When the Federal Government announced its housing reforms, Treasury modelling suggested rents would increase by less than $2 per week for the median renter. But is that what’s actually happened? In this episode of Ausbiz, Anthony Landahl, Managing Director of Equilibria Finance, examines the growing gap between policy expectations and market outcomes.

Key topics include:

•  Treasury’s “less than $2 per week” rent forecast
•  ABS data showing rents increased 3.6% over the year to June 2026
•  Record national median rents reaching $705 per week
•  Sydney rents now averaging $841 per week
•  Perth rents averaging $784 per week
•  Brisbane rents averaging $734 per week
•  Why supply remains Australia’s biggest housing challenge
•  The unintended consequences of reducing investor incentives
•  What it means for renters, investors and first-home buyers If housing affordability was the goal, why are rents continuing to rise?

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