are you going to try and deny that $100K invested in a term deposit Vs $100K in an average Perth property over the last 12-18 months, that the term deposit would be in front??
The irony of placing parking money in a bank for a period of time until things settle slightly, money that could be used by some one else borrowed from the bank to buy property, being a better option than buying the property yourself.
is no different to the fact in most normal times it is better to buy shares in a bank than to put your money in one of their bank acounts.