The push to ‘unlock’ the inner suburbs of Melbourne for middle income earners

CEO of Infrastructure Victoria, Jonathan Spear, has launched a push to “unlock” the inner suburbs of Melbourne, Geelong and Ballarat for middle income earners who want to move in from the outer fringe.

Infrastructure Victoria have released a report stating one in five Victorians would give up living in a detached home for a quality townhouse or three bedroom apartment closer to the city, but Mr Spear claims they’re “locked out of that choice at the moment”.

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“Middle income earners and first home buyers have very little choice in reality as to where they can buy a home,” Mr Spear told Neil Mitchell.

“We have an opportunity to change the policy settings we have in Victoria, so that people have a choice about where they want to live.”

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