00:00236 luxury suites soon to be leased to low to middle income owners and people on the
00:12public housing list.
00:14A spa, pool and gym transformed into communal space, the complex run by a community housing
00:21provider.
00:22We've got to think outside the box.
00:24We've got to look at all the solutions that we can do to bolster housing supply.
00:30It's been unpopular with some residents and praised by others.
00:37Converting a space like this is an unorthodox project and an experiment the WA government
00:43is really hoping will work.
00:46We understand that a lot of people are looking at this project but the need is there and we
00:52have to make big bold decisions if we are going to tackle social and affordable housing.
00:59With around half of WA homes having two or more spare bedrooms, some argue the state is not
01:05being bold enough.
01:07There's a lot of people who would love to downsize who are in inappropriate housing but because
01:13of stamp duty they have to pay $50,000 to the government for the privilege of moving to free
01:20up their place.
01:21Scrapping stamp duty altogether, not on the cards for WA.
01:26I would argue this, bringing in other changes that would see people just shift to existing
01:33stock doesn't ultimately help supply.
01:36All our focus, including our tax incentives at a state level, is about how do we get more
01:44housing built.
01:45Officer Dockery says making housing affordable requires more than additional supply.
01:51Politically that's really difficult because the people who have entrenched interests in
01:55their existing properties don't want the prices to go down.
01:58But what we really need is policies that will bring prices down.
02:01A demand almost impossible to supply.
02:04Officer Dockery.
02:11Counter Houseć
02:12Professor Dockery.
02:13Empowered
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