- A fellow 'Gen Y' lays out the case against buying a house. Rent money might be "dead money", but so is interest: http://afr.com/p/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H …nion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H.
http://twitter.com/MattCowgill/status/240956039435014145
— Matt Cowgill (@MattCowgill)Wed, Aug 29 2012 23:36:11 - RT @value_investing: RT @FinancialReview: Rent money may be dead money - but here's why buying a home is a dud deal [free] http://t.co/B ...
http://twitter.com/noor_tiwana/status/241165497117327361
— noor tiwana (@noor_tiwana)Thu, Aug 30 2012 13:28:29 - Great read : if you want to buy a house, reconsider the facts. Thanks husband. http://afr.com/p/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H …nion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H
http://twitter.com/liliandarmono/status/241124328228413440
— Lilian Darmono (@liliandarmono)Thu, Aug 30 2012 10:44:54 - The impact of property speculation in Australia and poor housing policy.Neither a borrower nor a home owner be. http://www.afr.com/p/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H …/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H
http://twitter.com/UrbanisticF/status/241129108657016832
— Urbanistic Futures (@UrbanisticF)Thu, Aug 30 2012 11:03:54 - RT @DavidParis: Excellent MT @MattCowgill A fellow 'Gen Y' lays out the case against buying a house. http://afr.com/p/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H …nion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H
http://twitter.com/maxphillips/status/241114397999759360
— Max Phillips (@maxphillips)Thu, Aug 30 2012 10:05:26 - News for my folks RT @DavidParis: Excellent MT @MattCowgill A fellow 'Gen Y' lays out the case against buying a house. http://afr.com/p/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H …nion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H
http://twitter.com/nice2tweetu/status/241111074311655424
— Prue M (@nice2tweetu)Thu, Aug 30 2012 09:52:14 - RT @willozap: Why buying a house is just paying for baby boomers' emotional decisions http://afr.com/p/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H …nion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H
http://twitter.com/gerbilsooo/status/241110937250189312
— Mark Gerbils (@gerbilsooo)Thu, Aug 30 2012 09:51:41 - MT @MattCowgill A fellow 'Gen Y' lays out the case against buying a house. http://afr.com/p/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H …nion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H
http://twitter.com/thewetmale/status/241106586892922880
— Matthew Lee (@thewetmale)Thu, Aug 30 2012 09:34:24 - RT @johnbonbailey: This is a beautiful, insightful analysis of the ethics of home ownership in Australia today: http://www.afr.com/p/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H …/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H
http://twitter.com/lurjim/status/241096910734258176
— Lurline Hanna (@lurjim)Thu, Aug 30 2012 08:55:57 http://twitter.com/StreetSmartAust/status/241071919141634048
— StreetSmartAustralia (@StreetSmartAust)Thu, Aug 30 2012 07:16:39- Great article on home ownership vs renting http://www.afr.com/p/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H …/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H
http://twitter.com/cos_ak/status/241061561672814592
— Mr Kawz (@cos_ak)Thu, Aug 30 2012 06:35:29 - RT @_JustinStevens_: Interesting @FinancialReview article today for prospective 1st home buyers questioning the benefits: http://t.co/xa ...
http://twitter.com/seanacmulcahy/status/241039127754178561
— Sean Mulcahy (@seanacmulcahy)Thu, Aug 30 2012 05:06:21 - Gen-Yer urges youth not to enrich debt & tax-break loving #babyboomers by buying a house in Australia http://bit.ly/QUMvt8 via @MattCowgill
http://twitter.com/thgsboomerslike/status/241036481441984512
— Romulus (@thgsboomerslike)Thu, Aug 30 2012 04:55:50 - Great piece: something for renters to file away and bring out whenever someone lays on pressure to buy... http://afr.com/p/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H …nion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H
http://twitter.com/timothylane/status/241022394662273024
— Tim Lane (@timothylane)Thu, Aug 30 2012 03:59:51 - This is a big part of why @ptmitchell and I haven't bought a home yet: http://afr.com/p/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H …nion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H
http://twitter.com/cristyclark/status/241014067622461440
— cristy (@cristyclark)Thu, Aug 30 2012 03:26:46 - Interesting article on renting versus buying a home in Australia "Neither a borrower nor a home owner be": http://www.afr.com/p/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H …/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H
http://twitter.com/permanentlyout/status/240986998263910400
— Permanently Out (@permanentlyout)Thu, Aug 30 2012 01:39:12 - RT @peregrinari7: This is great - "rent money might be 'dead money', but so is interest" http://bit.ly/O4iPux
http://twitter.com/rpy/status/240985733630930945
— Rupert H (@rpy)Thu, Aug 30 2012 01:34:10 - RT @TaniaWalker: Really interesting article about the cons of buying a house: http://afr.com/p/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H …nion/neis_chrisrrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H (via @is_chris)
http://twitter.com/caskings/status/240971321301925889
— caskings (@caskings)Thu, Aug 30 2012 00:36:54 - Excellent article that outlines the concerns for Gen-Ys looking at buying a house. Interest is more than the asset. http://afr.com/p/opinion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H …nion/neither_borrower_nor_home_owner_Wj3lmxYN8ct75yhMmOT30H
http://twitter.com/missaleksia/status/240963068337717248
— Aleksia Barron (@missaleksia)Thu, Aug 30 2012 00:04:07 - The dilema we face with purchasing a home.. @FinancialReview 's Ben Hurley spot on http://bit.ly/PuCqsy
http://twitter.com/mymatemike/status/240962023100395522
— Michael McGregor (@mymatemike)Wed, Aug 29 2012 23:59:57
The Gen Y housing conundrum
Selected reaction to Australian Financial Review property writer Ben Hurley's discussion of why owning a home may be a dud deal for younger generations.
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