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Westpac research confirms other data showing rising activity by first-home buyers. Terry Ryder discusses the core problem impacting on housing affordability, the high level of taxation inflicted by all levels of government. The stamp duty burden imposed on property buyers by state governments is at record levels and housing affordability is suffering. In this week’s episode, Terry criticises the way media converts economists' forecasts on real estate markets into fact, despite their long track record of getting it wrong. The RBA kept the offical interest rate unchanged this week and, according to one forecast, is unlikely to change before 2020. Media headlines are misrepresenting prices, with most markets still ahead of the levels of last year. Changes in the property market starting on July 1 will include new ways that GST is paid on new houses. Population growth is faster than ever before, with major impacts for real estate. In this week's episode of the Hotspotting podcast, Terry discusses the current national trend towards lower rental vacancy rates. Lenders chasing market share are offering special deals on home loans, including interest rate discounts.
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