According to Cotality’s March housing report, it’s $322 a fortnight cheaper to buy a unit in inner-city Melbourne than it is to rent one.

  • incogtino@lemmy.zip
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    7 months ago

    Who pays rent by the fortnight? If they said saving $644 you would know it’s per month, if they said saving $161 you would know it’s per week, so lets use fortnight amounts as clickbait

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      7 months ago

      Who pays 644 a month in Melbourne, i reckon if you have 650 a week, it’s a shit or tiny place, or below average rent.

      But yes fortnightly or even monthly is unusual

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      7 months ago

      I get paid fortnightly so i pay rent fortnightly makes sense to me, paying a weeks rent when you get paid fortnightly is asking to risk being short every second week, if you are paid monthly same thing pay in 4 weekly payments or monthly, also where are you finding 161$ a week rent, not in melbourne i would imagine, i pay 525 a week and im in greater sydney area not even in the city AND my rent is absurdly cheap for the area

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    7 months ago

    They’re just comparing rent with mortgage repayments. But not maintenance on the property, rates, body corporate, opportunity cost on your deposit and stamp duty.