Out of the Bubble
Glen Le Lievre
In 2023 the International Monetary Fund reported that Australia was one of six countries with the highest price-to-income ratio for housing – meaning that the Australian property market is potentially a bubble waiting to burst. Glen Le Lievre, a master of the animated GIF, shows through his gasping would-be homeowners that it is hard to survive if you are outside the housing bubble looking in.
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