houses will never be affordable rba, page-18

the rental return on houses was always around 5% in the US It is now 3%
sounds a bit similar here doesn't it
the return is about 3.5% here

the question is why are the returns so small

rents have gone down ?
No
houses have gone up
And what of capital gain, is it likely?
Interest rates are about 8% and credit is getting tighter.
Also property markets around the world are crashing.
Is it likely that they will go up?
No
People who own investment properties are crying poor and that rents should go up
How about price come down?
That would be the logical thing to happen
In anycase who cares whether people who own investment properties lose money?