Mortgage holders struggle as banks rake in billions | 60 Minutes Australia

[@johnpatrick1588]

Back 23 years ago I bought a Florida home for $115,000 and interest rates were 8%. Today new mortgage rates are 8% and the same home costs $600,000. The neighborhood incomes did not increase 500 percent.

[@AMJB100000000]

Life is fked for anyone that wants a home now

[@jonos4151]

Your home did not increase in price in general, there's just more money printed making your florida home increase its value.

[@joeyjoejoejunior3859]

Exactly. @@jonos4151

[@zuzanazuscinova5209]

​@@jonos4151Exactly. Money has lost its value.

[@coopersutton8317]

@@jonos4151incorrect. If more money is “printed” the value of that same currency decreases proportionately.

[@thomas_doyle]

I remember in 2007 when I was working in real estate seeing people buy homes new from builders with the intention of selling before close of escrow to a new buyer for profit. The crash was so brutal and fast that I remember seeing a lot of these units foreclosed on with the builder plastic still on the carpet.

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[@davidapswoude3259]

Thomas-Government Covid lockdowns caused inflation+6.3% mortgages. 50% of all housing is State Government “lifetime” GST and Stamp Duty. pure and simple fact. Investors, Banks, Young or old people tenants & even speculators are all victims of Government’s 50% lifetime taxes.

[@mikeharry96]

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[@kittehRwin]

I like how this story doesn't even mention the high cost of food at the supermarkets not falling, record profits for banks or the insane level of migration that is driving demand for rentals.

[@MrBibi86]

A small basket of food only making a couple of meals has been costing me $80 a Woolies recently. meanwhile Coles and Woolies post record profits. They need to be investigated.

[@CitadelBedposts]

@@MrBibi86no investigation needed… they are gouging everyone and staff are being worked to the bone, what staff they have left anyway.. the entire system is breaking with capitalist greed

[@blinsmaslom3263]

Or the fact that the new Governor had no choice but to raise to not appear weak under the Government's pressure.

[@MH_347]

Three quarters of a million people penciled in for the next 12 months.

[@CitadelBedposts]

@@MH_347 I completely agree it is high but there’s a bigger picture here. Without a rapidly expanding tax base either through births or immigration the Ponzi scheme that is most capitalist countries fall over. Where the failing in my opinion actually is, is that governments of all ilks have failed to keep up with affordable, no frills housing. Bring back the government houses, simple 4 room with 1 bathroom mass builds of the middle of last century. Very few people can afford to have children now even with both parents working and yet the only way to have both workers and a tax base large enough to support the older generations that are live longer than ever is to attract immigrants..

[@AncestorEmpire1]

Step 1: stop donating money to countries that hate you

[@butterflygirl2285]

IMO - and don't let those people buy up property in your country, either.

[@karim.mmmmmmm]

The typical ignorant comment …. Dear sir Mr white man … since when in the history of time has the white man or the white country ever given money to anyone or any country ?? Do you even understand how the world works ? It’s the white man getting richer on the back of other countries … now the fact that your rich white elites are making you fellow whites poorer has nothing to do with “ donating money “ what does a country like Australia even “ donate “ ? I’m very sure many people hate you … but I’m even more sure that you give no money to anyone … just stop sucking money out of other races and the world will be a better place 😊

[@Elonmusk898]

Dumb comments

[@santoshrathod123]

Has nothing to do with inflation.

[@butterflygirl2285]

Why do you say that?

[@johnpatrick1588]

In Australia and the USA look back to the 1960s and see how the 20 something year olds supported families lived on one income owning a home, car, vacations, support kids and probably a dog in the burbs. In the 1970's inflation and central bank government money counterfeiting put an end to it. Can a 25 year old support 5 people the same way today? If not then we have gone backwards.

[@kaseyc5078]

It’s cause of globalization buddy

[@funkyjeff77]

we have

[@invaderzimie]

@@kaseyc5078 Its more than this , its greed also.

[@aktchungrabanio6467]

It's more than this, its sex also.@@invaderzimie

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

Can your average 25 year old get a well paying job now that the likes of Australia and the USA have shipped them all off shore? Can a 25 year old buy a house for 2.5 times their average salary, now that governments, globally, have commodified housing in order to cover the gap left behind by the manufacturing sector?

[@jessicakruger7]

We feel you. Same thing in South Africa, food prices soaring, fuel is insane and general cost of living is nearly impossible.

[@jndking9419]

US is suffering the same conditions under the Biden administration. Their goal is to destroy our country and it’s devastating to our citizens. Bless you!

[@gregbester3855]

If you are middle class you're actually better off here because you can still qualify for a mortgage.

[@bittersweet340]

Way things are going it would be financial crisis to take on a montage... @@gregbester3855

[@raymondcauchi4328]

Lol I thought Africa had a massive food crisis how is south Africa only feeling the pinch now ..... corruption

[@trishdawson-saul9449]

Same situation in New Zealand 😢😡

[@TS-rd7oy]

Greed. This planned all over the world.

[@Bones.x]

You mean capitalism

[@AleshaRead-hb5gf]

100 percent thank the far rights then the lefts that supported it!!! Sick

[@RichardSKLim]

60 Minutes should be more balanced in its coverage. What about more mention about how inflation is robbing the poor (those who can't even afford a roof over their head) of a basic living?

[@juliebrown9101]

I do agree

[@fatgim]

100%. Inflation must be dealt with.

[@pholliez]

They have covered that. This particular episode is about mortgage holders.

[@MrBibi86]

it costs me $80 for a small basket of food and essentials at woolies at the moment and I'm on A Disability Pension. supermarkets are robbing us blind also. it's going to get to the stage where people will take their own lives. the world's economy is a sick joke

[@MrBibi86]

and I'm wondering if rents will go back down when interest rates do.

[@Botmanburn]

Australia is really making it difficult for it's citizens and immigrants are under paid as well. Resettlement is on the high side with many of our skilful Aussies leaving the country to practice in other countries. We need to make the government understand that we're going through a lot. You can't have a house on mortgage and work one job here in Australia.

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[@AlcoCargoPig]

YEP ! We're going to water front Mexico for 160k. DONE WITH THIS SOCIALIST SHTHOLE.

[@nellytea7114]

Not once did they suggest that prices are too high! And they never once said that people paid too much for houses....

[@hobo1704]

Exactly, noobs

[@turbyoulance]

Excalty Nelly

[@paulstandaert5709]

And she budgeted with her boyfriend's income in mind.

[@davidapswoude3259]

Nelly-great observation-Government Covid lockdowns caused inflation+6.3% mortgages. 50% of all housing is State Government “lifetime” GST and Stamp Duty. pure and simple fact. Investors, Banks, Young or old people tenants & even speculators are all victims of Government’s 50% lifetime taxes.

[@tsbrownie]

I remember when variable rate loans were introduced to the masses. I was shocked that anyone would accept a bit cheaper loan for the risk of slowly being sucked under financially. And yet it became a thing. Variable rate loans ensure the lender pushes max risk on the borrower. Fixed rate loans share the risk. More economic rich/poor imbalance.

[@masakitonguba8919]

this is what happened if you sanction a major energy, food and fertilizer supplier (^_^ )

[@butterflygirl2285]

IMO - Those variable rates should be illegal.

[@joarvatnaland6904]

I think in 80% of cases a variable rate loan will save you money. The banks are not stupid, and they put the fixed rate so high that they will normally earn on it - in the end they are running a business and they have insider information that we normal people don't have. Also, at least where I live, you normally only get a couple of years fixed rate, when that ends you get it "renegotiated", which doesn't mean a negotiation but a new take-it-or-leave it offer from the bank.

[@butterflygirl2285]

IMO - Fixed loan are common in the States. At one time I resided in Australia, and remember the variable rates scheme well. They are a nightmare: no sense of security.

[@ybet1000]

Rubbish.. you walk in and you can choose fixed or variable or a mix...Did someone put a gun to anyones head? Take responsibility for your own actions.. ==> Central Bank governor should have been sacked .. I knew rates were about to go up.. inflation etc rising everywhere... and he's telling them to buy houses, that everything is fine.... Disgusting

[@jitendersingh4263]

Rates shouldn’t have gone to zero period.

[@silverslaya]

Don't think many people understand this tbh.

[@myday2704]

Agree

[@anonmouse15]

I was expecting them to go negative.

[@jessicaamy6711]

Absolutely, they never should have gone as low as they did

[@paulawagstaff686]

THAT was the capitalists system to lure you into their trap.

[@theanysim]

It is just plain disgusting to see the big 4 banks have high profits but all the people are suffering on high interest mortgage. Also, why the government keep intaking new migrants when our housing supply is so tight

[@jonos4151]

It's how the system works, if USA fed increase the interest rate, Australia's RBA need to follow. Australia need to repay its debt in USD. System needs to change, the more money the USA FEDS prints the higher the inflation, because to transact internationally, you need $US dollar, no one will accept AUD.

[@MrBibi86]

and the supermarkets are posting record profits whilst people making $70k-$80k a year are having to use foodbank services. imagine what pensioners are dealing at the moment

[@Prince077Aussie]

So the migrants get blamed for all the problems 😡.

[@yvonneachieng6742]

Apparently@@Prince077Aussie

[@UziMusic]

Late stage capitalism.. the experiment hasn't worked

[@sirdekkar]

The result of the government propping up property prices at all costs

[@sirdekkar]

@@dim2389 and where do you think the demand has come from over the past quarter?

[@theoskalt-rf1td]

Anyone building a 1 million dollar property in Victoria pays nearly 39% on charges,fees,taxes to the government. Thats why proprty is so expensive

[@sirdekkar]

@@theoskalt-rf1td And real estate agents are saying that 100% of the Toorak property buyers over the past 6 months have been from China, sometimes paying in Cash, sometimes paying millions over price to secure the property. When China investors become interested in buying AU property (happening now), its game over for the AU citizens. There are more millionaires in China then there are people in Australia, they can buy up everything and the AU government is encouraging it. In the meantime the group making such decisions are amongst the largest property holders per capita in the country and are seeing not only their property values go up, but also the return on their rents...

[@davidapswoude3259]

Government Covid lockdowns caused inflation+6.3% mortgages. 50% of all housing is State Government “lifetime” GST and Stamp Duty. pure and simple fact. Investors, Banks, Young or old people tenants & even speculators are all victims of Government’s 50% lifetime taxes.

[@davidapswoude3259]

@@theoskalt-rf1td-you’re right-Government Covid lockdowns caused inflation+6.3% mortgages. 50% of all housing is State Government “lifetime” GST and Stamp Duty. pure and simple fact. Investors, Banks, Young or old people tenants & even speculators are all victims of Government’s 50% lifetime taxes.

[@SageBison1]

The problem was holding rates so low for so long. This shot the asset prices so high that small changes in interest are magnified. We should have raised rates much much sooner. For years we incentivized taking huge levels of debt and punished anyone saving. This is the situation we have created and there isn’t an easy way out

[@phaedruslykos3249]

Whatever party or force that let it get so low for so long should be made accountable this could have been avoided.

[@carlosalves4444]

Yeah and on top of that look at debt to GDP ratios around the world. Government is drunk on spending and wants to blame the taxpayers.. We are screwed and there will austerity measures through out the world including Australia.

[@TheOtherNEO]

Yes. All we are seeing people saying that interest rates have never been this high. No! It only went back to normal now. What was abnormal was almost two decades of near zero interest rates which led to too much debt piling up.

[@adiintel1]

You do realise if they kept the rates up at 5% the banks in the U.S and most of the world would of collapsed

[@anthonychen6237]

I hope next time when they need to drop rates, do NOT drop too much as money should have time value so normal interest rate should be right around 4%. Any rate lower than that would cause too much inflation to real estate and bubbles for other assets as well. Lower rate is a poison which lure people to buy something they really can NOT afford.

[@DorathyJoy]

Mortgage rates are currently at an all time high since 2000(23 years) and based on statistics on inflation, we might see that number skyrocket further, a 30-year fixed rate was only 5% this time last year, so do I just keep waiting for a housing crash before buying or redirect my focus to the equity market

[@dianelea465]

Piease get your facts right I bought a house 2007 rates kept on going up my interest rate was over 7 percent. A lot of people like myself fixed our mortgage thankfully mine was only 3 years then the crash happened many people were stuck with high interest rate

[@dianelea465]

You are talking about American interest rates. I think not Australian.

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True, I mostly just buy and hold stocks, but my portfolio has been mostly in the red for quite awhile now. Unfortunately to be able to make good gains, you’ll need to be consistent and restructure your portfolio frequently.

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[@NickRBellas]

Mortgage rates are currently at an all time high since 2000 based on statistics on inflation, we might see that number skyrocket further, so do I just keep waiting for a housing crash before buying or redirect my focus to the equity market

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[@jessicak4223]

Are we supposed to feel sympathy for a woman who purchased a home in which she couldn’t afford?

[@jamesmoey]

So true. If you have sell your kayak to pay mortgage mean you can not afford the mortgage.

[@angieangie21]

She bought her property on the basis that she wouldn't be the sole purchaser. Unfortunately her relationship ended and she has been left with the full burden. How many people would be able to fund a mortgage on a single wage even if they could "afford" it? Home loans are generally given to dual income purchasers. Kudos to her for working hard to try and make ends meet!

[@jessicak4223]

@@angieangie21 She is not a victim. She has the freedom to make better choices.

[@angieangie21]

@@jessicak4223 and of course you know it was her choice to be in a failed relationship. Must be awesome to know exactly how your future is going to play out.

[@jessicak4223]

@@angieangie21 There’s lots of victims in your world. If you look at the research on victim mindset, you’ll see that you’re setting yourself up for disappointment. Perhaps that’s someone else’s fault too? Do you know that the key to overcoming unhappiness, even trauma like PTSD, is to remove yourself as the victim? One cannot develop a healthy way to cope while continuing to victimize themselves. They will relapse if they don’t drop the victimization. If you prescribe to a growth mindset, and understand that you are the major driver in your life, studies show that you will create more success. It won’t just happen to you, you’ll EARN it. One can do the same with marriage. A successful marriage is always earned; one can choose to become aware of the facts surrounding marriage, which aspects affect them and their partner, and take action. Ever met a divorced person who admits that it was their fault? Rarely do I. Sadly, they continue down the path of victimhood, believing that their misfortunes had little to do with their choices. The lady in the clip had and has choices. Any sensible person can see that she should get roommates immediately, or sell the house, while changing direction in jobs to one that better fills a need in the market that few can do to earn higher compensation. Not easy, but successful people rarely choose easy before becoming a success.

[@tibsyy895]

Australia: The biggest real estate bubble in the Globe!

[@johnpatrick1588]

The current condition in the world seem to be surviving and not thriving.

[@thanggnguyen]

I just did some quick research and found out that most mortgages in Australia have a fixed rate period of 1 to 3 years, which is very from different from their American counterparts where 30 year is common. It's rough for our friends in Australia.

[@heyvalabas2638]

Thank you for that info. I'm not Australian, and I couldn't understand why the rates would change. This is a horrible system!

[@101yayo]

The homeownership delusion. You don't own the home if you are still paying mortgage.

[@smileygladhands]

Maybe not at first, but you own any equity that the house accrues.

[@PikachooUpYou]

@@smileygladhands If it accrues.

[@douglaskeen873]

You never truly own a home at all. Once the mortgage is paid off you then rent it from the Welfare State via property tax obligations. Don't pay your property taxes then the government takes your home. Home ownership is an illusion.

[@LeedawG766]

Equity is what you own...

[@masakitonguba8919]

this is what happened if you sanction a major energy, food and fertilizer supplier (^_^ )

[@bfgivmfith]

I have had my initial and second mortgage bought and sold multiple times. I no longer know who I owe money to? I started with a local bank, that tried to screw me during the buying process of my farm, and it has been an on going fight! Corporate Greed.

[@bullwaves6681]

Community banks are no different from big banks when it comes to stealing. I had bad experience with on my car loan too.

[@jillmartin5734]

That has been a lesson for eternity! Do not buy a house or condo with a boyfriend!! As when they may leave you will be left with the payment…

[@kara6320]

The idea that the big banks are getting richer off of high interest rates because the working class is struggling to make payments is irritating. The wealthy doesn't need the extra income, it's excess.

[@Melissa-kl9li]

I agree with you. People are struggling. The banks a crooks. They put the interest rates up higher then the Reserved bank. People in rentals are struggling also to get housing. They should tax big companies more and stop interest rates rising. If people spend more at Christmas it will also make inflation rise.

[@ioannablain]

I'm originally from Venezuela, one of the countries with the worst inflation, if not the worst, and we have never cared about interest rates. ever! what does that tell you? Petrol prices do not depend on interest rates, nor do the cost of imported goods. Raising interest rates to stop inflation does not work when you cannot control the actual prices of goods and services in a globalized world. That's just my opinion

[@Bobafe77a]

Whose fault is it if people make a conscious calculated decision to take out a 30 year mortgage and buy a property? The cash rate is almost approaching normal. People jumped in and borrowed virtually free money when the cash rate was 0.1% We are already in a per capita recession. Recessions are a natural part of economic cycles. Koukoulas has been repeatedly and consistently wrong about the direction of interest rates for the past 15 months. Last year he said the cash rate would peak at 3.1%.

[@Beliefish]

Women from video took a long term housing mortgage, but didnt even had a short term relationship with her boyfriend... and then it is central banks fault

[@nicholasmic2495]

​@Beliefish Exactly...people followed everyone else like sheep getting loans through fomo, not putting any focus at all at the inevitable inflation post covid stimulus hangover, the global geopolitical climate back then with russia and ukraine kicking off, and Chinas benevolence...Throw in any other potential black swan event such as cyber warfare, natural disaster (drought impending in oz). It was always a high likelyhood of higher interest rates, just everyone loves to keep their head in the sand, and recite houses only ever go up! We'll see for how long...

[@Lewbahh]

its an investment and all investments carry risks. If people took out far too large mortgages and their investment isn't working out for them tough luck. Any other investment you'd know there's an inherent risk. You are not entitled to just grab a mortgage. Do you research and actually make informed, smart financial decisions with ALL investments mortgages included

[@jeffotoole4509]

The problem is not the rate rises. The problem is the ridiculous rates for the past 13 years. People are going to lose their homes. People are going to lose their retirements. People are going to lose their investments. People will now learn leverage is not free. When you are winning at the black jack table you never want to walk away. Greed is not good.

[@Lewbahh]

People will finally learn that investments carry risk.

[@gotmiiilk]

I cant feel sorry for homeowners buying into this bubble . sorry guys

[@craighohmann9534]

They buy in bubbles. Under duress. For a place to live.

[@Lucas-yy3dh]

Why did he only mention westpac and NAB's record profits? CBA had by far the biggest record profit!

[@chippyjohn1]

The CEO of the CBA Matt Comyn made 10.4 million last financial year, that's 200,000 a week while notices to vacate have been at an all time high. How is that legal!

[@roeyaus]

So the former exec at the RBA is now chief economist at Westpac where they made 8 billion $ in profit since the rate rises, and no one thinks this is a conflict of interest?

[@MobileBlasterSoft]

Its brutal to the Australian citizens. Inflation has nothing to do with this.

[@troyfisher4660]

Who makes you pay the price you paid for your house?????? You do , stop it far out Australia is stupid ... house prices are the problem not interest rates

[@mathieug6136]

They were too low for too long. We managed to keep inflation at bay by importing cheap stuff through globalization process, but this era is ending and boomers are retiring, raising the cost of capital. It's a good thing overall, low interest rates caused the assets to increase at crazy levels, which exacerbated the wealth gap. You can't get prosperous when speculating is the way to make money. House will simply drop in value so that monthly payments comes back to what they were before. There will be bag holders.

[@zappy7393]

We do not have the supply to warrant the price of housing to drop. Prices have not dropped and they will not drop. They will only rise.

[@phaedruslykos3249]

Whatever party or force that let it get so low for so long should be made accountable this could have been avoided.

[@joeyjoejoejunior3859]

House prices won't drop in the midst of plague immigration.

[@lillysnet9345]

​@@phaedruslykos3249All by design... Till there are sheeps there would be wool.

[@serena-yu]

@@zappy7393 Adding international students into the "demand" was a story made up to artifically inflate the house prices. Students account for the majority of the increase in immigration after covid. Students who were studying remotely during covid have come onshore, concentrating the immigration head count of 3 years into 1 year. However students don't usually buy houses, let alone they are legally obliged to sell any houses they own when they run out of their visa and have to leave Australia.

[@grrriallen7192]

How can they raise the rate once the loan is closed? That makes absolutely no sense in this country would be illegal.

[@chrisr4220]

The norm in Australia are variable rate mortgages, fixed rate mortgages are much less common, but the fixed rate period is between 1-5 years. After which, unless you renegotiate the mortgage for another fixed rate term, it becomes a variable rate.

[@packageism]

Keep raising rates RBA. The Sydney property market, for example, has doubled 2 times in the last 15to 20 years. Over inflated prices need correcting

[@valdomero738]

thank boomers and chinese kleptocrats.

[@johngeltch7513]

Foreign ownership should be banned.

[@biancadenby3363]

Just goes to show that the Australian government, all governments around the world, need to be held more accountable for not keeping banks, supermarkets, etc, in check. These large corporations have been allowed to bleed us dry to achieve their massive profits, seemingly because these big corporations make the majority of political donations. What would fix this systemic issue would be to make it illegal for corporations to make political donations, however, in our current political framework, this would not be possible even though it would fix so many issues in our societies.

[@MadhuAmayil]

For eg private medical insurance is a joke on all citizens. They know the politicians are for sale and no one will intervene to enforce refinements and ensure private hospitals and private insurance are better put up for all use so that the general system is not chocked... bit none as these biggies may just give enough to keep quiet

[@davidapswoude3259]

Bianca-Government Covid lockdowns caused inflation+6.3% mortgages. 50% of all housing is State Government “lifetime” GST and Stamp Duty. pure and simple fact. Investors, Banks, Young or old people tenants & even speculators are all victims of Government’s 50% lifetime taxes.

[@olliemoose2020]

The government’s are run by the big banks it’s been happening for years now, nothing is going to change unless you get a revolution.

[@bluebellrose8]

How can there be a recession when the banks are posting record profits?

[@wontbelongnow5567]

There's never any recession when you are rich they get richer and working class get poorer. Banks love debt by lenders.

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

"Record Profits" make great headlines. But when you consider the volume of trade that banks do and the fact that those profits get distributed amongst millions of shareholders, including superannuation funds, it's pretty much sensationalism, and nothing else.

[@MobileBlasterSoft]

Ask the banks 5o repay to the people. Those people in RBA can own stocks in the 4 banks and keep raising interest rates. Its brutal.

[@rozzziee]

Guys, take responsibility. These usless pollies did this to you!!! Get out there and start deemanding change!! Get involved it how these usless people run ur country.

[@calidreams5379]

All Australians should be outraged with their mortgage system and demand a change!!! The mortgage rate should be locked in until end of mortgage payment contract. It’s an IMPOSSIBLE situation since WAGES are not guaranteed to rise relative to mortgage rates. At some point this will lead to FORCED defaults for all homeowners, but wouldn’t be surprised if the entire nation goes on a mortgage strike before though. The banks may be raking it all in now but what happens when the money literally dries out? It’s not like the people can print money 🙄🙄🙄

[@turbyoulance]

Correct, no wage increases yet Houses were artificially increased in price due to an abnormal 0.1% Rate, Unsubstainable

[@charlottecoles7111]

Oh wow, demand change. Be outraged. Write in CAPS. That's not be done yet - brilliant idea.

[@johngoogle8635]

if the rates were locked in no properties would ever sell once the rates rose

[@aussiematt52]

Get out of Sydney. Expensive and waste half your life in traffic. You Can not put a price on your time

[@krispycool1]

the people that were priced out of the homeowner market don't give a fuck about those wealthy enough to have a home loan

[@randomdude_2000]

so she bought an apartment with her boyfriend, and there was no obligation for him to keep paying if they broke up , ok? Why doesnt she rent out her extra bedroom? or go live in a share house with others and rent out the entire apartment for an actual profit? Maybe she needs to leave her full time job working in daycare and get a better paying job. No she cant do any of those things because she is a victim, so lets all cry for this poor woman.

[@TheCiaMKultra]

"Big Banks hates little banks "- Two Chains 😮 Banks dont have to run all the way to bank after they have robbed you since they own you !

[@remixesfordjs8198]

Lady, 3 jobs, 7 days???? Ummm... Sell it. Reset.

[@Options96]

The recession in many countries is self inflicted. The interest rate increases are crushing mortgage holders everywhere. Yet a lot of the inflation was caused by supply chain issues for food and fuel that was caused or worsened by COVID. The rate of increases should have been much slower.

[@MrBibi86]

They are crushing renters also. because home owners renting out their properties are passing all the pain onto their tenants

[@stsk7]

Poor immigration policy which demonstrates ignorance as to the effects on housing are also a big deal

[@michaelredfearn9125]

A lot of the inflation we are seeing now is due to corporate profits.

[@davidapswoude3259]

Government Covid lockdowns caused inflation+6.3% mortgages. 50% of all housing is State Government “lifetime” GST and Stamp Duty. pure and simple fact. Investors, Banks, Young or old people tenants & even speculators are all victims of Government’s 50% lifetime taxes.

[@icarusdb58]

when you sell everything and stop producing you get immigration , it's worldwide , but Australia will definitely fall in this game . the only question is who will be the new owner

[@Leo555ZZZ]

Labor government pushing record high immigration , government spending and expensive energy transitions during a time of high inflation ... What could possibly go wrong ?

[@yesterscratch-gd1xm]

The Australian Government is run by a political party. Political parties are bank-rolled by private interests, including banks. Coincidence? I think not. It's an indirect tax. Open your eyes.

[@kam1136]

The Worse is yet to Come !

[@yourhollywooddream]

Why would her mortgage go up if she bought during a low interest rate environment? Didn’t she lock in a low rate mortgage?

[@theanysim]

Even if you fix the rate, eventually the fixed term will expire anyway

[@vitang-w7k]

its all for tv@@theanysim

[@1tr1ck]

Fixed terms expire. One min your at 1.8 % the next your at 6.5 + variable

[@vitang-w7k]

ok i'll beon the banks on this one..its their choice@@1tr1ck

[@lynettejwhite]

The mortgage system in Australia is not the same as in the USA, here there is only variable interest or short term fixed rates for 1-5 yrs; there is no interest rate locked in for the life of the loan.

[@BoHughes-t5m]

These storey’s annoy me, interest rates aren’t high. They have more to go before being normal. Sorry to anyone going through a difficult time but if you took a loan not allowing for 8 or 9% interest rates then you were ill informed or reckless. Inflation isn’t stopping anytime soon.

[@d.j.z.j]

why buy an apartment terrible idea

[@idomarom12]

also in my country its the same. everybody bought when rate was low and now interest rate goes up and ppl who leveraged are screwed

[@Beliefish]

Its interesting how people just forget about this thing and they repeat over and over again. Would think that people learned something from US housing market crash that caused the Great recession 15 years ago. But no... lets repeat the same mistakes again

[@TelosBudo]

Are we blaming banks for RE investors over leveraging themselves?

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

It's quite fashionable, at the moment.

[@DM-ol1ch]

Everyone these days wants the flash house, flash car, the best furniture, the boat, the caravan, the motorbike and the jetski when they are young. My first house I had a plastic table and chairs for my dining table, bean bags in the lounge for chairs and an old car that got the job done for about 4 years with interest rates at about 10%. Seems like most young people these days live in excess to impress everyone and show how there doing better than everyone else when in fact they are living a lie.

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

There are a lot like that, there's no arguing it. Then there are kids like my son. Started out in a 25 square metre studio flat with a couch he found on the nature strip, free table and chairs and that was it. Now he's in a 2 bedroom flat with pretty much the same. By the way he doesn't own a car. We had it easier.

[@davidperks7534]

As a husband, father and provider, I’ve worked 80+ hours a week for decades now to keep everything stitched together. Unfortunately, it’s a reality that will not be changed any time soon. I’m paying $400 a week more on our mortgage than I was 12 months ago.

[@TC-iz6xe]

That's alot of hours mate I feel for ya. What do you do for a job ?

[@davidperks7534]

@@TC-iz6xe I drive tankers interstate. Keeps me pretty time poor when it comes to family and social life.

[@dolaiamlast8753]

After 46 years of living in Australia, I am amazed when I see an Aussie instead of crying they laugh!

[@paulgrandy1670]

The low interest rates the world has had were the lowest in nine hundred years. People did not plan ahead for rates to return to normal levels. This is NOT high interest rates. 8.26% is average for Australia and 16-17% is high. If you can't afford it, sell while the prices are high.

[@libatalklieb5793]

The grubby banks planned it.

[@penitent2401]

And still we get the old Boomers saying "back in my days we had 15% interest rates and easily bought a house, young generations are all lazy and spend frivolously on avocados". Their 15% interests was on a $70,000 three bedroom house on 800m2 block, a single income working 40 hours a week easily able to afford it and living expenses on 15 year mortgage. Now a tiny house of 90m2 squeezed onto a 150m2 block can costs $400k and needs two full time income to service on 30 years mortgage with high cost of living. If you buy a house at current average age of first home buyer now of 30 years old, you will be 60 when you paid it off if you can't come up with more money to pay it off faster. Buy small and upgrade later only works for a generation who only need 1 year to save for deposit, buy at 23 and paid off first home in their mid to late 30s.

[@anonmouse15]

I was watching a show about this exact topic once, and the boomer representative's main defence for why the newer generation "has it easier" is that he had to wait until 21 to start legally drinking.

[@GaryNumeroUno]

Everyone is doing it so tough... yet fast food joints are full, flights overseas and domestically are packed and everyone seems to be able to afford diesel powered SUVs just to take the kids to school instead of walking. Been listening to these complaints for years. The spineless greedy government has a lot to do with it. If the government stopped all these overseas investors and non residents from buying up Australian real estate things might begin to improve but they won't because it keeps tax money coming in.

[@anonmouse15]

Welcome to the exciting world of being in debt for life!

[@bmx13andit52]

“You will own nothing and be happy”

[@saravone3292]

There’s another side to the story. For every person the govt helped buy a house, the person who would have bought it, didn’t. That’s me. Slashed my expenses, working 3 jobs, saving 60-70% of income - I’ll be coming for your house.

[@dune7824]

so long as you're having fun.

[@Hustlin87]

Now do a sob story on how much interest savers have lost over the last decade on their savings when banks dropped rates by over 90%.

[@ashlondon7434]

Kelly if you see this, I think you are making the wrong decision by holding onto your mortgage instead of chasing your dream! There will always be other opportunities to buy an apartment. It might not be in Sydney but you will find something. A shot at the Olympics is a once in a life time opportunity that very few people can experience. Deep down inside you know what to do.

[@lynettejwhite]

Yes, I was thinking that she needs a sponsor and to get her olympic dreams going again!

[@teams3345]

Glad to see interest rates rise on my savings. In the 80’s I was paying 13.75 % on my mortgage.

[@timothypotts3913]

It's never going to out pace inflation

[@aktchungrabanio6467]

how sure u bout dat@@timothypotts3913

[@jacobbarling]

Wage vs Mortgage is way higher now… It’s up around 14x in Sydney

[@hobo1704]

It's way higher now champ if you were educated, this whole "rates were higher back in my day" is total BS.

[@teams3345]

😢 They were 13.75% back when I purchased my first house and salaries were much lower than they are now. You can get $20 now at McDonalds. That is $40,000 at minimum wage. I had graduated with an Engineering degree when I bought my first house.

[@cillaa5204]

This shows that YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE LOANS BECAUSE THEN YOU WILL NEVER BE FREE!!! Thank God that I've learnt when I grew up during the fiftees!!😂😂😂

[@poppete]

For as long as profit over people is the accepted system it wont get any better. A reasonable place to live, fresh food to eat, and clean water to drink needs to be recognized and a given right to anyone born to this earth no matter where you live on it.

[@poppete]

@@dim2389 I disagree, sure some people are bone idle and need incentives like that but many make money off of what they love to do and can still share with others so that many more can have a good life also. If people are only - all for me and none for you - then what a miserable life we continue to live - I prefer some for me and some for you, the innovators would always do better than those who choose to coast along but nobody needs to be left in misery from lack of basic needs.

[@poppete]

@@dim2389 It may be what has been to date for so many "greedy", people but it is NOT all people.

[@livelifelovelife7787]

Humans actually have innate sense of service Devils don’t

[@PeterJohnson76]

Hitting mortgage holders with increased rates is not fixing inflation. The people with money who cause a demand and supply issue are not people with morgages.

[@Lewbahh]

i mean it does though. People who made poor financial decisions and took out far too big mortgages sell, re enter the market with what they have left over after the mortgage is paid and put that money back into the economy eitber through rent or other investments.

[@ravingmad765]

Kelly is young enough to just sell up or go bankrupt and get out of that awful trap. Get the equipment and follow that dream.

[@missblackcat4990]

What is the government doing to protect the people from the banks profit margins.

[@douglaskeen873]

So the people are too stupid to act on their own accord and need the political elites to protect them from themselves and the financial messes they get themselves into? Is government supposed to do everything for the financial illiterates?

[@somerandomfella]

The government are the ones responsible for this current situation..

[@Ligucis306]

Nothing! Government support banks not the people!!

[@masakitonguba8919]

this is what happened if you sanction a major energy, food and fertilizer supplier (^_^ )

[@axeya366]

All wrong. Inflation is not under control. We are way behind the rest of the world. Lifting interest rates is inflationary, massive immigration of 500k people per year is causing huge inflation issues in terms of demand for rent, food etc. So all we can see is more rates going up in future and they will stay higher up till 2025 at least. The problem is only 30% of people have a mortgage so the other 30% is in rent and the rest is living it up and spending like there is no tomorrow cos they are the wealthy. Which means inflation will stay high and rates will go up.

[@guytrudel613]

4:35 the Sotheby’s dude almost slips up saying “A lot of young people went into the market listening to their REALTOR” but catches himself just in time to say “Reserve Bank Governor” instead. No doubt central banks got stuff wrong, but realtors raked it in pumping the bubble.

[@johnpatrick1588]

Banks and the government are not your friends if they push and make readjusting interest rate mortgages on homes the norm. Long term loan on short interest rates is a disaster in the making. How can you sleep not knowing what the house payment will be in 2, 6, 10, 25 years later? With a 30 year fixed rate mortgage I know what the last payment will be 30 years later and the total interest paid for the house. If rates fall it is possible to refinance at the lower rate.

[@kam1136]

This is Why People Trust in Politicians and Government!

[@zappy7393]

#sarcasm

[@AnandKumar-gm3gq]

Vote for the government that can drop the interest rate

[@stevestereo44]

You'll own nothing and you'll be happy.

[@craighohmann9534]

Sorry, the government will want your nothings. Make money by peoples desperate, with nothing to live on. The rich will take that away too. Solutions: since the ultra rich has caused this income disparity. Is cut the main cost of living on homes, mortgages and businesses by two thirds. Afterwards only two percent increases. Taxes stay the same. At same time cut all federal and states wages by one fifth. Afterwards their increases are the same as SSI increases. Time for the ultra rich to Adjust.

[@jacquelynsmith6259]

The older generation isn't doing that well in this economy.

[@neilc4544]

Interesting that, @60 minutes Australia has kept comments open for this article. Also interesting is how they are in a very subtle way, shifting the blame on RBA and banks.

[@davidapswoude3259]

Good observation Neil, also Government Covid lockdowns caused inflation+6.3% mortgages. 50% of all housing is State Government “lifetime” GST and Stamp Duty. pure and simple fact. Investors, Banks, Young or old people tenants & even speculators are all victims of Government’s 50% lifetime taxes.

[@mrsvoyage]

In canada with a 100k family income you can only buy a 300k home. At this price you have a a small condo and a big city nothing

[@georgehancock2307]

That isnt true you should move to Prince Albert Sask

[@davidhounslow7845]

Not sure why you all complain, it all seems to be about the poor mortgage holder. What about the renters who get screwed over by the real estate and the owners. A lot of people borrowed money with little deposit and no room for situations like this. I say to people who whinge about I can't do this and that anymore SUCK IT UP this is life accept it. Such a selfish society nowdays. I'm a renter not much is said about us. As they say the rich get richer and well the rest guess what.

[@ReturnOfTheJ.D.]

It's interesting how people are 1) Complaining about cost of living, high inflation, high rent and mortgage costs 2) Complaining about too many immigrants Do they not realise that the impact of 1) reduces the impact of 2)? The harder it is for migrants to survive in a country, the more they leave or don't come at all. If it was a lot easier for them to survive, more would come and more would stay long term. They didn't import many in the 90s because most would have been long-term unemployed - due to a tripling of Australia's GDP since the year 2000 however ($467B to $1675B), they had to start importing them en masse from 2005 onwards or they would have started to run out. Larger economies need more workers.

[@johnny-yi2oi]

"I read the letters sent in, people have some great points" says Westpac's Chief Economist. Clearly profits are all that matter. Bring on the crash of all crashes, Australia needs it now.

[@SandyWolf-]

I hate banks!

[@richardpvancouver7520]

She bought with two incomes and then split . That's not a good example for the story .But ,yeah it sucks .she needs to sell.

[@keithbriggs7001]

Time to down size 🤔

[@anonmouse15]

The divorce rate being what it is, I'm surprised anyone factors in dual incomes.

[@robertmatthews6907]

Higher interest rates is a natural reaction when house prices get too high. Housing should be going down as a consequence, but Albanese has opened the migration floodgates. Flooding the market with more renters and buyers than it can withstand. Why has Labour abandoned the poor and sucked up to the rich and the banks. Just to stay in power? Its disgraceful. Write to your local member!

[@andrewcheshire244]

OMG my heart bleeds. As someone who has lived on the streets for 6 years. People struggling to keep their million dollar assets. Life must be so fucking tough. Glad I don't have to battle the evil banks. I'll never be rich, might not always be happy at the bottom, but I'll always be free from debt-slavery.

[@jinshin8991]

Lucy Ellis is part of the problem. The RBA shouldn’t exist, free market needs to decide the cost of capital. QE, TFF should be outlawed

[@calvinsmith1295]

I went through all this in the early 90s when interest rates hit 17%. Somehow I hung on and managed to keep my home but it was a very lean few years. I also worked 3 jobs like Kelly.

[@zappy7393]

Good for you...pity these days are not reflective of the 90s.

[@pauldavies4650]

Except the loans were ~60k as my parent's was not 800k 17% on 60k = 10.2k 8% on 800k = 64k The interest is more than the loans Big difference

[@calvinsmith1295]

@pauldavies4650 Mine was 360k which was huge back then.

[@dustingoldsworthy7303]

Was only 17% for 2 years.

[@calvinsmith1295]

@dustingoldsworthy7303 Hopefully today's rates will follow a similar pattern .

[@stephen9609]

As an outsider, it seems Australia is actually behind the rest of the developed world in raising rates. The US FED, Bank of England, Bank of Canada, and European CB have all raised rates higher than you guys - if you're serious about getting inflation under control, the rate hikes are necessary

[@jakebrown2235]

Wow. So it’s not just the us, it’s everywhere

[@scottprice1943]

House prices are driven by replacement cost, the cost to rebuild same house on block if land and furthermore with onky 35% of houses with a mortgage, interest rates actually do not have that much to do with house prices. Supply is also important. APRA has got away scott free from this, all banks are regulated by Apra and Apras 3% buffer should have never followed rates below a certain level, which it did. No one saw this level of increases coming, including those sniggering at the people impacted. Inflation is high also because our dickhead government keeps spending and also massive energy price increases predominantly caused by their green enery push, is working against the RBA, necessitating higher interest rates than should be.

[@ajshaka3212]

Keep raising interest rates till i can afford a home.

[@tylerm2676]

A million dollar fibro somewhere in Sydney, you could see the debt trap a mile away

[@joemeltingbutter6668]

Errr...You could learn basic economics. There were plentyyyy of videos out by December 2021, January 2022, February 2022 and so on that warned people NOT to spend and shore up cash, yet you have gone out and bought the house. You are part of the problem of pushing inflation up. RBA has a fault in this by not increasing IR in due time.

[@user-qu1lh9gt4p]

This story ended with the wrong conclusion. If you can’t afford your mortgage now, you won’t in 2-3 years time when rates don’t fall (why would the RBA decrease interest rates unless there is a recession?) and your property value does because everyone’s selling at the same time, causing you to fall into negative equity. If you have a mortgage where rate rises affect your lifestyle, the bank owns your property, not you, so drop with the emotion and look at the economics. I don’t see this ending well for people who think like the person in this story. Shame on you 9 for looking at the emotions and not the facts. The economist you had on is a joke.

[@Lewbahh]

many people dont understand investment risk and think that they're entitled to their investment properties paid for by someone else paying rent

[@gregwooldridge8864]

In the 90s When I left school and earned a income I brought a house instead of overseas holidays. I had to put 30% deposit. back then was difficult but now is totally financial madness.

[@davidapswoude3259]

Good on You Greg-the difference now is Government Covid lockdowns caused inflation+6.3% mortgages. 50% of all housing is State Government “lifetime” GST and Stamp Duty. pure and simple fact. Investors, Banks, Young or old people tenants & even speculators are all victims of Government’s 50% lifetime taxes.

[@mrsresinvaleriepayn5203]

""rich are getting richer - poor , poorer" Yes interest rates are high but lets go back to the 80's when we started building our home, 17.5% interest. We lived in 4 concrete block walls, unpainted. no floor coverings , no internal walls. no pool, no garage, no new car, no holidays and WE struggled.

[@vitang-w7k]

that equates to no expenses..... do that nows and youd be labelled as a bum/slum/scourge of society

[@charlottecoles7111]

Sure but this young lady just wants to have a hobby. It would be fair to say that's not unreasonable.

[@anonmouse15]

Hell, give me the house for the $20k you paid for it and I'll happily forgo the rest.

[@headnotfound0]

These people borrowed too much money, the record low interest rates were never going to last forever

[@simplylux1589]

But the rate on savings and term deposit have not increased at that rate. Absolutely ridiculous!

[@leonardoalba9856]

If you don't have 20% to put down and a reserve to cover at least one year of expenses, you are better off renting. Banks should use this as the standard but hey let's lend money to people that cannot afford a house and that have zero financial literacy.

[@zappy7393]

Freaking impossible...better off renting? I know people who are renting and lay more then me with my mortgage and my mortgage was very light compared...rent in major cities has gone up over 50%. As for you 20% comment, save $200k to avoid getting thrown under a bus....oh wait...prices have gone up in 6 months...it's now $250k...pity you haven't seen a wage increase in a decade...oh well.

[@leonardoalba9856]

@@zappy7393 I know is very hard and people should look into cheaper options, small apartments etc. The Australian dream of the house with the backyard is gone.