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Zoning isn’t to blame for Australia’s soaring house prices

Written by Mark Limb, Lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning, Queensland University of Technology

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Among the many explanations put forward for soaring home prices, one we hear repeatedly is zoning — the regulations that govern the purposes for which land can be used, including how densely people can be housed in different locations.

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Zoning isn’t to blame for Australia’s soaring house prices

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Australia’s biggest stock exchange needs tougher competition, or we all risk paying the price

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