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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.

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[–] incogtino@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

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

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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

[–] Expand@fedi.ur-mom.gay 2 points 1 day 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