Blow for first-home buyers
Story date: 2008-01-07 02:31:00
Added on: 2008-01-07 18:00:22
News.com.au - It means the average Australian family now parts with almost 37 per cent of its income to meet mortgage repayments. RP Data director of property research Tim Lawless said first home buyers were being pushed out of the market by wealthier investors ...
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