Seems as if the Aussies have finally said enough is enough. An online campaign to boycott the housing market in protest of excessively high prices has gone viral.
According to Prosper Australia "The Home Buyers Strike was launched to warn prospective home owners that now is not the time to enter the market."
Prosper and GetUp campaign websites:
http://www.prosper.org.au/2011/03/31/what-we-want-buyers-strike/
http://suggest.getup.org.au/forums/60819-campaign-ideas/suggestions/1595687-first-home-buyers-property-buyers-strike?ref=title
Mainstream media has also picked up on this:
http://www.smh.com.au/business/beware-a-buyers-strike-in-property-20110331-1cgwh.html
http://www.smh.com.au/business/property/first-home-buyers-urged-to-go-on-strike-20110330-1cge8.html
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/9101416/house-buyers-strike-attempts-to-cripple-the-market/
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/first-home-buyers-strike-growing/story-fn7x8me2-1226030974559
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/31/3178706.htm
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/personal-finance-reader/rob-carricks-reader-home-buyers-on-strike/article1961202/
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