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Debt Crisis as Housing Market Plummets

Australians attempting to sell their homes are suffering as property values take a nosedive.

Hitting hard particularly in areas of Sydney, a recent investigation has shown that sellers are falling into dire financial situations due to the low property prices and a plummeting housing market. As The Sydney Morning Herald discerned, “plummeting property prices have meant many vendors are confronting negative equity, where they owe more on the property than it is worth.” Many Australians asking what they should do in such a downward trending housing market.

One particular example, of a three bedroom brick-veneer house in St Claire which recently sold in August for $260,000 plummeted 42% from its 2003 sale of $450,000.

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Home Repossessions Becoming More Common in Australia

In 2009 more than 30,000 homes in Australia will be repossessed or foreclosed and almost half a million Australians plunged into severe mortgage stress by the end of the year, according to a new industry report.

Repossession Across Australia

Repossession occurs when you can no longer meet your mortgage repayments on your home loan and your bank or lender takes over your home and sells it in what is called a mortgagee sale. In an optimistic property market, this might well leave you with some money, but in a weak market, there’s a chance you will walk away with nothing.

One third of the expected repossessions will be first time home buyers who purchased their property in the last 12 months, the monthly Fujitsu Mortgage Stress report predicts.