Sophia wrote on Feb 15
th, 2023 at 11:37pm:
Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 15
th, 2023 at 11:13pm:
Baronvonrort wrote on Feb 15
th, 2023 at 10:33pm:
Sophia wrote on Feb 15
th, 2023 at 10:17pm:
Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 15
th, 2023 at 9:52pm:
Sophia wrote on Feb 15
th, 2023 at 9:49pm:
Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Feb 15
th, 2023 at 8:46pm:
Millionaire bank CEOs are our superiors.
Yep … I was listening to one that earns a million per annum talk tonight about how heavy hearted he was about struggling families with extra $1000 per month mortgage repayment.
I said to hubby….”heavy hearted? More like heavy wallet!”
How on earth can someone earning a million a year be empathetic with those that struggle with finances from day to day? I wish they would stop pretending!
These banks and their billions of $$$$ profit every year! And it’s increasing more so per annum!!
So their solution is… to expand the mortgage to 40 years so monthly payments are lower. I don’t believe you heard that figure correctly. Why? It’s just too ridiculous.
Yep. That’s what was mentioned. Both hubby and I were watching this finance thing with the RBA guy being grilled with questions…on our Melbourne tv tonight and that’s what we both heard and I read it also as I have closed captions/teletext on.
The nerve of the RBA saying banks haven’t been tough enough to bring down inflation!
Like as if it’s the fault of us mere peons… how about making council rates, insurance, fines, registrations etc lower?
They’re the ones causing inflation with escalating costs.
Why so untouchable?
They’re cruising for a bruising and they will cause a recession… not us the people.
The RBA responds to failures of politicians who ruin our economy.
If our politicians did a good job with economic policy there would be no rise with interest rates.
It's going to get a lot worse.
I’m still trying to get over the notion of a 40 year mortgage 😳
It’s absolutely bizarre.
The idea of it mentioned (expanding the 30 yr to 40 yr mortgage) is to make repayments cheaper as on average… most are now paying $1000 a month extra with rates risen in quick succession.
But… I can’t see this as a permanent long term answer, maybe for immediate relief in the now, however… whatever savings any family could make with an extended 10 year mortgage repayment plan, will be short lived simply because … as mentioned by that RBA guy… they do not know when the interest rates will stop or even if it’s reached it’s peak!
They may give with one hand… but will take that and more with another hand!
I always thought it was a better idea to try and pay as much as you can in the first year or two of a mortgage to make it easier in the long haul and to shorten the duration of the loan, thus saving heaps at the end.
What do we see instead? These super low interest rates these past few years (I have never in my life seen it so low) and this was a time when…. Knuckling down to put in extra would’ve been so advantageous. But no… many just didn’t get it
That opportunity is now fading fast…
Remember the adage play now pay later…whereas it could’ve been pay now play later.
Re real estate :
1. Jump in as soon as you can even if it means as an investor first.
2. Position Position Position <—this is where people stuff up the most. They jump in and buy in outer city/regional areas where the market does not move. There are a few exceptions of course but these only prove the rule.
3. Stay away from units/townhouses/villas/duplexes IF POSSIBLE. You won’t make money there. The REAL money is in detached homes built on the ground in capital city suburbia. Unfortunately these types of properties are fast disappearing. Don’t even look at battle axe properties! Those have already been subdivided and the real money had been made!
4. Don’t sell. Upgrade your property instead and use it as leverage to borrow more. Then go back to 1. and start the cycle again.
• Note : Always remember YOUR HEALTH AND HAPPINESS COMES FIRST!
• Note : Some people (for whatever reason) just cannot cope with/understood the concept of a mortgage commitment. These people are usually (not always) called children and they need to learn a few life lessons about commitment. A good way to do this is to get them to rent a property so their developing frontal lobe can finally wake up to the reality of sustainable and sensible financial independence. We have done this with our older children (they’ve rented our properties) and oh boy did they learn a few lessons about the cost of living and how to be responsible about what they earn and what they spend.