Crippling housing debate paralysis ignoring the real issue
Part two of API Magazine's five-part series on Australia's troubled property market examines the housing supply crisis, rising construction costs and whether tax policy is making it harder to build the homes Australia needs.
The housing crisis has prompted a rash of policy initiatives at state and federal level but is the core issue being effectively addressed? (Image source: Shutterstock.com and API Magazine)
We all know what it’s like to get trapped in a thought loop – worrying over and over about something without actually tackling the root cause.
A similar paralysis seems to be gripping the nation on one of the defining issues of our generation.
Australia’s housing debate has become fixated on negative gearing, capital gains tax and whether property investors are getting too much support.
But that debate risks overlooking an arguably more fundament…
