Leading construction bodies want the next government to alter its approach to skilled migration to ease a crippling shortage of tradies.
Housing crisis was building for decades and will take decades to solve if it can be solved, a senior policy expert tells Australian Conveyancer Quarterly.
Australia is expected to fall hundreds of thousands of homes short of its housing target but reforms could bring it back up to speed and help renters.
A recent RBA interest rate cut has caused a surge in mortgage applications - but not from the group most desperate to get into the market.
Days of more than 20 per cent increases for rents in a year look to be over - but the market is still tight.
Capital city median prices could rise by up to $92,500 and add $260 a fortnight to a homebuyer’s mortgage, a study claims.
Short-term budget relief could hurt Australians in the long haul, economists warn, as politicians prepare to open their chequebooks ahead of the election.
Survey of valuers who specialise in high-end residential properties suggests the sector is moderating.
Turnaround of 250 basis points in exclusive property markets during February suggests a housing sector recovery is already happening.
Housing Industry Association is calling on the government to review the taxes that hinder building new homes.
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