lax lending standards

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    I see a lot of statements being made about the quality of bank lending in Australia for residential mortgages

    if you look at a typical scenario here in Perth - when I came here it was "average" to have a 30k deposit, buy a 120k house on a 60k income

    move forward 10 years

    lets say a 60k deposit an 85k salary and a 450k house

    blind freddy can see that a combination of continuing low interest rates and high employment is needed to keep this party going

    Im hearing stories of people with good jobs and mortgages worrying about how much food they get to eat each week

    you can call it a good quality loan if you like, many bankers, economists and analysts do, but in my opinion its lending built on a foundation of sand, not stone



 
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