Red tape strangling housing crisis efforts
Removing layers of rules and having the political will to stand up to NIMBYs are among a raft of measures put forward to fix Australia's housing crisis.
Removing layers of rules and having the political will to stand up to NIMBYs are among a raft of measures put forward to fix Australia's housing crisis.
Peak property body agrees 'the nation’s housing targets will not be achieved by minor tweaks around the edges'.
Victorian conveyancing body says transparency around customer transactions must be paramount.
Inflation falls marginally but annual inflation for new dwellings has reached its highest level in three years.
Real estate group says vendors are still anchored to peak prices from months ago, while buyers respond to economic conditions.
New report shows a big drop of 45 per cent in migrant numbers in Australia since the peak number in 2023.
Failure to properly link offsets to mortgages has seen loan repayments stay the same and more interest being paid.
The Reserve Bank governor says interest rates may need to go higher, as Australia's weak productivity problem locks households in for lower living standards.
Allowing more homes to be built in places where people want to live will help fix Australia's housing crisis, the Productivity Commission says.
Despite a rise over the last two weeks, 'auction volumes have remained consistently below levels recorded a year ago'.