What If Australia's Housing Crisis Isn't About Housing?

The Elephant In The Room Property Podcast | Inside Australian Real Estate by Chris Bates

Jun 22, 202656:52Business

Australia's housing crisis is usually framed as a simple supply problem: build more homes, increase density, and affordability will improve. But what if we've been asking the wrong question all along? In this episode, Ro...

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