Australia's housing crisis is a supply problem, not a tax
problem.
We are not building enough homes. Full stop.
Vacancy rates nationally are sitting at around 1.2%
according to SQM Research's latest data.
A balanced rental market runs with a vacancy rate of around
2% - 2.5%. Where we are now is not tight - it's critically constrained.
Talk to any builder and they'll tell you the same story:
labour shortages, skyrocketing materials costs, regulatory delays that would
make your eyes water.
Reducing the financial appeal of buying established
investment properties does not create a single new home or lower the cost of
new builds.
Investors who step back from the market don't leave behind a
vacant house that a first-home buyer can slide into. They leave behind a
property that often gets sold to another "established” owner-occupier.
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Jason Gwerder
Monday, 8 June 2026
