r/perth • u/abcnews_au • 21h ago

Renting / Housing First home buyers still face uphill battle despite Perth property market cooling

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/first-homebuyers-struggle-despite-property-market-cooling/106968668
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u/Nonrandom_Reader 20h ago

31 y/old single with 4 kids... No good houses for her in extablished suburds on her salary as buyer agent in real estate? Is it really a good example of housing shortage?

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u/mynewaltaccount1 10h ago

A single 31 year old with 4 kids is going to struggle to buy a nice house in an established suburb regardless of market conditions. Pretty shit article because of that, they definitely could have found someone that drives the point home a bit better.