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More apprentices needed to bolster tradie stocks
Builders boss says ‘if we are going to continue with international students, we should be linking to areas where skills really matter’.
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Slow and steady rise in number of houses being built
But completed dwelling numbers still fall well short of where they need to be if National Housing Accord target is to be met.
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Auction clearance rates hit a hurdle
Economist says ‘rate increase likely contributed to the weaker result, as buyers faced reduced borrowing capacity’.
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Regional and city housing closely connected
Senior economist says ‘when the closest capital has been strong, nearby regional markets have generally benefitted’.
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Approvals high, housing completion rates much lower
Planning Institute says ‘we need a much greater focus on what is preventing homes moving through the pipeline’.
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Long way to go to address housing shortfall
Master Builders boss says ‘we’re going to fall about 260,000 homes short if we do not change policy settings’.
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Home buyers are waiting to see where market lands: bank
The head of Australia’s largest customer-owned bank has noticed a slowdown in the housing market but says his institution is well-positioned to ride it out.
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Grim times ahead for Australia’s housing construction
Peak housing body says ‘interest rates and tax increases set to reduce the number of new homes that would have been built’.
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Rate rise does little to release pressure on housing
Uplifts in cash rate ‘make new housing development less viable when Australia already has a significant shortage of housing’.
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Limited housing supply points to ‘moderation in rent growth’
New CBA report says ‘there is an important distinction between stopping a shortage from getting worse and eliminating it’.
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Energy policy gaps leave homes with higher bills
The size of your energy bill could depend on where you live as Australian states and territories take different approaches to electrification and efficiency.
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Push to solve housing inequality sparks more division
As Australia falls further behind its housing supply targets, political parties continue to disagree over how to solve the nation’s housing crisis.
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Home building approvals drop challenges national 2029 target
While there have been mixed results in terms of the number of home development approvals in August, the national data shows a drop.
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Modular homes fill niche in gridlocked council
Years of construction backlogs have forced councils to seek modular alternatives to house the next generation of regional workers.
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Councils urged to join in planning reform
As 29 Tasmanian councils heading to the polls, candidates have been implored to commit to development planning reform, as voters asked to back it in.
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Perth verdict: rent is the cheapest option
Such is the state of the property market in the West; it is now cheaper to rent than to shell out for a home mortgage Perth. This is the case with all suburbs, an analysis has shown.
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Property developer rescue talks collapse, funds dry up
Scores of construction workers have been laid off after administrators of a major property developer announced rescue funding talks had failed.
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Councils fear data centres ‘coming at us’ on prime land
Local councils have called for state and federal governments to crack down on data centre developments, as potential residential land is snapped up.
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Jobs data last piece in puzzle for Reserve Bank board
Unemployment data is not expected to deter the Reserve Bank from hiking interest rates for a fourth time in 2026 when it meets later in September.
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Auction clearance rate declines nationally
Data firm says ‘shortfall was due to fewer new listings coming on to the market and fewer vendors decided to sell by auction’.
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Discretionary tax changes ‘a catastrophe for housing supply’
Major advocacy groups come together in condemnation of government’s proposed tax reforms.