How bad is Melbourne's housing affordability crisis? Where do we sit in comparison to the rest of the world? What have negative gearing and capital gains taxes have to do with it and what can government do? In this episode Tamara Heath from the Faculty of Business and Economics chats with University of Melbourne Associate Professor of finance Greg Schwann about Melbourne's housing market and how young people can break into it.

Producers: Tamara Heath and Claudia Hooper

Audio engineering: Gavin Nebauer

Editors: Arch Cuthertson, Claudia Hooper and Tamara Heath

5 Things About... is a training podcast created by Dr Andi Horvath for the University of Melbourne