Group disrupts home auction in Sydney. Anti-Asian group?

[Deactivated] on 31/08/2015 - 19:01
Last edited 31/08/2015 - 19:47 by 1 other user

This happened last weekend, where a 'anti-foreign buyer' group disrupted a home auction in Chatswood, Sydney.

In my opinion, this group has a racist agenda (where a group is being discriminated against, based on race, FYI; let's not get hung up on the labelling). This is because the flags in their placard are all Asian flags, which is not (anywhere near) a good indication of foreigners in Australia.

The group is angry that these foreigners have increased competition, making it harder for them to buy homes.

  • Many buyers also buy property as an investment.

  • They are understandably angry.

However if they've done their research, they would know that it Asian nationals make up a small group of buyers:

With these stats in mind, it doesn't seem fair that it's only the Asian nations (most which aren't even in the top 10) feeling the wrath in this 'anti foreigner' demonstration.

I hope I've made my points clear.

Do you think this group is anti-Asian? Or, if you think that they're just 'anti-foreign' as they claim to be, can you explain why they're singling out only Asian nations, when this is wrong?

(I'm feeling angry about this issue, that's all. It's hard enough trying to get into the property market; don't need discriminating (profanity) to make it even harder.)

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  • 1
    I am undecided, and will explain.
  • 140
    The group is (covertly) anti-Asian.
  • 229
    The group is anti-foreigner (as they claim).
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      • frostman on 05/09/2015 - 22:33

        Anyone is free to do whatever they want; you can walk or shop anywhere; this is Australia. Have you ever seen a "Chinese only" shop in Australia?

        You're kidding right?
        I went to a real estate in south Bankstown and they had flyers in Chinese or whatever equivalent, I couldn't understand a thing.
        Shops all labelled in foreign writing, whilst they wont ban you for walking in, the customer-base is clear.
        This isn't an issue having one or 2 suburbs like this, but I think 7-8 in a vicinity of 20km radius is way too much

        • DavidFong on 06/09/2015 - 00:53
          +1

          I have seen similar Chinese-only real-estate advertisements, in Melbourne (in Melbourne Central shopping centre, next to the big chiming clock), which even to me seems really narrow-minded and insensitive, given that many of the passers-by in that shopping centre would be English-reading only. I also felt that restaurants which listed all the 'specials' in Chinese only is also insensitive, though I must admit the way that specials are listed really only works using Chinese characters.

          Strangely enough, about ten years ago, many of the Kentucky Fried Chicken stores (肯德基　'KenDeJi' 'KFC') here in China had significant signage in English-only, which definitely was not the language of the majority of the customer-base. However, at that time, English-language was considered part of the cool part of the decor. That is not done in KFC stores in China now, including the menu, which is a bit of a shame, most non-Chinese speakers (and not particularly literate people like myself) would take a long time to discover the peculiar delights of KFC in China (such as red-bean pies, rice porridge and really great egg-tarts).

        • abh_gup on 08/09/2015 - 01:52

          @DavidFong: good observation. agree with you.

      • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 06/09/2015 - 11:14

        No one's forcing anyone to 'not buy/shop or walk there'. Anyone is free to do whatever they want; you can walk or shop anywhere; this is Australia. Have you ever seen a "Chinese only" shop in Australia?

        Have you ever been to springvale? All the signs are in vietnamese, its like being in vietnam, only you're in Melbourne. There are some in English only for the benefit of local born asians
        Only street signs and names of schools, churches, and medical centres arent in vietnamese

        • eatwell365 on 06/09/2015 - 15:09
          +2

          Can understand it can be annoying - perhaps council should enforce regulation to have English on signage. Personally I have no problem travel to little Italy, Vietnam, Korean or MidEast in Sydney. Found people are friendly and would actually show genuine appreciation of your interest in their food and culture.

        • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 06/09/2015 - 16:05

          @eatwell365: Yeah I don't mind it as well. I think it's great that there's a little "china town" and "viettown". Means we can appreciate all the great things from each of the countries. As long as someone is able to help with those who can't read or speak. Generally immigrants in Australia love to share their culture with others

    • centrelink on 06/09/2015 - 11:19

      I would agree with that the area is dominated by "asians" but arnt most of them international students and aren't eligible to purchase previously owned homes even if they tried? Most of them end up going back home after completing their studies anyways.

      • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 06/09/2015 - 16:07
        -1

        "Some" international students have extremely wealthy parents who buy houses for their kids to live in while studying here. Some of those may also be using that as an opportunity to launder money while allowing their children to live and study there

    • [Deactivated] on 07/09/2015 - 14:04

      Block-quote A massive Asian concentration…not an issue from a numbers point of view & not being racist, but the concentration of suburbs forces other non-Asians to not buy/shop or walk there as markets and stores cater to the locals

      Chatswood has a large Asian population but is still predominantly Anglo.

  • Peck on 05/09/2015 - 15:42
    +3

    Australia is open slather for money laundering

    • [Deactivated] on 06/09/2015 - 14:03

      And Tony said the other day he intends to do nothing about it!

  • ntt on 06/09/2015 - 05:44
    +1

    http://www.domain.com.au/news/burwood-pink-mansion-wellings-…

    Haters gonna hate

  • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 06/09/2015 - 11:07
    +2

    What makes it even more difficult is some of us asians are born here and are citizens of this country.
    To be fair on the "protesters", some of us are also angry at "asians" who buy for investments and inflate the prices to ridiculous amounts - some to launder money.

    The problem is government policies, i think the Howard government was right not to open the market to foreign investors, all it has done is created a large problem for local buyers, and in the grand scheme of things has not really "helped" the economy.

    Why generate revenue from taxes you impose on foreign investors if it means you're going to have to hand out government grands to first home buyers?

  • [Deactivated] on 06/09/2015 - 14:01
    +1

    Many BACKLASH anti-protestors people are missing the point:

    Property purchasers in the 'wealthy' areas (homes over 2 mil) are probably financed by chinese government, therefore PRICE IS NO OBJECTIVE! Just ask people who live in e.g. Toorak/Kew in melb about virtual clusters being snapped st up to 20-30% of market value AND THEN LEFT VACANT FOR YEARS. Ask yourself why. What are they waiting for? It's not for the price to go up. They alteady bumped it up!!!

    So they squeeze out genuine (aussie residents if you like) buyers. Such genuine residents can be any nationality. So, your kids and mine can only dream to get into the propery market, especially in the affluent areas.

    • lplau on 07/09/2015 - 15:43
      +1

      Lol even without the Chinese buyers, I hightly doubt that your kids would be able to buy in Toorak / Kew.
      Also they aren't really financed by the chinese government. There is just alot of wealthy people in China.
      Sadly thats the problem with China and other developing countries, you either get the super poor or the super wealthy, there isn't anything in between.

      And if they have managed to get out of china, generally they are pretty wealthy, as it is considered a luxury.

      Not sure why people have so much prejudice against Chinese, there are plenty of people snapping up property. I remember going to a few auctions and portfolio auctions, there are plenty of Italians and european buyers there too.

      It actually doesn't take much to go into the property market, as long as you are looking for a reasonable suburb. It is just people keep wanting to live near the city which is making them bitter and envious.

      • [Deactivated] on 07/09/2015 - 15:51

        Hahaha, true. But you get my point.

      • [Deactivated] on 07/09/2015 - 15:56
        -1

        True, we should be lowering our expectations. But that does not mean to ignore clusters of suburbs where houses have been bought at highly inflated prices and then left vacant. I listen to 3AW and this topic comes up on average once a week. Even the neighbours next to those homes are not happy.

  • [Deactivated] on 07/09/2015 - 14:01

    Any person from any culture that is; dirty/messy, noisy, disturbs others, refuses to speak English as a permanent-resident/citizen of Australia, and lies (deceitful/corrupt - negotiation/haggling/bartering) as a general form of practice, should be kicked from this country or sent out west !

    Only let people of good character stay in ! [see above]

    • newsynthetic on 07/09/2015 - 19:18
      -1

      If only it could be that easy. Good in theory to do but not practically to filter.

      • eatwell365 on 08/09/2015 - 07:59
        -2

        Idea - Make it like quarantine in airport and self statutory declaration on application of residency:
        1. Do you leave any skid mark in the WC in the last 12 months?
        2. Do you spit?
        3. Do you have a shower at least once every 2 days?
        4. Do 2 or more people turn around and look at you when you talk most of the time?
        5. Do you jump queue?
        6. Are you answering this interview yourself or with help?
        7. Have you joined Ozbargain?
        8. Are you Broden?
        9. Do you ever post any deal in Ozbargain?
        10. Do you buy more than you need in Ozbargain deal or resell for profit?

  • [Deactivated] on 07/09/2015 - 16:44

    OMG 300 comments barrier, SMASHED!

    Just sayin

  • congo on 07/09/2015 - 22:43

    Need to fixup the public education system so that I dont have to spend $30K per year on education OR have to purchase an overly expensive apartment near a good school.

    • SaberX on 27/01/2017 - 12:24

      What are you studying for 30k?

      That said public education is a privilege not a right. I think here in aus, with the recent controversy of the lady posting how expensive her 700 school bill was for her 3 young kids, it's quite polarising but IMO the govt helps assist education already, but it is up to you personally to save or find an alternative rather than expect a free education handout (which many don't get in other countries)

      Mind you i dont know what your studying but it doesn't cost 30k a year. Unless your in medicine or something. In which case with help debt assistance you can afford to pay it back down the track with the amount you'll earn. It's all relative.

      I did a bachelor of commerce and a whole degree didnt even cost 30k for 3 years.

      • congo on 27/01/2017 - 12:34

        I mean private high school.
        The charged around $20K to $30k+
        You can choose to send your kids to public schools, but we find it lacking in some places.
        It is a personal choice.

        • SaberX on 03/02/2017 - 16:41

          Fair enough. but apart from the cost of property nearby where you need to selectively live for a public school, I don't see how the $30k on private high schooling is relevant.

          It is after all a personal choice to go private vs public. I've known some to be 10,20k a year, as opposed to my few hundred bucks for required contributions, administration, and the uniforms and textbooks when we went public. Think it is a long draw to link it to the whole Chinese theme underpinning the property. At the same time one could say it increases the wealth of those in these schooling areas to use on their own kids and so forth when you flip the glove the other way.

  • [Deactivated] on 08/09/2015 - 14:01
    -2

    Solution:
    Let's just drop our standards and let everyone in.
    Who cares if our country ends up like a third world slum.

    The Final Solution:
    Shoot everyone who doesn't 'get'/appreciate sarcasm !

    • [Deactivated] on 08/09/2015 - 17:28
      +1

      Yeah… but shouldn't sarcasm be funny? Cuz otherwise you sound like a dick :s

  • cisco on 09/09/2015 - 07:38

    Heard there were couple of similar dramas in Sydney Hills area, anyone aware of it?

  • Cobalt_ on 16/09/2015 - 11:18

    Soooo victorheaven,
    How about those illegal purchases that the FIRB wasn't investigating because they never existed to begin with?
    http://www.afr.com/news/policy/tax/foreign-buyers-probe-nets…

    I guess anyone who thinks there is a problem with foreign investors flouting our laws are just horrible racists and not simply concerned citizens?

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