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In this episode of The nestegg Podcast, host Maja checks in with our three experts to discuss this week’s biggest conversations about super, property and investment.

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Steve Waters, director of Right Property Group, talks about the current market and its growth prospects, hinting at a “revenge spend” period post-lockdown. Could property prices really inflate by a further 20 per cent?

Meanwhile, RMIT’s senior lecturer of finance, Dr Angel Zhong, talks about the earning season and dividends, delving into how companies decide distribution policy. Find out what is happening in the recent dividend announcements.

Last but not least, tax and super guru Timothy Munro talks us through the results of APRA’s inaugural super test and how engaged members should really be with their super. Timothy also touches on the super splitting law and what it means for relationship breakdowns.

Have a question for our experts? Get in touch at [email protected] and you might get featured in the next episode.

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By Cameron Micallef
August 12 2019

Australian households are not feeling good about their wealth, jobs, income and living expenses, a new report has shown.

Aussie households feeling the pinch

By Cameron Micallef

August 12 2019
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Australian households are not feeling good about their wealth, jobs, income and living expenses, a new report has shown.

In the latest ME Household financial comfort report, it was revealed that a weakening labour market and subdued income growth are weighing heavily on Australians’ comfort.

Jeff Oughton, ME’s consulting economist, has said that despite remaining a little above the report’s seven-year average, financial comfort across the 11 drivers that make up the index fell, with net wealth seeing its largest drop.

“The financial comfort of Australian households eased over the past six months, with a significant fall seen in comfort with wealth,” he outlined.

“Despite lower mortgage loan rates, expected cuts in personal income tax and higher local and global equity prices, this is largely a consequence of continued decreases in the value of residential property in many parts of Australia,” Mr Oughton explained.

What keeps Aussies awake at night

The greatest financial worry, according to the report, was the cost of necessities, nominated by 44 per cent of households as an issue.

This was followed by cash-level concerns, the maintenance of lifestyle in retirement and the potential impact of legislative changes.

Of concern to Mr Oughton is that 40 per cent of households are continuing to spend all of their monthly income.

Weakening labour markets and subdued income growth

The report also considered that household financial comfort has dropped due to the weakening of job markets.

Subdued wage growth, underemployment and job insecurity were all reported as worrying Australians.

The report noted that financial comfort among working Australians has significantly deteriorated, with full-time workers recording a 3 per cent decrease in comfort levels, part-time workers’ comfort decreasing 4 per cent, casual workers 1 per cent less comfortable than in previous years, while self-employed workers showcased a decrease in comfort of 3 per cent.

New job opportunities also appear to be an issue, with Mr Oughton highlighting that “the number of workers who felt it would be difficult to find a new job increased by 16 per cent to over one in two employees, which is the highest recorded since late 2016”.

Residential properties continue to drag

The report revealed that comfort has lessened among home owners with a mortgage and for renters, which it considered as possibly able to be attributed to tightening in the availability of credit, continued housing unaffordability, high housing debt and rental payment stress.

“It’s evident that despite the latest monetary policy changes, there remain high levels of housing debt worry and actual payment stress among Australians,” Mr Oughton said.

Despite this, investors are still reporting optimistically compared to their owner-occupier counterparts, albeit less so than six months ago: 46 per cent of investors expect the value of their investment properties to rise during the next 12 months, while only 9 per cent anticipate a fall.

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Cameron Micallef

Cameron is a journalist for Momentum Media's nestegg and Smart Property Investment. He enjoys giving Aussies practical financial tips and tricks to help grow their wealth and achieve financial independence. As a self-confessed finance nerd, Cameron enjoys chatting with industry experts and commentators to leverage their insights to grow your portfolio.

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