After Labor's election victory, property groups press Anthony Albanese on housing supply and affordability. UDIA national president Max Shifman says land, labour and material shortages are pushing up costs and delaying completions, urging training, skilled migration, development-ready land incentives, faster infrastructure, streamlined approvals and stamp duty reform.
As I told realestate.com.au: “We call on the new government to act quickly to implement complementary initiatives, such as bringing forward training programs and skilled migration,”
I also said: “We also hope the new government will look closely at incentivising states and territories to boost development ready land, fast track enabling infrastructure and streamline planning and approvals to maximise housing affordability,”
realestate.com.au, 23 May 2022 — Read the full article