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Australian Housing Market and AI Bubble Risk Changes Could Collide: Schroders’ Martin Conlon

Australian Financial Review

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Date Published
30 June 2026
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30 June 2026, 06:01 am

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Martin Conlon says falling house prices are a bigger worry than the market thinks, while BHP and Rio Tinto’s surge may be on shaky ground, too.

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This analysis highlights the systemic financial vulnerabilities posed by a potential AI investment bubble intersecting with the Australian housing market. While primarily focused on economic stability, it identifies 'hidden AI risks' regarding the massive capital misallocation toward unproven technologies. The piece underscores how market exuberance over frontier AI capabilities might lead to significant economic shocks if performance does not meet speculative expectations, though it lacks deep technical analysis of catastrophic safety risks. It remains a relevant data point for understanding the financial governance and economic resilience components of the broader AI ecosystem in Australia.

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MarketsChanticleerPrint articleJun 30, 2026 – 2.56pmMartin Conlon, one of our great contrarian investors and the head of Australian equities at Schroders, subscribes to Warren Buffett’s theory of stock selection: only buy a stock if you’d be happy to own it if the market was closed for the next five years.In a world gone mad for earnings momentum and chasing the next bubble, and where Conlon argues equity market pricing is less efficient than it was a decade ago, he wonders how many investors remember Buffett’s maxim.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleRead MoreChanticleerOpinionSharemarketActive investingPassive investingAIProperty pricesHome loansBHP GroupRio TintoFetching latest articles