Growing mortgage stress in Australia amid cost of living crisis
Levels of mortgage stress are at their highest levels since the 2008 financial crisis, with broad sections of the working class struggling to make ends meet.
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Levels of mortgage stress are at their highest levels since the 2008 financial crisis, with broad sections of the working class struggling to make ends meet.
Research shows mortgage borrowers are paying the highest share of their income on housing costs in at least four decades, but the current situation for renters is not historically unusual.
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