The First Time Buyer Dilemma…

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Aug 06 2026 | 00:14:35

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Show Notes

In this show we dive into the minds of first time buyers and offer 5 reasons why they should buy now, and 5 reasons why they should wait, to highlight the dilemmas they face as the Australian property market is going through a significant pivot. The once sure bet of property values seemly always rising is now in question – though note in fact, over the past 40 years we did actually have several bouts of price falls, for example in 2017, when APRA clamped down on lending for investing purposes, something which again they did earlier this year in the […]

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