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

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.

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