Thanks for the replies ..

Kiwi – it’s not simply a matter of being pi**ed off at prices, I CAN’T get into the market at these prices – actually buying a ‘doghouse’ as you put ir is out of my reach at the moment. Let alone then having ’10-12k’ left over to do a reno.

So, I am not moaning about the prices just to moan. I am actually saying that rises in the past couple of years have put properties out of my reach.

I am sure that while I keep looking something will come up. But I am trying to point out that if the ‘average person’ in WA (eg me) cannot (not won’t, or may find it hard to but CANNOT) get into the market due to astronomical price rises then something must have to give right?? Or .. will Perth be the only capital city in Aus where anyone earning less than 100k won’t be able to buy??