Housing market: Blocks are getting smaller, prices are getting larger

Victorian stamp duty changes aimed at making housing more affordable for first-time buyers

Houses are getting more and more expensive in Australia Source: AAP

Housing affordability continues to deteriorate across most of the country, with a new report showing the average block size has shrunk 13 per cent in capital cities over the past decade. But the cost per square metre has not reduced - meaning buyers are effectively paying more -- for less


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