I’m sorry your house price is falling ... Wait, I’m not sorry at all

October 27, 2026 — 12:33pm

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While I was wistfully selling off my child’s bassinet on Facebook Marketplace, a potential buyer simply sent me a link to someone selling the same item at a lower price. It’s a pretty good tactic, I admit, but I’m so stubborn it made me want to have a third child just to hold on to the bassinet and get my money’s worth.

No one likes to see an asset fall in value … except all the people wanting to buy that asset. So with all the angst around the recent dip in property prices – not least from real estate agents lamenting the buyers’ market – I need to share my optimism. Before the changes to negative gearing, Millennials like myself felt home ownership was only possible if you had access to the bank of mum and dad. It appeared Australia was becoming an inheritocracy – where hard work and diligent saving meant naught unless you had parental guarantors. It really makes you feel for the parents who have to wonder if their kids visit them for quality time or just to ensure they get........

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