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Seven original studies.
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5 of 8
capital city median houses beyond two median full time wages
Rising to 6 of 8 at the latest rates in the study.
Two median full time wages, no kids, no breaks, and the median house is still out of reach in 5 of the 8 capitals. At the latest rates in the study, that rises to 6.
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About 322 AI citations for every click.
AI engines cited our pages 108,214 times in a month and sent back 336 clicks. About 322 citations for every click.
7 of 8
capitals where a typical household income falls short
In 7 of the 8 capitals you need to out earn the typical local household to buy the median home. The deposit is not the wall. Serviceability is.
5%
A smaller deposit. A shrinking pool of affordable suburbs.
New Cotality data shows the uncapped 5% scheme is pushing up the homes first home buyers can afford faster than everything else, while the pool of affordable suburbs shrinks.
6 capitals
First home buyer stamp duty, compared by price tier.
What a first home buyer actually pays across the six mainland capitals, where the concessions wipe it out, and where they do not.
When home prices run ahead of the deposit you can save.
How far Sydney first home suburbs have run ahead of the deposit a typical buyer can save, and what that does to the years it takes to get in.
What happens to clicks when AI takes the top of the page.
Original Search Console data on the collapse in click through for Australian first home buyer searches as AI Overviews take the top of the page.
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