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Housing affordability

Victorian govt attempts to hijack property boom with new taxes

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Tax and legal • 17 May 2021

Victorian government attempts to hijack property boom with new taxes

Ahead of this week’s state budget, the Victorian government has flagged several new tax measures targeting property in...

House prices could jump 30% on the back of low interest rates, RBA hints

1 MIN READ

Research • 19 Jan 2021

House prices could jump 30% on the back of low interest rates, RBA hints

According to new documents released from the Reserve Bank of Australia, persistently low interest rates could push up pr...

Government commitment to stamp duty ‘baffling’

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Finance • 1 Oct 2019

Government commitment to stamp duty ‘baffling’

State governments have been urged to scrap stamp duty in light of new research, which has highlighted its impact on hous...

1 MIN READ

Finance • 11 Sep 2019

Federal government to waive Tasmania’s housing debt

The federal government has agreed to waive Tasmania’s $157.6-million housing debt to address continuing housing afford...

1 MIN READ

Finance • 30 Aug 2019

‘House price decline was deliberate,’ Liberals say

Western Australia Liberal deputy leader Bill Marmion has declared that the three consecutive increases in land tax that ...

1 MIN READ

Finance • 17 Oct 2018

Biggest capital city markets improve on affordability index

Housing affordability in key capital city markets is showing signs of life after several years of rapid deterioration, a...

housing affordability, falls off, short-term

4 MIN READ

Research • 6 Sep 2018

Housing affordability sees strides in short-term, falls off in long-term

While housing affordability may be improving in the short-term, the situation is actually worsening in the long-term, ac...

Investor red tape, housing affordability

3 MIN READ

Research • 7 Mar 2018

Investor red tape is not the answer for slipping housing affordability

Over the December quarter, housing affordability declined nationwide, and some are saying the answer to the issue isn’...

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Tax and legal • 5 Mar 2018

Abolish negative gearing to address housing affordability: Grattan

The current crisis of housing affordability has been the result of the actions of “neglectful” governments in the la...

1 MIN READ

Tax and legal • 16 Jan 2018

Government drafts housing affordability plan

In order to “improve housing outcomes for Australians”, the federal government has released draft legislation to hel...

Housing affordability, mortgage stress, property market, property selling

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Research • 7 Dec 2017

Housing affordability on par with early 2000s levels

A new report shows that housing affordability slightly eased Australia-wide over the September quarter, lessening the im...

housing affordability, investing, property investment

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Buying • 19 Oct 2017

Experts say WTF to housing affordability

Housing affordability is a topic that all kinds of property owners have been talking about. A group of experts is hoping...

1 MIN READ

Research • 15 Sep 2017

Bigger CGT discounts and MIT changes: Government details housing affordability measures for investors

First home buyers aren’t the only ones benefiting from the government’s attempts to make housing more affordable, wi...

1 MIN READ

Research • 7 Jun 2017

Housing affordability measures may not help Sydney buyers

The NSW government’s housing affordability measures could make little difference to first home buyers in Sydney and dr...

1 MIN READ

Buying • 15 May 2017

Property Council tackles NSW housing affordability with 5-point plan

The Property Council of Australia has released a five-point plan in order to assist the NSW government with housing affo...

2 MIN READ

Research • 15 May 2017

Budget Band-Aids won’t fix housing affordability

In last week's budget, the government unveiled “a comprehensive plan to address housing affordability”. But how succ...

Victoria makes bold moves to aid housing affordability

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Research • 6 Mar 2017

Victoria makes bold moves to aid housing affordability

The Victorian government has decided to abolish stamp duty for first home buyers and this move, alongside an increase in...

1 MIN READ

Research • 8 Aug 2016

One state bucking the housing affordability trend

The easing of property prices in one Australian state puts it in a unique position with home buyers, according to its pe...

1 MIN READ

Finance • 9 Feb 2016

Rate hikes a ‘significant blow’ to housing affordability

The raft of interest rate hikes in November last year had a significant impact on housing affordability, a new report ha...

1 MIN READ

Research • 25 Jan 2016

Housing affordability options revealed

One of the country’s most senior politicians has outlined a number of ways the government could improve housing afford...

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Travancore

49.78%
Timboon

49.57%
Dolphin Point

49.51%
Nyah West

49.42%
Preston Beach

49.29%
Newington

48.97%
Killcare Heights

48.89%
Wundowie

48.77%
Homebush

48.44%
Glenside

48.28%

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Comments

Clive Wilder
Perhaps our government and by that I mean all factions and participants within our political arena should be taking a more detailed look at all factors that place upward pressure on the prices and hen.....housing affordability. The forced migration of our population to major city and regional centers to ...

RBA weighs in on negative gearing

Robert Jennings
So governments removing tax on developers and buyers and keeping negative gearing as it is will address housing affordability?...

Negative gearing decision a win for all, says expert

Luke Fisher
Hi Phil,Firstly, where did the $6trillion come from? Is that the total national prices of current housing prices? I thought it was 2.2 trillion i could be wrong though.... I also noticed your comments.....housing affordability is better than ever? House prices are at a all time high and just because inte...

Is the Australian property market primed for ongoing growth?

Anonymous
CAAN: Exactly, what is not mentioned by the Pollies, and is at the crux of the housing affordability crisis: Everyone needs to demand of their MP .... -a REVERSAL of the FIRB Ruling (2008/09) of th...

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Housing affordability

Victorian government attempts to hijack property boom with new taxes

House prices could jump 30% on the back of low interest rates, RBA hints

Government commitment to stamp duty ‘baffling’

Federal government to waive Tasmania’s housing debt

‘House price decline was deliberate,’ Liberals say

Biggest capital city markets improve on affordability index

Housing affordability sees strides in short-term, falls off in long-term

Investor red tape is not the answer for slipping housing affordability

Abolish negative gearing to address housing affordability: Grattan

Government drafts housing affordability plan