Navigating the burden of responsibility
Senate inquiry announced amid growing calls for reform in eConveyancing - as single provider PEXA hit by multiple outages over the past two months.
The government’s move to ban foreign investors for two years has been labelled a distraction and will make little difference to the housing crisis, given that there were just 5360 residential real estate purchases in 2022/23.
As home ownership falls, rents grow and the cost of living continues to surge, older renters will need more help when they enter retirement, a report has found.
Submission by Lotsearch founders Howard Waldron and Pete Rodgers was described as “fascinating” by committee deputy chair The Hon Taylor Martin.
A major shake-up of off-the-plan contracts will give conveyancers a chance to have their say on the reforms and the way covenants like sunset clauses impact their clients.
The Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission has laid more charges as part of its investigation into alleged financial gains linked to builder registrations signed off by the Victorian Building Authority.
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The ACCC is inquiring into concerns over delays to the reforms that would open up the e-conveyancing platform to competitors.
Property lawyer George Sourris says kickbacks should be outlawed across Australia as the practice is fueling a race to the bottom mentality.
An anti-money laundering regime that will cost the property industry $2 billion a year will hurt small businesses and Australians buying and selling property.
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