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Home ownership dream increasingly becoming reality
Premier says ‘Queensland now has more homes under construction than at any point in the state’s history’.
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When it comes to land size, less is more for housing
‘Large parts of Australian cities remain subject to lot size requirements that no longer reflect modern housing needs.’
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Dog days over as racetrack turfed out
A historic greyhound racetrack will be shuttered by year’s end as the housing crunch forces a government to think outside the box and consolidate prized land.
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Difficulties lie ahead for buying and selling in Victoria
Property expert says when interest rates are higher, it reduces borrowing capacity and makes it difficult to save for a home.
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Decline in home sales highlights market uncertainty
New report says ‘households becoming more cautious in response to higher borrowing costs and increased uncertainty’.
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Big boost to fast-track council development approvals
Property Council says ‘improving assessment performance is one of the most effective ways to accelerate housing supply’.
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More is needed to meet social housing targets
Auditor-General says ‘the department had failed to take clear responsibility for delivering the program’.
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Home-building costs rise but not as much as feared
Experts say ‘it’s a waiting game for suppliers, who are holding back on passing through the full force of cost increases’.
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A confident outlook is just the beginning
Leanne Pilkington is CEO and Director of real estate network Laing+Simmons, with over years’ experience in the industry including. What has she learned along the journey? She shares her wisdom in her own words:
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Owning your own home may not be a pipedream
New report shows ‘Australians are adapting, relocating and working hard to get into the market’.
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Data shows rental situation ‘worsening’
Real estate body says ‘there is a no short-term fix to this dire situation but we can stop continuing down this destructive path’.
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Steady as she goes for auction clearance rates
But auction volume rates are still low, trailing year-on-year numbers for nine consecutive weeks.
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‘Don’t increase taxes that jeopardise new projects’
Albanese Government warned to scrap controversial discretionary tax changes if it wants to reach housing target.
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Home supply boost with new qualification
Victoria leads the way with introduction of new TAFE course for students to learn to build prefabricated houses.
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Housing more critical than data centres
Industry heavyweight says ‘governments must not lose sight of the country’s most urgent challenge – delivering enough homes’.
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Missing link in TV report on Australia’s housing plight
Peak body says ‘when bad tax and policies cause supply shrinkage in one part of the system, pressure builds everywhere else’.
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Weaker demand leads to low auction clearance rates
Data experts says ‘vendors are increasingly unwilling to test the market at an auction and have the property fail to sell’.
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Clearance rates improve markedly across the country
Auction numbers were weaker last week but clearance rates jumped above 50 per cent, with Melbourne leading the way.
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New water plant, better roads to boost housing
Residential Activation Fund is ‘pulling every lever to increase housing supply because you can’t build homes without infrastructure’.
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New report shows rental situation stabilising
Reforms have worked in giving investors more confidence and renters feeling less compromised over tenancy rights.
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State government under fire over home completion rates
Property boss says ‘the real challenge is ensuring reforms translate into more projects commencing, more dwellings completed’.