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Housing affordability, rent, planning and property markets.
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Housing

Why Australia's housing cooling is only half the story

Australia's housing market is cooling — but is that actually fixing anything, or just resetting the clock on the next price surge?
07 Jul 2026 4 min read
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Housing

With property prices falling stagnation could be baked in

Australia's household wealth just grew 1.2% — but strip out property and every other asset was a net drag. What happens when the one engine stalls?
06 Jul 2026 4 min read
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Housing

What happens when you scrap mandatory car parks at new housing developments?

Scrapping mandatory parking minimums could unlock 140,000 new homes — but the reform only works if governments are willing to do the politically painful part too.
03 Jul 2026 5 min read
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Housing

More-affordable homes, or more affordable homes?

Australia's housing plan sounds good on paper—but can it actually deliver the homes first-time buyers need?
03 Jul 2026 5 min read
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