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This is a summary of the latest from our surveys, as we track rising financial stress across the country. ASIC’s MoneySmart has some useful tool: https://moneysmart.gov.au/The National Debt Help Line: https://ndh.org.au/ http://www.martinnorth.com/ Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/
This is a summary of the latest from our surveys, as we track rising financial stress across the country. ASIC’s MoneySmart has some useful tool: https://moneysmart.gov.au/The National Debt Help Line: https://ndh.org.au/ http://www.martinnorth.com/ Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/
The latest results from our surveys and modelling to end March 2023 reveals that more financial stress is piling on households, thanks to higher rates, bigger loans, and rising costs of living. Income growth is not keeping pace. So in this show we walk through the results, by post code. And we also make some … Continue reading “Mortgage Stress Continues To Grind Higher In March…”
More analysts are now talking about mortgage stress. How ever you define the concept (we prefer cash flow metrics) things are getting worse. So ahead of our next batch of updates on Tuesday, we look at what some other analysts are saying. Perhaps, better late than never they are now understanding things I have been … Continue reading “The Mortgage Stress Traffic Accident Is Coming Into View!”
More analysts are now talking about mortgage stress. How ever you define the concept (we prefer cash flow metrics) things are getting worse. So ahead of our next batch of updates on Tuesday, we look at what some other analysts are saying. Perhaps, better late than never they are now understanding things I have been … Continue reading “The Mortgage Stress Traffic Accident Is Coming Into View!”
In our final update of the year, we incorporate the latest from our surveys as we assess the impact higher interest rates are having on households across the country, based on our rolling 52,000 omnibus survey. And the news is not good, in that both mortgage stress and rental stress – defined in terms of … Continue reading “Mortgage Stress Update November 2022”
This is a deep dive into our latest stress analysis, and also detailed mapping across all states and territories. Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/
We update the latest from our models and surveys, which now includes the ABS Census data from last year. Unfortunately mortgage and rental stress continue to track higher, thanks to higher interest rates and rising costs of living. Many household have large debt burdens. The National Debt Helpline line on 1800 007 007 is an … Continue reading “August 2022 Mortgage Stress: First Take”
This is a first take on the latest results from our models, which shows a further rise in mortgage and rental stress (defined in cash flow terms) across Australia. We examine the high-level results by state, segment and post code, and also present the latest stress heat maps, which highlight the growth of pressure in … Continue reading “First Take: Mortgage Stress July 2022 [Podcast]”
This is a first take on the latest results from our models, which shows a further rise in mortgage and rental stress (defined in cash flow terms) across Australia. We examine the high-level results by state, segment and post code, and also present the latest stress heat maps, which highlight the growth of pressure in … Continue reading “First Take: Mortgage Stress July 2022”