Canberra price rises push houses out of reach of first-time buyers despite government aid | ABC News

New home buyers say a federal scheme that is meant to help them enter the property market is effectively redundant, as its cap of $500,000 is too low in Canberra's supercharged market.

But an economist says raising the cap could inflate house prices further.

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