The property group Stockland is hoping its 19.2 per cent jump in profit announced yesterday is a sign of things to come.

It's latest half-yearly result came off the back of strong residential housing demand. But the company's healthy result also comes with a warning to multiple levels of government over their housing targets.

• GUEST: Tarun Gupta, Stockland's CEO 
• PRODUCER: Carrington Clarke, Radio National Breakfast Business and Economics Correspondent