Australia’s housing bloodbath plunges buyers into negative equity (Leithvo)

This week's Macro & the Mortgage Podcast with Catherine Cashmore from Land Cycle Investor unpacks the 5th interest rate hike of 2026 and the deepening house price crash engulfing the nation, which is officially the worst on record.



Time Stamps:

0:00 Introduction
05:05 This week's housing data
22:08 Fewer investors doesn't mean higher rents
35:11 Melbourne is good value
42:14 Beware of apartments
50:25 Supply and price volatility
57:55 Are we headed for a crash?
1:07:15 MMT debate
1:15:03 Australia's energy farce
1:25:09 Bloated public service
1:34:13 RBA criticism

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, November 15, 2026.]