Australia stepping up to the challenge
Senate urged to pass build-to-rent bill as new YouGov poll shows housing affordability is a priority for 79 per cent of Australians.
A dip in Sydney property prices will be welcomed by prospective homebuyers, with the city tipped to mimic Melbourne's shallow downturn.
Property and construction industry leaders welcome news of a home building recovery but say more needs to be done to solve the housing crisis.
Complaints about scams and financial hardship have grown by 81 per cent over the past year, according to AFCA.
Federal leaders should be vying to fix the nation's housing crisis with the offer of "real money" as voters prepare to go to the polls, according to NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey.
More build-to-rent developments and social housing will provide a welcome alternative to individual investors and ease rental affordability, an economist says.
While stopping the tax break seems certain to be part of the election debate over the coming months, Jim Chalmers has given his strongest indication that it’s not Labor policy.
Industry bodies welcome the stamp duty initiative but say more still needs to be done to tackle Australia's housing crisis.
Nurses, ambulance workers, early childhood educators and construction workers are suffering the most as a result of the housing crisis, according to Anglicare Australia.
End in sight for rules that allow landlords to increase rent more than once a year - as long-awaited rules come before parliament.
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