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Australia’s housing challenge isn’t just about demand, it’s about decision-making that doesn’t line up. Across federal, state and local government, policies are often developed in isolation, priorities shift, and responsibility is routinely passed around. The result is delay, confusion, and supply that continues to fall well short of what’s required. For residential property investors, this…

Few terms in housing policy sound as reassuring as “affordable housing.” It suggests balance. Fairness. A functioning system. But for residential property investors, the term has become something else entirely: a misleading label that obscures real supply failures and distorts market signals. In Australia, “affordable housing” has been quietly redefined. And that redefinition is shaping…

Imagine if there were new ways to fund quality developments. Ways that didn’t rely solely on restrictive, slow-moving banking models. Ways that allowed good projects in the right locations to get off the ground sooner, delivering homes where they’re actually needed. Imagine if more were being done to support affordable housing and homelessness, not just…