A map by Aussie Home Loans shows the deposit needed for different suburbs
In Sydney, there are only six suburbs with homes available for $100,000 or less
They are Austral, Airds, Blackett, Bidwill, Box Hill and Willmont - all outer west
There are 10 suburbs in Melbourne with the same deposit, but none in Canberra
Location choices are significantly higher in Brisbane, Adelaide, and in Perth
One in three young Australians are relying on the bank of mum and dad to get into the housing market as prices surge.
Saving up for a 20 per cent mortgage deposit is a logistical challenge with Sydney s median house prices in March surging by 4.3 per cent to a record $1.112million.
National property prices last month climbed by 2.8 per cent, the fastest monthly pace since October 1988, to $614,768, CoreLogic data showed.
Even the mid-point price for a house or apartment in Australia is a stretch for someone earning an average, full-time salary of $89,000.
Little wonder younger Australians are turning to their parents with 32 per cent of first-home buyers relying on the bank of mum and dad to either fund a mortgage deposit, service a loan or cover the full purchase price, a Finder survey of 1,028 property newcomers found.
Charles L. âCharlieâ Stetler, 76, passed away on Feb. 13, 2021, in Clearwater, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia on April 14, 1944, he was a longtime resident of Pennsylvania, living in Bedford, Liverpool and Effort, before moving to Clearwater, Fla., in retirement.
From a young age, Charlie had a passion for multiple things in life: Baseball, chocolate, and most importantly, people. He attended Marple Newton High School (â62) and proceeded on to Gettysburg College for an undergraduate degree in Latin and a Master of Divinity. After graduating, Charlie put his passion for listening to people and helping them get through life to good use as a pastor (starting at Trinity Lutheran Church), as a social worker, as a friend, and as a parent. He always loved a good laugh and never failed to be enthralled with watching trains go by, whether real locomotives or his impressive model train layouts. Charlie very much believed in the good of people, and the last few years were hard on hi
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11:00 AM January 30, 2021
Colette Burgess is one of the many retired NHS workers returning to work to help with coronavirus vaccinations
- Credit: West Suffolk Hospital
They may have retired - but these health workers have returned to the frontline to help beat the pandemic, by volunteering to deliver the all-important Covid-19 vaccine.
The vaccination roll-out has required thousands of volunteers, including some former West Suffolk NHS staff, doctors and nurses who heard the call for help and decided to utilise their medical expertise.
Colette Burgess was a registered nurse who retired in 2018 from her post lecturing healthcare and health and social care at West Suffolk College.
County GOP s Prepare for War post fuels existing tensions over extremist rhetoric in Hudson area
The post by the St. Croix County GOP sparked condemnation from local law enforcement, and state party leaders.
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A post on the St. Croix County Republican Party s website urging readers to prepare for war is drawing renewed attention to local extremism in the wake of the violence at the U.S. Capitol.
John Kraft, chairman for the group, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he posted the message before Wednesday s attack in Washington D.C. that left five dead. Still, he declined to comment to additional news outlets, and initially refused to remove the message as objections rolled in.