No Place Like Home

Peter Mares's book explores the reasons for housing unaffordability in Australia, discussing decades of policy decisions, tax incentives, and the withdrawal of public housing investment.

It highlights how these factors have prioritized wealth-building over stability.

The book covers the impact of negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions, and promotes the idea of treating housing as infrastructure.

It addresses the cultural obsession with homeownership and the underuse of existing housing stock.

Practical ideas on how to shift the system are provided, offering insightful context often missing from national debates.