Migration, Housing and the Skills Squeeze: Are there enough homes for us all?

The federal government wants to cut net overseas migration, and both major parties agree Australia's building rules are too complicated - but will either change actually get more homes built? In this episode of Home Truths, host Samantha Riches sits down with property economist Cameron Kusher and Metricon Homes CEO Brad Duggan to separate the migration headline from the harder supply question underneath it: whether Australia has the land, infrastructure, approvals and skilled trades to build the homes people need. Cameron unpacks what falling migration would - and wouldn't - do to rents, prices and the accumulated housing shortage. Brad explains why the construction workforce can't be switched on and off overnight, and what it would actually take to get more tradies on the tools and more homes approved sooner. Together they cut through the noise on skilled migration versus domestic training, and whether a simpler building code means smarter reform or a shortcut on safety - finishing with practical guidance for anyone deciding whether to buy or build right now. Presented by Metricon Homes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.