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    Poor first home buyers Sydney

    Yes that's my point. But the press and politicians are quick to analyze the data when they have no idea what they're looking at. Reminds me of a time when my friend called me up about his broken modem. He said he opened it up and said he couldn't see anything wrong with the circuit board. I...
  2. J

    Poor first home buyers Sydney

    I saw some stats that first home buyers are up. The conclusion the press draws is that they are taking on risky levels of debt. Why isn't the conclusion that they are buying the affordable, far out and fiscally sensible properties and it's the investors that are the ones buying the desirable and...
  3. J

    Poor first home buyers Sydney

    Also "inner" didn't used to command the same premium when the population wasn't as dense. It was just as comfortable to live 20-30 mins from the CBD as the commute to work wasn't as painful as it is now.
  4. J

    Poor first home buyers Sydney

    People in Singapore, Japan, HK - they're all human. We're all the same. Which means that given similar circumstances, Australian cultural values will have to make way for the compromises that all of us will learn to accept. It's not like they are any more inclined to compromise. You think they...
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