Housing Crash puts Sellers in Debt Crisis

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  1. Takestock

    Takestock Well-Known Member

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    Interesting article in the Sydney Morning Herald today describing how the property downturn has caused grief to those who have had to sell at a loss.

    "A THREE-BEDROOM brick-veneer house in St Clair sold for just $260,000 at the weekend - down about 42 per cent from its last sale at $450,000 in 2003 in a further sign of the depressed state of the Sydney property market.

    Only one person bid on the house in the city's west. The mortgagee sale was forced after the owners could not meet the interest payments on the $405,000 they borrowed to buy the house at the peak of the market."

    Read the entire article
    http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/08/20/1156012414995.html?from=top5

    Doom and gloom in the media regarding property...Yep, it's definitely time to start looking at property again, although I don't think there is any hurry.
     
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  2. Jacque

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    It will be telling to see what happens should the RBA raise interest rates again before the end of the year.

    Buyers went ballistic in 03 and the strain is now showing for those forced to sell. I've seen several examples of losses that are simply heartbreaking, but long term investors aren't suffering.
     
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  3. yeslist

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    The current Canberra market seems like another world compared to Sydney.
    The bottom end is pretty hot in my area Weston Creek. The little houses are selling as soon as they hit the market. And the good news is that rents are increasing also. Things are pretty good for ACT investors in the home owner market ATM.
    Simon
     
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  4. Alan__

    Alan__ Well-Known Member

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    Ahh .......DIVERSIFICATION helps again.

    :)
     
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  5. Jacque

    Jacque Jacque Parker Premium Member

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    Out of interest, Simon, what's the median for houses in Weston Creek?
     
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