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Investors, First Home Buyers and Borrowing: Rachel Ong ViforJ’s Figures Tested

APN 22000 Series Claim Test: investors’ share of new housing loans rose from 28.1% to 40.8% between December 2019 and December 2025, while first home buyers’ share fell from 25.4% to 21.1%. First home buyers held their share of owner-occupier...
Friday September 25, 2026
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Borrowing, Real Incomes, Rents and Building Costs: Four of Martin North’s Claims Tested

APN 22000 Series Claim Test: housing debt relative to income has doubled since 2000 but been flat since 2017; real wages are 3.8% below 2016; new-build costs rose 2.0% in the June quarter as dwelling prices fell 0.7%; and the...
Thursday September 24, 2026
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The Investor Pullback, Tested Against APN’s Own Data

APN 22000 Series National Insight, companion to Koukoulas' attributed opinion: independently tests the "investors stepping back" claim against APN’s own certified lending data (Node 21610), alongside the current rate, inflation, employment, and construction-cost backdrop.
Friday August 21, 2026
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