Horsham resident looks for four months to break into the housing market

Mr Reinsma said after months of missing out he just gave up and will wait to see what happens with the market.

"You would go to inspect a property to buy and there would be 10 to 15 other people lined up for the same property," he said.

"There is nothing around; that's the biggest problem.

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"I gave up, I was looking for about four months."

Mr Reisma has had to continue to rent after missing out half a dozen times on houses.

"Everytime I'd look online and by the time I'd send an email to get a time to look at the property, I'd get a response telling me it was under offer," he said.

"Houses are listed, and within 10 minutes they are under offer.

"You get an open time and 20 people show up, and by the time you finish out the paperwork, the house is already gone.

"I have to keep paying rent, paying someone else's mortgage.

"I've been wanting to buy a house and I can't. It's frustrating more than anything."

He said he would see what the market does as people return to work but said he's not sure what can change to help buyers get into the market.

"There is nothing that can change really. I'm guessing with COVID everyone wants to get out of Melbourne. They're heading to the country," he said.

"A lot of people have realised after working from home for nine months, that they can work from home, so why not work from home in the country."

The housing market in Horsham is one of the strongest markets ever seen.

The Housing Institute of Australia recently reported house prices in December had jumped considerably since November.

Regional Victoria's housing prices have also jumped up in price for the last few months.

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