Property tax
Report
Vacant housing: data, policies and developments
This paper supports more in depth and informed discussion of housing vacancy and how it could be addressed in New South Wales. The policies summarised include monitoring, vacant housing strategies, rental agreements, tax incentives, vacant housing taxes, and compulsory requisition or purchase. Case studies and research findings are included.
Report
What makes housing so expensive?
Regulatory constraints suppress housing supply. This paper examines the relative extent of rising dwelling prices. While housing inflation is found to affect all states and Australian capital cities, it is found to be worst in New South Wales. It presents 6 recommendations for significant reform.
Working paper
Investment housing tax concessions and welfare: evidence from Australia
In this paper, the authors build a general equilibrium overlapping generations model with heterogeneous agents to study the welfare implications of housing investment tax concessions in the Australian housing market.
Working paper
Stamping out stamp duty: property or consumption taxes?
This paper examine the welfare implications of removing stamp duty in a general equilibrium overlapping generation model with heterogeneous agents.
Briefing paper
Stamp duty to land tax: revenue impacts of 'grandfathering' and 'opt-in'
This brief summarises new modelling on the revenue impacts of the model floated by the NSW Treasurer, and explains the key trade-offs involved to inform public policy debate.