Pros and Cons of RNT - Dog or Gem?, page-15

With the ABS being screwed by successive governments on people and infrastructure and generally being expected to do the impossible its no surprise something has to give and we now have data dumbed down to surveys of daily newspapers!!
" More evidence has emerged that the data surrounding foreign purchases of Australian property is highly unreliable, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) admitting to the House of Representatives inquiry that it relies on trade magazines and newspapers to keep track of foreign activity in Australian real estate, whilst also admitting that its estimates of foreign investment is “very conservative" "

http://www.copyright link/news/econ...worth-paper-theyre-written-on-20151014-gk8syh

http://www.digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/abs-tweaks-first-time-buyer-data-again/

http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-...-fix-dodgy-abs-jobs-data-20141009-113gyu.html

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/fed...reign-investment-in-homes-20140625-3atp4.html

http://www.smh.com.au/business/prop...th-firsthome-buyers-data-20150204-1360tx.html