First Time Buyers In Wonderland!

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Sep 28 2025 | 00:17:26

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Show Notes

Continuing our series on First Time Buyers, we look at the latest data from the Bank of Mum and Dad (or better The Family Bank!), and dig into the other channels though which prospective first time buyers can get assistance, thanks to Federal and State initiatives (which by the way are impossible to cost out, but which is a big drain on the coffers)! Truth is, such incentives simply lift prices higher and squeeze affordability even more. And of course not everyone has access to the good old Family Bank, creating a two speed housing market! Policy failure squared… despite […]

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