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Tess Ikonomou

Fast approvals only add to housing construction logjam

Faster approvals are no silver bullet for Australia's housing shortage, a research report warns. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Adding new housing projects to Australia's already swollen pipeline has been likened to turning the "tap on a bath that is already full", as analysis shows faster approvals are no silver bullet in fixing the nation's crisis.

Data from property research firm Cotality shows approvals could move higher in the coming months due to rezoning reforms and incentives for new builds coinciding with falling interest rates.

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