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Every week, Chris Bates and Pete Wargent jump on the Australian Property Podcast airwaves to answer your questions or cover the top 3 property news stories of the news. Don't forget to send Chris and Pete your questions!

In this week’s episode, Chris and Pete cover: 

1 – Should affordable housing be a human right?

2 – Housing targets are a fantasy

3 – Buying homes is becoming a multigenerational affair (Jarden)

Episode resources

Inflation, policy, and regulation

https://jamesfostermacro.blogspot.com/2024/06/australian-cpi-4-in-may.html

https://petewargent.blogspot.com/2024/06/restrictive-financial-conditions-but.html

https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/sp-ag-2024-06-26.html

https://www.apra.gov.au/news-and-publications/apra-chair-john-lonsdale-speech-to-australian-banking-association-conference

Story 1 – Should housing be a human right?

https://www.davidpocock.com.au/new_bill_to_help_achieve_human_right_to_housing

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-24/should-housing-be-a-human-right-thats-what/104013916 

https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/24/should-australia-recognise-housing-as-a-human-right-two-crossbenchers-are-taking-up-the-cause

https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/pocock-tink-push-for-10-year-housing-and-homelessness-plan-in-law-20240622-p5jnvd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_housing

Story 2 – Housing targets are a fantasy

Housing targets are a fantasy

https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2024/06/australias-housing-targets-are-a-fantasy/

Story 3 – Buying homes is becoming a multigenerational affair

Buying homes becomes a multigenerational affair (Jarden)

https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/shock-sum-parents-need-to-give-their-kids-to-buy-first-home/news-story/e1f26f84773e3cad3bcf8b0a0cc0c420

https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2024/06/buying-a-home-becomes-multigenerational-undertaking/

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