston
Cutting through the noise – In the news

Cutting through the noise – In the news

We continue to share our hand selected articles in our sections ‘Property’, ‘Government’ and ‘Economy’, and also include links to government support packages, for business owners, employees, job seekers, landlords and tenants. We also include prescient articles on the Covid-19 data, research and strategies that shape the analysis of the economy and property markets.

Here is our pick of the best – 23 April
1. Post Easter Week Sees A Rise In Scheduled Volumes, However Challenges Remain As Withdrawn Numbers Continue To Weigh Down Success Rates
2. Tax reform heads RBA’s wish list
3. Australia’s success implies we’ve over-stimulated
4. Provide incentives for using the tracing app
5. Covid-19 medical trial to treat thousands with HIV, malaria drugs
6. Solving the mortgage debt crisis no one is talking about

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Market update: The green shoots – what are the early signs of market recovery? (Ep.44)

Market update: The green shoots – what are the early signs of market recovery? (Ep.44)

In this week’s episode we turned our thoughts to focusing on the green shoots, sprouting here and there, marking the early signs of recovery. In the last week, state governments have been talking about lifting restrictions, sporting bodies have been working through their plan to get back on the field and elective surgeries are back on the agenda. These are just a few of the things that have the ability to impact market sentiment.

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Cutting through the noise – In the news

Cutting through the noise – In the news

We continue to share our hand selected articles and break them up into categories including ‘Property’, ‘Government Assistance Links’ and ‘Economy’, which includes articles on the Covid-19 data, research and strategies as these directly feed into the analysis of the economy and property markets.

Here is our pick of the best: April 21
1. CoreLogic monthly housing market update
2. NSW, Victoria push to replace stamp duty with land tax
3. Why most Covid-19 forecasts were wrong
4. Australian government plans to bring in mobile phone app to track people with coronavirus
5. School shutdowns could be reviewed, Premier says
6. How to make the most of a crisis
7. Why random testing is the road back to normal
8. And more!

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Cutting through the noise – In the news

Cutting through the noise – In the news

With so much misinformation out there, to share with you some of the better articles and data we have digested recently. Our goal is to help you ‘cut through the noise’ and provide snippets of the ‘light at the end of the tunnel’, to educate and empower you, our clients and readers, to make great property, mortgage and money decisions. 

Here is our pick of the best: April 14
1. Victoria backtracks on open inspection curbs
2. ‘Recipe for chaos’: Andrews told to end uncertainty and unveil rental rules
3. SMEs have two years to pay deferred rent
4. NSW Government to announce $440 million coronavirus rental assistance with moratorium on forced evictions
5. NSW gives 25pc land tax relief to landlords
6. Infection rate falls below one, raising hopes virus is fading
7. Oxford University says its coronavirus vaccine could be ready by September
8. Prime Minister pivots to an early exit
9. Australia has flattened curve, and US infections about to peak

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Cutting through the noise – In the news

Cutting through the noise – In the news

With so much misinformation out there, to share with you some of the better articles and data we have digested recently. Our goal is to help you ‘cut through the noise’ and provide snippets of the ‘light at the end of the tunnel’, to educate and empower you, our clients and readers, to make great property, mortgage and money decisions. 

Here is our pick of the best: April 8
1. PM plans staggered virus exit
2. Coronavirus: Why Australia’s death rate is so low compared to other countries 
3. Mesoblast scores virus breakthrough 
4. COVID-19’s intergenerational wealth transfer
5. Crisis calls for a double guarantee covering wages and loans 
6. ‘This is going to change the entire real estate industry’

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