Just a general question to anyone else who is saving to buy a house (or nearly ready to). After years of a very stagnant market it's really taken off now and for example some places I was looking at 3 years ago for $350k are now $550k. This is the outer suburbs, I'm sure in all price brackets and locations it's a similar story.

Is anyone else terrified that they'll be buying at a peak?

Is anyone else having to drastically change what they were planning to buy? Eg in my example above I can't now afford $600k for a 3bedder in rockingham but I might find a duplex. Or I might have to go further south. Literally can't go to a unit with the family dog and cat.

With everything selling so fast theres hardly any time to make a considered choice as well.

Anyway just thought I'd throw it out there to other new buyers. Thanks