Evgeniya is Research Officer at the Real Estate Institute of Australia.
In 2015, despite historically lowest interest rates, housing affordability remains low in Australia.
Closing the gender pay gap is another important policy setting that the Government needs to look into given Australia currently has the largest gap in the last 20 years.
Investors consider residential property a low-risk investment with guaranteed returns when compared to other options.
With the national shortfall of dwelling stock estimated at 100,000 and the potential for housing to provide an aid during the transition towards the postmining boom economy, any changes to the current arrangements would likely cause uncertainty.