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What you believe 'should' happen is irrelevant. The market doesn't share your moral code. Most people support grants and stimulus. Those who already own houses enjoy the value of their homes getting another boost. Prospective FHBs enjoy the ability to use the grant to buy sooner rather than...

There is no backlash against first home owner grants, which essentially do the same thing.

Back in March, Joe Hockey canvassed the idea of FHBs being able to access their superannuation to use for a deposit. The idea was generally shot down in the media because it would reduce the retirement savings of young people and push up prices. Now in the past couple of weeks Hockey and Abbott...

When the last Sydney boom died, Sydney rental vacancy rates were at 4.5%, interest rates were rising, the NSW govt had introduced vendor duty, and there was a lot of stock on the market. Today, vacancy rates are around 2%, interest rates are much lower (and not going up any time soon), and...