#AusPOL #StampDuty #HeiseSays
The media is highlighting the struggles of a professional couple, earning $200k with a $173k deposit, trying to enter the housing market in Perth. While the couple has an encouraging solution for helping their children avoid the mistakes they have made, the discussion needs to be centred around the huge tax burden from the state that stopping people from entering the housing market. Imagine if stamp duty was only the expenses for processing the paper?
References
https://www0.landgate.wa.gov.au/titles-and-surveys/certificate-of-title
https://stampduty.calculatorsaustralia.com.au/conveyancing?stmphm-btn