The Property Couch

385 | THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN DREAM - How to make it more affordable?

04.07.2022 - By Bryce Holdaway & Ben KingsleyPlay

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Ahh yes, The Great Australian Dream.  Great beaches just a stone’s throw away, endless sunny days and the ability to own a large house on a quarter-acre block of land (With enough space to invite all your mates down for a barbeque on the weekend!)…

But while this dream has survived over the years, its accessibility is another thing entirely.  And it has not gone unnoticed!  

A recent 2022 inquiry published by the Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue addresses this very issue… 

Titled The Australian Dream: Inquiry into housing affordability and supply in Australia, it provides a list of suggestions on How to make The Great Australian Dream MORE affordable!! 

And today, we’re unpacking all 16 recommendations from this report!!  

There’s all the good stuff, like…. 

How can the Federal AND State Government play a bigger role in supporting those in need?! Is removing stamp duty actually a good idea?! What policy is a good policy for land and house taxes?  

We’re also getting some blasts from the past as we look back at Australia’s history to inform us where our future should go…  

PLUS, see the image below to understand Ben’s section in “What’s Making Property News?” this week. 

Free Stuff Mentioned Feeling brave enough to read all 200 pages of “The Australian Dream: Inquiry into housing affordability and supply in Australia”? Check it out here.  Click here to read the full story about the Sydney family who refused to sell their $50m property to developers (Related to Ben’s “What’s Making Property News?”) 

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