We constantly receive mixed messages about the housing market in Australia... one day everything is booming, and the next we're supposedly headed for bust.
But no matter where you live in this country one thing is for sure, buying your first home can feel virtually impossible amid a minefield of dodgy agents, underquoting, and an astonishing amount of paperwork and expense.
The Quicky speaks to a couple of experts and two current buyers to find out what is really going on, and how you might be able to finally secure the keys to your own place.
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CREDITS
Host/Producer: Claire Murphy
Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane
Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri
Guests:
Associate Professor Sam Tsiaplias - Principal Research Fellow in the Macroeconomics Research Program, at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
Tony Bice - Director of First Choice Mortgage Brokers
Bridgette Bathgate - Digital Marketing Specialist at Mamamia who is currently looking to purchase her first home
Gemma Bath - Senior News Writer at Mamamia who has just purchased her first home
CONTACT US
Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au
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