Housing affordability

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Hotspots • 26 NOV 2025

Home ownership on hold: Buyers now face a decade of saving

Buyers will now need over a decade to save a 20 per cent deposit, as house values have raced ahead of wage growth over the past five years.

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Finance • 26 AUG 2025

70k first home buyers set to flood the market from October

Property demand is set to soar with 70,000 first home buyers expected to hit the market from 1 October, under the accelerated government’s First Home Guarantee...

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Finance • 12 AUG 2025

No interest rate worries for Australian property buyers

Interest rate worries for property buyers have plummeted in the last year, according to a recent survey.

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Tax & 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 investors in a move said to shore up the state’s...

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Hotspots • 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 property prices by as much as 30 per cent.

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Finance • 01 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 housing affordability.

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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 affordability issues within the state.

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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 led to housing price decreases were deliberate.

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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, according to a national survey.

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Hotspots • 06 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, according to new research from CoreLogic.

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Hotspots • 07 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’t to increase taxes on investors, but for the...

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Tax & Legal • 05 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 last 20 years, and it has been predicted that it...

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Tax & 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 help establish a new Commonwealth entity.

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Hotspots • 07 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 impact ever so slightly on mortgage stress.

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Hotspots • 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, with larger capital gains tax (CGT) discounts and...

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Hotspots • 07 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 drive up demand for property in the state,...

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Hotspots • 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 successful is it likely to be?

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Hotspots • 06 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 the first home buyers grant, has been lauded by...

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Hotspots • 08 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 peak real estate body, making home ownership more...

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Finance • 09 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 has found.

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Hotspots • 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 affordability.

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Hotspots • 07 DEC 2015

Housing affordability drops over September quarter

New figures have revealed that housing affordability declined nationwide over the September quarter – with year-on-year results indicating the rapid rise of housing...

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Hotspots • 23 SEP 2014

Negative gearing keeps housing affordable: HIA

Restricting access to negative gearing write-offs would negatively impact on housing affordability for both renters and buyers, according to new research.

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Hotspots • 05 DEC 2013

Housing Affordability Improves in All States - December 2013

Despite rising property prices in major cities, housing in Australia is becoming more affordable, according to a new report by Adelaide Bank and the Real Estate...

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Hotspots • 19 NOV 2013

Housing affordability threatens 'Aussie dream'

Rising property prices may change the social dynamic in Australia by pushing young people out of the market, a leading economist has warned.

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