A step in the right direction in my view in terms of limiting foreign investment purchases though as is mentioned in the article its a small fish with easy workarounds already popular. Also unfortunate that it is only 2 years at this stage.

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[–] No1@aussie.zone 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I know it's only a relatively small number of houses, but there's no silver bullet to this housing crisis.

It needs as many policies as possible to help get things back on track.

[–] OriginalName@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago

Absolutely. It's not going to do much on its own but hopefully the first of multiple policies to push thinigs in the right direction.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago

Yeah didn't the first iteration of this law just make sure existing homes were bought by developers who promptly tore them down and built a bunch of ones boundary to boundary that could be sold?

You wanna set a cat amongst pigeons, ban it in established areas within x distance of city centres

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

too little too late.

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How can it be too little too late? are house prices not still high?

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The longer it takes to take serious action the more its gonna screw people when prices drop. i'm not talking about boomers who own 10 properties. but if you're a dual income no kids and have an 800k mortgage on a property thats suddenly worth 200k less than your mortgage your in for a really bad time.

But this wont actually do that. it might address a portion of the market demand, but hardly all of it. Capital heavy parties arnt disincentivized from hoarding properties. New properties are still fair game for foreign investors. Hows this actually driving down demand? its a drop in the ocean.

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago

The Greens have thumbed their nose at Labor and housing groups representing the nation’s most needy, joining the Coalition to refuse to pass legislation for the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund.

https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/blinken-holds-candid-talks-with-china-s-qin-20230619-p5dhka

Explained: The government's stalled housing agenda, and why the Greens are opposing it

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/explained-the-governments-stalled-housing-agenda-and-why-the-greens-are-opposing-it/wnvzf1i2u

Can't build shit when the greens and coalition block them at every opportunity

[–] OriginalName@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The longer it takes to take serious action the more its gonna screw people when prices drop

Certainly true and always a difficult topic when it comes to bringing down house prices. It's what those of us who don't already own a home need but it's political suicide to actually attempt to achieve. Home owners are still the majority of voters and also more influencial (and more likely to be donors).

I suppose the other strategy that they may be going for here is keeping price increases below inflation this is still probably not enough to do even that. Can only hope there is more to come.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Wow, copying the conservatives bullshit do-nothing plan... Such progressive and forward-thinking leadership!