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Housing Accord target already behind by 15,000 homes
While 60,000 new homes are needed every quarter, only 44,884 homes were built across Australia in the three months after the Accord kicked off.
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Renters and first-time buyers in driving seat
The slowing property market is turning into a win for renters and first-time buyers, according to economists.
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Just six out of 43 councils hit NSW target for DA approvals
At the current pace, only 183,996 of the 322,000 new dwellings needed in Greater Sydney by July 2029 will be delivered.
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Greens housing crusade fails to sway most tenant voters
Despite the Greens pivoting towards the plight of renters ahead of the election, tenants are giving more backing to the major parties, polling has revealed.
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Backlog of cases shows planning system is broken
An independent development approval arbitrator is needed to consider appeals after number of cases doubled in a decade, according to HIA
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A drop in new home building approvals must be reversed
The 169,140 new homes approved in 2024 is 30 per cent lower than required to achieve the 1.2 million National Housing Accord target.
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Home building to pick up in 2025, but only modestly
Housing construction is expected to ramp up this year but labour shortages, builder insolvencies and higher global inflation pose headwinds.
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Could the LA fires happen in a major city in Australia?
The short answer: yes, according to renowned expert David Bowman, a Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science at the University of Tasmania.
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Solving the housing affordability crisis remains elusive
Radical 30% property price fall that would solve Australia’s housing affordability crisis is highly unlikely, according to AMP economist My Bui.
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Conveyancers hold key to avoiding nightmare Strata living
Fast-growing number of people living in apartments is a burden – and an opportunity – for conveyancers.
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Homeowners making hundreds a week even without tenants
People who own property might be able to make more than $30,000 a year, if the market is good, simply by holding onto their asset for about nine years.
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‘Sense of urgency’: extra social homes fast-tracked
Community housing advocates have praised fast-tracked funding to build an extra 5000 social homes to urgently address Australia’s shortfall.
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First ever independent environmental protection agency
The Federal Government is in the process of establishing Australia’s first ever independent national environmental protection agency, Environment Protection Australia
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New research shows Australians think housing crisis is getting worse
Close to 25 per cent say housing is the most important issue for them – up from 8 per cent in November 2023.
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Coastal erosion’s effect on the lives of the rich and famous
Sydney’s Cronulla and Manly and Melbourne’s Brighton and Port Melbourne – and the celebrities who own properties there – are topping the top 20 list of real estate hotspots at risk of rising sea levels.
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Suburban sprawl and regional relocation drive growth
Homeowners continued to opt for value away from the state capital city centres during November.
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Rental housing supply boost promised under tax tweaks
Tens of thousands of extra rental properties will be added to the housing stock under altered tax settings that have passed parliament.
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Sydney, Melbourne prices fall as housing market cools
While homeowners have seen 40 per cent growth since the start of COVID, 2025 appears to be shaping to be a buyer’s market.
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Help to Buy reforms universally welcomed by housing industry
Government incentives will go some way to helping the 7 out of 10 Australians who want to buy a home in the next five years but feel they won’t be able to.
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Door opens for first-home buyers to unlock ownership
Low and middle-income Australians struggling to crack the housing market will soon be able to buy with a smaller deposit via federal help.
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Dozens of ‘forever chemicals’ yet to be assessed
Parliamentary inquiry into the use of PFAS begins as calls grow for more transparency from the companies using them.