澳大利亚的住房价格危机已成为系统性问题。澳洲中位房价约为美国中位房价的两倍，中位房价与平均年收入的比例约为9.7倍，而美国仅为4.8倍1。这种巨大差异根植于政策选择——政治家长期以来倾向于支持房价上升而非下跌，使得住房市场陷入困境1。
1999年的霍华德政府改变了游戏规则1。该政府修改了资本利得税政策，在计算时忽视通胀并将税率减半，大幅提升了住房投资的吸引力1。这一决定为之后数十年的房价飙升埋下伏笔。如今，阿尔巴尼斯政府正试图扭转局面1。其预算措施包括限制负扣息的使用以及恢复原有的资本利得税通胀计算方法1。据分析，近期观察到的房价下跌主要源于这些预算改革的实施1。这些举措标志着修复破裂住房系统的开始1。
Australia's housing market faces a crisis of political will as much as economics. The nation's median home price stands at approximately double that of the United States, with the ratio of median house prices to average annual income reaching 9.7 times in Australia compared to 4.8 times in the US.1 This disparity reflects decades of policy choices that have consistently favored property investors over first-time buyers, as politicians have shown a preference for rising house prices rather than falling ones.1
The Albanese government's recent budget measures represent a critical test of whether policymakers genuinely support housing affordability. The government has proposed limiting negative gearing deductions and restoring the original capital gains tax indexation method to account for inflation.1 These reforms mark a departure from policies introduced by the Howard government in 1999, which had reduced the capital gains tax rate by half while disregarding inflation adjustments, thereby making residential investment significantly more attractive.1 The recent decline in house prices appears to be substantially driven by these budget reform measures, suggesting that sustained policy commitment may finally be shifting the incentive structures that have long inflated Australia's property market.1
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