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Discussion paper
Planning deregulation, housing supply and affordability: what if land markets are monopolies?
The aim of this discussion paper is to clarify and communicate the current debate and scholarship on planning deregulation, particularly rezoning, as the policy solution to housing affordability.
Report
The rezoning honeypot: evidence from Fishermans Bend
Planning decisions that alter the nature or extent of property rights on land can generate large windfall gains on the value of that land. This study compares 2017 sales data for 33 properties in Fishermans Bend where there was a repeat sale at the time...