Owen Raskovich
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And by the way, you know, the banks have particular incentives going on at the moment.
We've talked about JobKeeper.
Kate did a really good job of talking about JobSeeker.
We've got the coronavirus supplements.
Small businesses can apply for grants, usually at their state level.
The ATO has its cash flow buffer.
There are so many different things that might be able to help you, your small business, your employees, your family.
You know, there's so many incentives available that can help see you through this period.
And I guess mean that you don't have to be a for-seller.
So that's kind of the good news story for today.
And I wanted to walk you through that because it's a really important thing, not just for now, but into the future.
Whenever you read one of these forecasts about property, just remember that, hey, it may not be correct.
And also that, you know, I'm over here on the stock market side of the fence.
And I tell you what, the stock market forecasts are even worse.
So it's not just property prices.
This applies to everything.
But the final thing that I kind of wanted to tuck on the end here is uncertainty like this, when things are pretty scary, if you take a long-term view, the further you zoom out, typically the more optimistic you'll become.
And I want to show some green shoots starting to emerge.
The first one is first home buyers.
First home buyers have been banging on for years about how the boomers drove up prices and they couldn't get in the market and all this type of stuff.