60% see “significant correction” property risk

David Llewellyn-Smith

Thursday, 27 February 2014

Much like last year, the RP Data housing sentiment survey is bullish:

More interestingly, 60% still see a chance of significant correction (crash!?):

Somewhat higher in eastern capitals:

And conspicuously missing from important factors when buying a home is “yield”:

Full report here.

About the author

David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.