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Small Amount Credit Contract Reforms in Australia: Household Survey Evidence and Analysis

Last year we published a report on financially stressed households, including coverage of small amount credit contracts, using data from our household surveys. Now Professor Gill North has published an important academic paper – see this link – “Small Amount Credit Contract Reforms in Australia: Household Survey Evidence and Analysis” which takes the analysis of … Continue reading “Small Amount Credit Contract Reforms in Australia: Household Survey Evidence and Analysis”

Latest DFA Household Survey

The latest edition of our flagship report “The Property Imperative” is now available. The seventh edition updates the current state of the market by looking at the activities of different household groups using our recent primary research, blogs and other available data. In this edition, we look at household debt servicing ratios, a critical indicator … Continue reading “Latest DFA Household Survey”

Latest DFA Survey Shows Household Finance Confidence Falls

The latest edition of DFA’s Household Finance Confidence Index to end August is released today, and it shows a significant fall. With a score of 87.69 (down from 91.1 in July), it is the lowest since the index started, and is well below its neutral setting, which was crossed in April 2014. Recent stock market … Continue reading “Latest DFA Survey Shows Household Finance Confidence Falls”

Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households – Fed Survey

The Federal Reserve Board’s latest survey of the financial and economic conditions of American households released Wednesday finds that individuals’ overall perceptions of financial well-being improved modestly between 2013 and 2014 but their optimism about future financial prospects increased significantly. The 2014 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking, provides new insight into Americans’ economic security, … Continue reading “Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households – Fed Survey”

Mapping The Pinch: Where Households Are Hurting The Most…

In the second part of our series on March 2024 results from our surveys, we deploy our mapping tools to display the hot spots across the country for mortgage, rental and investor stress, as well as defaults and net rental yields. For a description of our approach, watch our earlier show here: So Who Is … Continue reading “Mapping The Pinch: Where Households Are Hurting The Most…”

DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Household Financial Stress Analysis: Deep Dive

This is an edited version of my live discussion about the latest from our surveys, as we look at mortgage, rental, investor and financial stress across the country, down to a post code level. Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/

DFA Live Q&A Replay: Latest Household Financial Stress And Modelling

This is an edited version of our live discussion about the current state of play of mortgage, rental and financial household stress across Australia, based on our latest surveys and modelling. We had our post code engine online. Find out more beforehand by watching this show: Many Households Are In Trouble – Mate! https://youtu.be/np4H9RkPqEo Original … Continue reading “DFA Live Q&A Replay: Latest Household Financial Stress And Modelling”