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.

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Several weeks on from the Federal Budget, the dust still hasn't fully settled. Interest rates are on hold, inflation's proving stubborn, and proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax are still working their way through Parliament. So if you're trying to decide whether to buy, build or invest right now - what does any of that actually mean for you?

In the first episode of Home Truths, host Samantha Riches sits down with property economist Cameron Kusher and Metricon Homes CEO Brad Duggan to separate what's actually confirmed from what's still up in the air, and tackle the question everyone's really asking: do current conditions favour acting now, or is it smarter to wait?

Cameron breaks down the numbers without the jargon. Brad shares what he's actually seeing from people walking through the door. Together, they take on the biggest misconceptions about timing the market — and finish with one practical step you can act on this week.

Presented by Metricon Homes.

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Every month, Australians are told the housing market has changed again - rates, prices, policy, headlines. Home Truths cuts through all of it and answers the only question that matters: what does this actually mean for you?

Hosted by Samantha Riches, with property economist Cameron Kusher and Metricon Homes CEO Brad Duggan, Home Truths turns the noise around house prices, interest rates and building costs into honest, practical guidance for first home buyers, upgraders, renovators and anyone with a mortgage. No spin, no jargon, no property hype - just the real conversation you'd want to be part of.

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Presented by Metricon Homes.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.