A surge in sales of homes purchased within the past two or three years has analysts and agents concerned the property market is rolling over as mortgage stress bites.
I feel this. I’ve rented pretty much my whole life. My parents did buy a house when we used to live in Adelaide but they ended up selling when we moved to Brisbane. But other than that, renting is all I know. Whereas my partner has lived in the house their mum bought, and only recently rented back in like 2018 but had a pretty bad experience with that. So they’ve wanted to buy their home ever since.
But I worry that we probably won’t be able to afford our own home, even if we buy a plot of land. I’m so happy that I finally have a job so our dreams of living together are more attainable, but I don’t know if we’ll just have to rent to be able to live together or live with our parents for the rest of our lives…
Yeah, it does stink. I’ve told all our kids (oldest is in uni, nearly 20yo) they’re welcome to live with us as long as they need to, if it helps them save enough to eventually head out on their own.
But… they’re active kids, with active social lives. Who in their right mind would want to spend their best years living with their near-50yo parents?
It’s a shit sandwich alright, and none of our governments have done anywhere near enough to stop it. If anything, they keep making it worse.
I feel this. I’ve rented pretty much my whole life. My parents did buy a house when we used to live in Adelaide but they ended up selling when we moved to Brisbane. But other than that, renting is all I know. Whereas my partner has lived in the house their mum bought, and only recently rented back in like 2018 but had a pretty bad experience with that. So they’ve wanted to buy their home ever since.
But I worry that we probably won’t be able to afford our own home, even if we buy a plot of land. I’m so happy that I finally have a job so our dreams of living together are more attainable, but I don’t know if we’ll just have to rent to be able to live together or live with our parents for the rest of our lives…
Shit stinks!
Yeah, it does stink. I’ve told all our kids (oldest is in uni, nearly 20yo) they’re welcome to live with us as long as they need to, if it helps them save enough to eventually head out on their own.
But… they’re active kids, with active social lives. Who in their right mind would want to spend their best years living with their near-50yo parents?
It’s a shit sandwich alright, and none of our governments have done anywhere near enough to stop it. If anything, they keep making it worse.