AUSTRALIAN MARKET UPDATE Moves by some states and the federal government to offer buyers cash incentives towards their first home may actually be throwing fuel on the housing affordability fire. Public policy think tank, The Grattan Institute, has concluded that policies to help first-home buyers and improve housing affordability may actually be making the housing […]
We’ve heard recent reports of a certain politician suggesting buyers simply ‘earn more money’ if they want to get on the property ladder, however a housing affordability strategy targeting first time buyers is gaining some traction with MPs, offering a more viable potential solution. A proposal to allow young people to access some of their […]
Welcome back to a brand new year. With Australia’s property affordability at an all-time low in many markets around the country, a number of property business leaders have urged state and federal governments to push ahead with tax reform to help fix the worsening problem. This comes after the Coalition ruled out changing the negative […]