Funny short video about the real estate down turn. Sorry if inappropriate. Join discussion...

House price declines in Australia is just the beginning. Join discussion...

Buyers are waiting and watching, thanks to the economic uncertainty. Join discussion...

"Australian home sales fell for the third successive month in September, with the first official interest rate cut in seven years failing to encourage more buyers into the market, a report shows." Join discussion...

That sales have fallen is no surprise, given the credit crisis. However, the big concern is that the banks, rather than endure the short, sharp bloodletting of distressed sales, will sit on troubled assets and that a stagnant market similar to that of Japan in the 1990s emerges. Join discussion...

Property experts warn that if unemployment climbs towards 8per cent, then even those voters who claim the first-home owner grant at the right time, and in the right city, may find their mortgages harder to service despite lower interest rates. "No one knows how high unemployment will go," Tim Lawless, the research director of property market analysts RP Data said yesterday. Join discussion...

It shows how a deflation in stock prices can influence deflation in property prices. Join discussion...

A good discussion on the recent Rudd stimulus package. Join discussion...

Rudd's FHOG is the worst in the stimulus. Join discussion...

At least one house hunter is closing his wallet. Join discussion...