Housing affordability crisis – first homebuyer working two jobs struggles to raise house deposit - realestate.com.au

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Major stumbling block most first homebuyers face

A frustrated home seeker has revealed how working seven days a week in two jobs, while living with her partner’s parents, still hasn’t been enough to help her save a deposit fast enough to buy a property in Sydney.

But despite working hard and living frugally, the pair have needed to adjust their expectations around whether they can afford a freestanding home near family in the Northern Beaches. “They would have been younger than I am now when they bought their beautiful home in Manly Vale,” Ms Van Deyk said.“I think it’s 10 times harder now.”

“It was a direct sale. The owner said, ‘I want this’, they offered it to them and it was that simple,” Ms Van Deyk said.

 

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