would you like to thank john howard and pete costello for this ???

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http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/11/12/1194766590346.html

Oh but all is not lost ... If you do a search on realestate.com.au .. in some rural areas .. you can pick up a house for between $50,000 and $100,000 .. Now That's a bargain .. mainly because the townships are dying due to the drought and issues concerning climate change .. BUT HEY what do Johnny and Pete care .. I mean THESE HOMES ARE cheap as chips ...

http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?a=o&id=104381575&f=0&p=10&t=res&ty=&fmt=&header=&c=88702543&s=nsw&tm=1194944439

http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?a=o&id=101689040&f=0&p=10&t=res&ty=&fmt=&header=&c=8771540&s=nsw&tm=1194944525

http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?a=o&id=104352976&f=0&p=10&t=res&ty=&fmt=&header=&c=50518248&s=vic&tm=1194944640 (actually THAT'S CUTE)

http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?a=o&id=102987897&f=10&p=10&t=res&ty=&fmt=&header=&c=52134901&s=nsw&tm=1194944872

NOW the places I just listed are affordable BUT can you get work in those areas ?

THING .. but what about the number 12 stop over on the Kelly Trail at Jerilderie. only $50,000. I really must make an effort to go have a look at that property ..
Funny when you think that Kate Kelly's gun sold for over $60,000 and a house sells for $50,000.

CLICK .. ah yes more sacrifice for the family .. travel an hour and a half too work and an hour and a half back each day ...

I know that might be the way some workers in Sydney opperate ( travelling from the central coast etc) .. BUT it takes away from the quality of life.

and Narre Warren .. HAVE YOU SEEN the prices of homes there LATELY?
Even in suburbs like Cockatoo where a 2 bedroom house could be bought for $165,000 three years ago the same house sold six weeks ago for $232,000.. and cockatoo is a FAIR way out .. SO do you want people to commute into melbourne daily from Moe or Garfield or Drouin ?
AND there isn't much of a Public transport system connecting those areas with the city either .. .SO NOW you can add the cost of fuel ..
My LPG car costs me between $22 and $28 to run per week ( Work is approx 20 Kms away .. I consider that fairly close) .. Now take some poor buggar living in Drouin ???? on PETROL ??? consider that on top of trying to buy a house

and Click .. I am NOT whining because home loan interest rates affect me directly .. we own our home outright .. Nothing flash . .. It isn't in our design to try and keep up with the Jones's .. BUT I am thinking of my child .. her friends and the future .. the great australian dream of owning one's own home IS fast becoming a daydream.

AND CLICK .. are you aware of the MASSIVE drug issues out in Pakenham ( drugs are EVERY WHERE I KNOW THAT ) but it is NOTED out in the far far far eastern Suburbs that Pakie is NOT all that nice a place to live in these days.

saint d4 .. OH wow .. I think I am in love .. Such a manly man .. Climate change is a myth you say ? Like WMD and children over-board.. GUESS YOU WOULD KNOW A MYTH WHEN YOU SEE ONE .. (NOT!!!)

OH .. sorry you said a JOKE .. kinda like the sad one Howard Keeps playing on his deputy .. " Yeah Pete I'll Let you be team captain"

I getcha ..
(busy peddling away on my excercise bike which is running my PC, Or typing by candle light .. or something just as silly)
I mean how do you know HOW many of us are using solar power for heating and hot water .. allowing us some *movement* to allow us to USE or PC's

Answer 1

Hate to tell people this but its no better outside Melbourne a standard 3 bedroom home 160 kms east of Melbourne won't bring you much change from $250000 unless you want to live in a 3 bedroom ex SEC house from about $150000 thats at least 50 years old

but yes John and Pete thanks very much

Answer 2

wft...? where the hellis Boort?????? Yeah i know all about the cheap rural prices, have done some research into the cheap end of town and there is nothing in the big smoke under $100,000, but think on the brighht side, a cheap holiday home.... If only we could aford a city home so that we could use the equity to borrow buy a "holiday home" in the bush for $80,000.
I was reading that articlew about the property prices and the comparison on the world stage last night at work, it was amazing to see how far up on the scale we actually are and it is a shocking statistic to the young when they want to buy a home of their own. The howard government is clearly responsible for not making it easier for young Aussies to buy their first home, there needs to be some drastic measures taken to redirect the cost of housing back to those who can more afford the debt. So many investors taking second and third mrtgages are pushing the property prices skyward while the least able to afford it are trying to get into the cheap end of the market which has quicky become not so cheap.

I think Johnny and Costello might be truely sorry this sort of information is now in the public domain as it is another stat to nail their coffins closed with, but they are definitly not sorry to the public for their poor managemant of this issue, which only affects those wage earners screwed by Workchoices, not the wealthy business men.
goodbye howard,
go kevin07

Answer 3

It is disgusting to see that, and I thought this country of our was a lucky one , it seems Australians are not so lucky under these liars ,

Even where I live the average house , low end of the scale here $ 250,000 to $ 800,000 even just a house block is around $ 145,000 and that is even before the house , so what chance does any one have under these conditions of work choices,

But I have noticed when I drive around town that there a lot of Those houses are for sale ( Mortgage ) sales, auctions , the same with some of the businesses in the main street as well, my town is not the only one these places are all over Australia and Howard & Costello say Australian's are better off.

What a Pair of Liars they are

Lets retire them on the 24th

The John Howard & Liberal Party has stuffed up Australia once again and it will take the Labour Party to fix it all.

Go Kevin Rudd

Answer 4

EDITED TO SAY: Click ~ I already commute over an hour each way to work every day, I'm blowed if I'm moving to Jerilderie and have to do an extra seven each way! I reckon people like you may not actually understand the ISSUES in volved. Behind the banter there's some important points being made. People need jobs to be able to afford houses, and there are few jobs in rural areas, which is why people are flooding to the cities, where, if they work ONE HOUR a month, they are considered employed. This is all going to tumble down one day soon, and some people are going to get a BIG shock!

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I'm sorry, but I just can't see myself living in a place called Boort.

I'm sure it's very nice etc but ...

Nah ...

And, no ... all I want to thank Howard and Costello for right now is ~ nothing, lolol.

Cheers :-)

Answer 5

And here (from that article) is EXACTLY why I do NOT thank these gutless, greed-mongering wonders of "you've never been better off":
"One (major problem) that neither major party wants to tackle are the generous tax concessions to investors, such as negative gearing and the capital gains tax cuts, which housing experts say encourage speculation rather than long-term investment..."

Economic saviours? Nah. More like fiscal policy failures:

"In Australia, investment in housing — helped by the tax incentives — is dominated by a small landlord class that is largely unique to this country, and the side effect is the absence of large institutional investors in rental housing. Bigger investors could provide stability of ownership, targeted projects and allow longer-term tenure."

Something has got to give. The tax laws have to be changed and more land needs to be released before we see a change. But the damage has been done and it is too politically risky to change the tax laws at the detriment of all these small time residential property investors.

So we're more likely to just see the recently doubled mortgage default rate double again, with half the population paying off foregone debt for their rest of their lives while renting. I don't care about the small time investors though - investment comes with risk so tough luck if they have losses in the end. But rents will just be driven up which is a double whammy for people who just need somewhere to live.

They've known this situation was coming for over 10 years and have not done a thing to prevent it because they just pander to the wealthy and ignore the "collateral damage".

It's another long term Liberal policy disaster for the Labor party to clean up after, by the look of it. It's not going to be easy for them but I certainly wouldn't trust Peter Costello and whoever becomes his treasurer to give a rat's a**e.

Answer 6

Pretty rough for the young. London went through the huge price expansion a while before Australia, and it is now so bad that police, nurses and teachers cannot afford to live where they need to work.

We're going towards a society of landowners and lifelong rental. Absolutely frightening stuff.

Thank them, you know I'm not sure how much of it is their fault, but they are very happy not to do much to assist first time buyers. I hope the Labour team will be more creative if they get into power.

Answer 7

Inevitable inspite of the undeniable fact that. i'm no longer able to permit you be attentive to the form of circumstances i've got heard human beings say, "properly if it become going to be Howard serving an entire term, i could vote liberal yet..." possibly they could desire to have saved him below the rock. Costello would not tend to inspire self assurance. I have not got any theory why, yet I kinda sense sorry for him. To waste maximum of years salivating over yet another guy's activity...

Answer 8

It's okay for Howard and Costello as long as they are okay they think that everyone else is. These guys are so out of touch with the person on the street. I mean lets look at his lifestyle at the moment. He doesn't pay for transport, accommodation or holidays. You know who does. Yes that's right the person on the street, the tax payer. Howard and Costello are not servants of the Australian people but servants of themselves.

Answer 9

I have 2 sons in their 20's who would love to move into their own home, but cannot afford to. They are still at home paying board and desperately trying to save for a deposit for their first home. In our community there is nothing below 350,000. That is a 2 bedroom unit or a really small house. Average home is 450,000 and up to 2.5 million.

Answer 10

I know of a nice cheap place called Kirrabilli. Wonderful lawns and gardens, Great security and circular driveway. Present occupier will have no further need of this mansion after the 24th. Ph.00221234567 and ask for John. Tell him that Kev sent you.