Burgernomics

Part 2. Brendan Coates, Economic Policy Program Director of the Grattan Institutes and  Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell discuss the history of Australian housing booms and  their subsequent busts. After a bust what is negative home equity, how do the banks react to mortgagees with negative equity - do they make you sell up? What is the current risk of a housing crash? The future of mortgages.

Part 1. Brendan Coates, Economic Policy Program Director of the Grattan Institutes joins Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell to discuss why Australia is experiencing a housing price boom. Topics discussed are the effects of interest rates, bank lending policies, the Reserve Banks $4bn per week Quantitative Easing program, local government’s restrictive policies limiting permits for new housing, the e...

A 'cheat note' guide to Quantitative Easing by Ross MacDowell in 47 seconds. Great for business meetings, dinner parties or whenever you need just a little bit of knowledge to get you through.

David Plank, ANZ Bank's Head Of Economics demystifies Q.E. or Quantitative Easing with Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell. Q.E. You’ve heard the term hundreds of times before. Ask anybody  to explain it and they look at you blankly. In this episode of Burgernomics we explain how Q.E. is keeping your mortgage payments low, increasing the value of your home, making you feel wealthy, or if your trying...

Ross MacDowell and Australia's top experts demystify economic topics that affect your life. Todays media pushes complex economic terms at us....jargon we don't understand. Yet the concepts effect our mortgages, businesses, holidays, family life, even the political party we vote for. Burgernomics cuts through the economic jargon in an entertaining and informative way. Each podcast ends with the Bur...