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Zoning scorecard reveals most housing-friendly city

MILLIONS of new homes could be built in Australia’s capital cities if “restrictive” zoning laws are loosened, a landmark planning analysis claims. An online atlas of nationwide zoning laws has been compiled by YIMBY Melbourne, an organisation that campaigns for more house construction. It declared 76 per cent of residential land within 20km of the centre of capital cities was restricted. YIMBY defined restricted as zoning that caps construction at two storeys, areas with heritage controls, explicit low-density zoning or a detached-house mandate. Hobart, at 97 per

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Dreary consumer sentiment set to be put to the test

‘Attack on farmers’: questions over mass land sale

Massive drop in house prices forecast for 2027

More homes get the green light for construction

Australia falls further behind housing supply target

Retrofit rewards ushers in era of fire-safe homes

FIRE-RESISTANT home upgrades have rocketed to the top of the to-do list for Jem Gay. Summer bushfires that tore through more than 4000 hectares and destroyed 50 buildings in Harcourt in

Slow, steady rise to meet AML/CTF target

CONVEYANCERS might be dragging the chain on their AML/CTF enrolments, with only 1,550 registered with AUSTRAC as of July 2. However, 5,550 lawyers have enrolled, and many of them also pr

‘Keeps me up at night’: rental rupture laid bare

THE typical Australian renter is spending a record share of income to keep a roof over their head as younger generations find themselves squeezed between rising rents and falling wages.

Conveyancers back bid to regulate e-platform

A PROPOSAL by the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) to rein in fees charged by digital property platform PEXA has been welcomed by the state’s conveyancers. Last we