Housing approvals aren't finished homes in Ravi Sharma's latest week
Eight uploads connect Australia's construction pipeline, rent pressure and Ravi's own choice to rentvest.
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No One Is Prepared For This! | Mirvac Warns 50% Declines
More building approvals, but how many finished homes? That distinction sits at the center of Ravi Sharma's most watched new upload, "No One Is Prepared For This! | Mirvac Warns 50% Declines," which has drawn about 26,000 views.
Despite the title's sweeping warning, the chapter list points to a specific construction discussion: labor shortages, rising costs and the trade-off between speed, price and quality. Ravi also examines why approvals do not necessarily translate into completed homes. Viewers bring practical questions of their own, asking about prefabricated housing and whether the rent increases discussed apply across all markets or only some.
Across eight new uploads, housing affordability was the connecting thread. A live Q&A raised questions about further rate hikes and price drops. The newer "The Death Of The Middle Class Is Here!" shifts toward the divide between asset owners and everyone else, parental help with deposits and Ravi's explanation of why he chose rentvesting over his dream home. Rentvesting means renting where you want to live while owning an investment property elsewhere, a useful detail behind that personal choice.
That middle-class episode currently draws the largest daily audience among his active videos, followed by his new rent-pressure Short and the Mirvac discussion. The channel added roughly 100,000 views over the week while its subscriber count stayed unchanged; its current daily viewing is noticeably above usual.
For friendly context, Morning Brew Daily gathered a similar weekly audience, while Scott Kuru and Prof G Markets had substantially larger weeks. Ravi's own collection keeps returning to the gap between the housing headline and the household decision: whether to buy, keep renting or wait.
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What viewers say
Does that 20% rent increas apply to all markets or just some?
@benjaminfrankliniii9857See it on YouTubeHey Ravi, what's your take on the pre fab houses and apartments? I'm not a fan of them in any way, but can't stop them from coming into Australian property market.
@Philip-ZhaoSee it on YouTubeDifferent to new Zealand Canada. Australia has the potential to NOT have a big bust
@dariusgear1See it on YouTube
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The videos drawing views on Personal Finance with Ravi Sharma right now
LIVE STREAM + Q&A | More Rate Hikes? | Further Price Drops!11,077 views · 2026-10-08
The Death Of The Middle Class Is Here!8,895 views · 2026-10-13
Rents are already at record highs, and I don’t think the pressure is …5,409 views · 2026-10-13
Why Shares SUCK 👀 (compared to property investing) #propertyinvestme…4,563 views · 2026-10-07
The Hidden Trap of Waiting for the Housing Market to Drop 😓⬇️ #RBA #…1,950 views · 2026-10-10
- Subscribers
- 116,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 100,846
- Videos published this week
- 8
- Video published
- October 11, 2026
- Video views so far
- 26,007
- Views on its first day
- 18,145
The numbers
Here is how Ravi's uploads and channel audience moved over the week.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which housing strategy does Ravi explain choosing over his dream home?
His middle-class episode includes a chapter explaining why he chose rentvesting over his dream home.