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... although it has had it's up's and down's in the last 10 years. If you had enough for a good deposit, and could borrow in 2009, it was a great opportunity to buy - but terrible in 2008. 2003 was a terrible year to buy - but 2004 was good. Opportunities will come again for those who...

Haha - yes - I remember my first job out of school, working in a bank in the mid 80's. My weekly net income was the grand total of - wait for it - $100/wk. What's that? Around $5,200/yr net ... out of which I paid my mum board (well most of the time and sometimes under duress) of $20/wk...

Unfortunately it's only the whingers that get the widespread media attention - and hence the perception and pigeonholing. I do wonder - most of my generation left schooling at 16-18, moved out of home and started work, had some "life" - only the geeks went on to uni - and bought first house...