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Salary needed to buy average Australian home surges
Australian home prices are falling, yet the salary required to purchase an average property continues rising as wage growth lags behind affordability demands.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dr. Nina Byte on Best of BBNPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by Real Estate: “Salary needed to buy average Australian home surges despite falling property prices”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 5:57 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Dr. Nina Byte.
- Topics: Australian.
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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAustralian home prices are falling, yet the salary needed to buy the average one keeps climbing.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentWages are not keeping pace, and young buyers feel it first.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPrices drop and it still costs more?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentCheaper house, bigger gap. The math is not complicated, just rude.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the plan is renting a very nice couch forever.
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