Q. Thinking about housing supply and affordability – which of the following would be the best way to make housing more affordable? And which would second?
Best way to make housing affordable |
Second best way to make housing affordable |
Total |
|
Make it easier for first home buyers to get a mortgage |
20% |
17% |
37% |
Increase the first home buyers grant |
13% |
15% |
28% |
Scrap negative gearing (which is a tax benefit to investors) |
17% |
10% |
27% |
Open up more land for development around the city fringes |
11% |
12% |
23% |
Build more medium density housing |
9% |
13% |
22% |
Build more public housing |
11% |
9% |
20% |
Build more high rise housing |
2% |
5% |
7% |
Don’t know |
15% |
6% |
15% |
The best ways to make housing more affordable were thought to be making it easier for first home buyers to get a mortgage (37%), increasing the first home buyers grant (28%) and scrapping negative gearing (27%).
Among those aged 18-35, 38% favoured making it easier to get a mortgage and 38% favoured increasing the first home buyers grant.
36% of those aged 55+ favoured scrapping negative gearing.