Major developers are calling on state and federal governments to put their differences aside and agree to get rid of stamp duty and replace the country's "most inefficient" tax with a mix of reforms to corporate, personal and even new land taxes.

Nathan Blackburne, managing director of ASX-listed developer Cedar Woods, said there was widespread support for abolishing the state-based duty on home sales and all tiers of government should work together to replace it with less detrimental measures.