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Will policymakers help housing?

Recent suggestions by the Australian Treasurer that APRA could ease its current restrictions on mortgage lending seem to be motivated more by politics than financial stability. With the RBA and APRA appearing to pour cold water on the idea, it’s hard to think of reasons why the housing market would strengthen this year.

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