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Tom Wark and Jacob Shteyman

Solutions in short supply as housing market heats up

The first-home buyer scheme could be turbocharging house price growth, analysts warn. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Aspiring home owners are facing more headaches as stimulus measures bring supply challenges into sharp focus.

An expansion of the first-home buyer scheme appears to have turbocharged the growth in house prices that had already been occurring since the Reserve Bank started cutting interest rates in February.

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