Australian government housing policy has for years grappled with the dual mandate of keeping house prices high and affordable.
The only “solution” that doesn’t upset anybody is to somehow boost the buying power of those otherwise unable to compete. True, such schemes have rarely worked and tend to just enrich the sellers of the increasingly scarce commodity that is housing.
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Myriam Robin is Rear Window editor based in the Melbourne newsroom. A Rear Window columnist since 2017, she previously reported on financial markets and media. Connect with Myriam on Twitter. Email Myriam at myriam.robin@afr.com
