"I know quite a few first home buyers, and I see and feel their...

"I know quite a few first home buyers, and I see and feel their pain - what I don't want to see their dreams collapse before their eyes, as they are innocent parties to this shemozzle."

My sentiments exactly .. when my parents bought their house for $12,000 the average wage was around $4000 per annum ,, so the average home price equated to 3 years of average wages.