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Discretionary tax changes ‘a catastrophe for housing supply’

AUSTRALIA’s most influential property advocacy groups have joined forces to condemn the Federal Government’s proposed discretionary tax changes. New polling has found more than 60 per cent of small-to-medium residential and commercial property developers anticipate the discretionary trust tax changes will affect the timing and viability of their projects. Among developers expecting an impact, 37 per cent said one or more projects would be cancelled entirely. The Accent Research polling was commissioned jointly by the Housing Industry Association, Master Builders Australia

Study finds young people still aspire to home ownership

We must fix Australia’s flawed skilled migration system

Positive outlook but still many challenges awaiting

Pinning our economic hopes on AI fraught with danger

Number of migrants in the country down on previous year

Data and speeches to influence Reserve Bank’s decision

Auction clearance rate declines nationally

A RISE in the number of houses up for auction failed to override a drop in the preliminary auction clearance rate last week. The clearance rate across the combined capital cities decreas

REAL estate professionals in Western Australia “represent the very best in our industry and set the standard for others to aspire”. This is the view of president Suzanne Brow

Home buyers deserve ‘a fair go’ with stamp duty

UNCERTAINTY over stamp duty calculations in NSW could have “an adverse effect” on the housing decisions of homebuyers. The Australian Institute of Conveyancers NSW believes t

People’s life savings ‘must be protected’

ONE of the hottest topics for conveyancers and real estate agents is what has become known as “deposit flicking”. That’s the controversial practice where a buyer’s property deposit is ei