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Time to Fix The Real Issues - Stop Government Handouts for Housing

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Time to Fix The Real Issues - Stop Government Handouts for Housing

There is in fact no real affordability problem in Brisbane, Perth or Adelaide for that matter. This perpetual drive to have the government creating more handouts is the wrong approach simply because it is putting a band aid on the wound. The real issue is how do we stop the wound from occurring in the first place. If government was serious about addressing affordability, it has to attack the problem on multiple fronts. The first is by addressing the issue of youth unemployment and underemployment.

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Housing Affordability & Population Growth Interlinked

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Housing Affordability & Population Growth Interlinked

Population growth is an important driver of residential property, and unfortunately it is not being recognised as one of the major contributors to price growth in Sydney and Melbourne. When you look at the arguments around affordability, it is Melbourne and Sydney that are Australia's only real trouble spots. This correlates incredibly closely with the population dynamics being experienced in this country.

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