Video Bibliographies as proof of life. I hope this reaches you before the machines take over. We don’t have long. Things could get very tower-of-Babel very quick from here on out. In the media, academia, and elsewhere, the question of “did a human write this?” is now an ever present concern. …

That doesn’t mean he did anything right. But neither did the chorus of talking heads now vilifying him. The only thing the RBA governor is guilty of, really, is expertise. He is a professional, university trained economist, competently implementing textbook monetary policy as widely accepted by the rest of the accredited economic community. …

13.91% Since the Peak Last Year This Tuesday CoreLogic released data showing a day on day drop of .02 index points, from 186.01 to 185.99. That’s about .01% or $129.62 of equity losses for an average Sydney house owner. It brings the falls since the 13 February peak to 30.05 index points, 13.91%, or (conservatively) $194,754— an average of $532 per day for the last 366 days. You can see how I sourced and handled this data in the video bibliography below. Let me know if you spot any errors!

Down 13.9%, or about $195K, Since the peak, one year ago today. This Monday Core Logic released data showing a day on day gain of .01 index points, from 186 to 186.01. That’s about 0.01% or $64.81 of equity gains for an average Sydney house owner. It brings the falls since the peak on 13 Feb 2022, to 30.03 index points, 13.90%, or (conservatively) $194,624 — an average of $533per day for the last 365 days.

An average Sydney house gained about $1,300 in value over the last 7 days! House prices in Sydney, as per the daily data released by CoreLogic, are doing something they haven’t done in a while. Going up. It’s been rare for the index to show a positive number in recent months, even day on day. Now, for the first time in ages, it’s up week-on-week, two days running. Will bears like me end up with egg on their faces? Or is there more pain left for home-owners?

The numbers surprised me, I’ll admit it. For the first time since may last year, the 7-day change in Sydney house prices has gone positive, according to the latest data from CoreLogic, with an average house gaining about $500 in value over the last 7 days. See the video bibliography…

Down 13.92% Since the Peak Last Year This Thursday Core Logic released data showing a day on day gain of .07 index points, from 185.89 to 185.96. That’s about .04% or $453.67 of equity gains for an average Sydney house owner. It brings the falls since the 13 February peak to 30.08 index points, 13.92%, or (conservatively) $194,948— an average of $540 per day for the last 361 days. You can see how I sourced and handled this data in the video bibliography below. Let me know if you spot any errors!

Down 13.96% Since the Peak. This Wednesday Core Logic released data showing a day on day gain of .13 index points, from 185.76 to 185.89. That’s about 0.07% or $842.53 of equity gains for an average Sydney house owner. It brings the falls since the 13 February peak to back down to 30.15 index points, 13.96%, or (conservatively) $195,402 — an average of $543 per day over the last 360 days. You can see how I sourced and handled this data in the video bibliography below. Let me know if you spot any errors!

14.02% Since the Peak This tuesday Core Logic released data showing a day on day drop of .08 index points, from 185.84 to 185.76. That’s about .04% or -$518.48 of equity losses for an average Sydney house owner. It brings the falls since the 13 February peak to 30.28 index points, 14.02%, or (conservatively) $196,245 — an average of $547 per day for the last 359 days. You can see how I sourced and handled this data in the video bibliography below. Let me know if you spot any errors!