Economists believe home values are set for their first national slump since 2022, though Australia’s persistent housing shortage means any fall would be short term
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Steph Thomas rarely hears from homebuyers looking to pull out mid-purchase. Four rang the mortgage broker after the government curbed investor tax breaks in last week’s budget.
Two were investors weighing the budget’s impacts but two were owner-occupiers, entirely unaffected but worried by the reforms.