'Investor' is a dirty word for first-home buyers — but are they the real villains? - eviltoast
How Australia's housing market spun out of control — and what we can do to fix it
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Margaret's property investment odyssey peaked at 40 properties. At the other end of the spectrum, first-home buyers Justin and Lana are accustomed to disappointment. So how do we solve Australia's housing affordability crisis?

Property investment is ingrained in the Australian psyche, but is it too easy to cast landlords as the villain in our housing crisis?

  • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I’m not disputing either of those points.

    banks start wanting you to close the gap between what you owe them, and what they can get if they take the house in lieu of payment.

    This is absolutely false.

    Some loans, “margin” loans, do work how you say and the bank will make a “margin call” asking the borrower to repsy a lump sum to reinstate the margin. However, this type of loan is not generally used to buy residential property.