Prices Falling, But Affordability Getting Worse: The Property Paradox Deepens

RBA assistant governor Chris Kent revealed that government housing tax changes on capital gains and negative gearing have eased inflation pressure, making another interest rate rise less likely. The housing market slowdown is now a key transmission mechanism for tighter monetary policy — but Kent flagged the AI data centre boom as the countervailing force pushing inflation the other direction.

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