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Multi-million dollar investment in building more homes faster
Government announces two new programs to help fund and fast-track more homes being built across NSW.
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Investors ‘have increasingly abandoned the property market’
Budget tax changes have ‘accelerated an existing housing downturn in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra’.
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Don’t rely on luck. Do the groundwork first
Building expert says chasing negative gearing without understanding the fundamentals is when buyers get caught out.
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Latest reforms will ‘dampen investment in new housing’
Industry experts say the new tax measures will ‘make it harder to deliver the homes Australians urgently need’.
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Finding ways to navigate cost-of-living pressures
New survey shows Australians are adapting in order to cope with ‘work and income pressures and housing affordability concerns’.
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Public transport hubs vital for Melbourne
State government aims to make it easier for Melbourne’s citizens to purchase homes closer to city.
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When it comes to homes, it’s all about the data
Industry group fears Victoria is aiming to provide more data centres at the expense of building more houses.
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SMSF investment in housing under the microscope
Experts argue ‘restricting access to capital available to finance new housing is likely to reduce the number of homes that are built’.
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Critics say NSW is lagging behind in housing supply
Expert says ‘the lack of direct investments in supply side initiatives will make it harder to turn around the housing crisis’.
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Qld: ‘tax, investment rules hold us back’
Property experts say ‘real opportunity is to grow the pie by attracting more capital to deliver more homes’.
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Regional Victoria must be number one priority
Roundtable hears ‘one in four Victorians live in regional communities, yet policy and funding decisions fail to reflect that reality’.
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Slow pace will win the race for house prices
Senior minister says ‘what we anticipate over time is not that house prices will continue to fall but that they will grow more slowly’.
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Modular homes have ‘important role to play’ in housing supply
Premier says ‘the housing pressures facing NSW demand new thinking, new technology and new solutions’.
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Housing stress leading to increased chance of homelessness
Salvation Army finds when there are less properties available to rent or buy, prices are driven higher, placing stress on family budgets.
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Addressing rising prices is key to solving housing crisis
New report shows building more apartments won’t necessarily help housing situation unless rising home prices stall.
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Govt policy hurting new home sales
Housing expert said ‘policymakers need to work to reduce the costs of home building’ in Victoria.
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Numbers start to dwindle for auctions around the nation
Data firm finds weaker auction numbers in seasonal and cyclical downturn, suggesting buyers are appearing more cautious.
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Housing issues ignored, tax concessions don’t go far enough
Property council warns ‘high construction, labour and capital costs are not going away’ as core issues remain ‘unaddressed’.
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Feasibility issues must be taken seriously
Industry forum concludes that ‘taxes, fees and charges continue to be a major barrier to housing in NSW’.
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‘Last thing tenants need is policy that reduces investment’
REIA boss says ‘addressing Australia’s housing challenge requires more homes, not fewer investors’.
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New reserve price law ‘disadvantages’ home owners
Victoria’s plan to have vendors publish their reserve price a week before auction ignores ‘common sense’.