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Should the government restrict the purchase of residential properties by foreign investors?

Restrictions would limit the ability of non-citizens to buy homes, aiming to keep housing prices affordable for local residents. Proponents argue that it helps maintain affordable housing for locals and prevents property speculation. Opponents argue that it deters foreign investment and can negatively impact the housing market.

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Yes
9%
No

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 @BDDTHNQanswered…1mo1MO

Australian citizens only

 @BD2FTK6answered…2mos2MO

Yes, and domestic corporate investors too.

 @BCMV7XDanswered…2mos2MO

No, but they should be taxed harder than domestic investors.

 @9X43RCManswered…2yrs2Y

It's already restricted. Reduce the amount of restrictions to what it used to be in 2015.

 @BC7SBFRanswered…3mos3MO

Yes, and include it to corporate investors as well, as the investor market is taking up too large a share of housing.

 @BBXGKX2answered…3mos3MO

Yes, and residential-zoned properties should never be allowed to be purchased by foreign investors. Force all foreign investors to sell immediately or have them revoked.

 @B9SQSHWanswered…5mos5MO

As long as they don't want to subvert Australia, or are from adversarial countries like India or China.

 @B6NNSZN answered…10mos10MO

Not restrict, but not recognise such purchases either, so the foreign purchaser's name will not be registered in the land-registry and courts could not enforce their ownership.

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