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Property
Big homes, small families: the Aussie housing mismatch
Aussie couples without kids and people living alone make up the majority of households but property data reveals housing stock is built for bigger families.
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Economy
Red tape ‘win-wins’ at Productivity Roundtable summit
Broad support for Clare O’Neil’s suggestions around reforming the National Construction Code.
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Property
Prefabs key to solving Housing Accord demand for 1.2 million homes
Industry association PrefAUS has ambitious targets of 30 per cent of all construction by 2033 – and wants to be a big player at the Brisbane Olympics.
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Property
Will policymakers scrap stamp duty to boost productivity?
Economists say scrapping the property purchase tax should be high on the agenda on the back of the government’s Productivity Roundtable.
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Economy
Consumer survey shows signs of optimism after rate cuts
But the nation has been down in the dumps for the second longest period since the respected Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index began its survey 50 years ago.
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Economy
Red tape ‘hairballs’ to be coughed up onto roundtable
Australia must cut unnecessary red tape and boost business investment if young people are to be better off than their parents, the productivity tsar says.
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Economy
Jobless fall gives RBA room before next rate cut
The unemployment rate slid to 4.2 per cent in July, partly because of an unwinding from an earlier, outsized jump, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reports.
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Economy
Housing market will see a 10 per cent rise in prices by end of 2026
Banking and real estate analysts are forecasting a double digit lift in property prices over the next 18 months.
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Economy
Investors return to the property market, new lending figures show
The 3.5 per cent quarterly growth in the number of investment loans follows two consecutive falls.
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Technology
Top End property transactions go digital
The switch to eConveyancing will apply to mortgages to begin with, followed by caveats in January and full transfers in August 2026.
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Property
‘Project-by-project’ moves toward lofty housing target
Australians have been told the housing crisis can’t be solved in one fell swoop as brand new inner-city homes are opened for people on low incomes.
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Property
Red tape slashed to fast-track building new homes
In a bid to meet its target of building 800,000 homes over the next decade, Victoria has announced new housing laws designed to speed up approvals.
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Economy
Hopes RBA won’t repeat shock rates hold as board meets
The “Trumpification” of the US Federal Reserve provides an unsettling backdrop to the Reserve Bank’s August meeting, where it is expected to cut interest rates.
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Economy
Mortgage holders ready for relief after past rates blow
The Reserve Bank of Australia board is expected to deliver mortgage holders more hip-pocket relief in its upcoming interest rates decision.
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Economy
Property market in a winter and rates holding pattern
Buyers and sellers waiting for the Reserve Bank’s next move and the traditional boomtime that is the spring selling season.
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Property
Strata bodies subsidising private sales under seller disclosure
Strata Community Association says the government’s mandatory Body Corporate Certificate’s $84.10 cost does not cover the work they do – and say they should be allowed to charge $220-plus.
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Property
State housing incentives are only a short-lived fix
If government is equity partner in property purchases, where’s the incentive to make housing more affordable? Cameron Kusher
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Technology
Airbnb hosts say caps won’t shift them to rental market
Short-term rental hosts would be more likely to leave their properties empty than list them on the long-term rental market to aid supply, a survey shows.
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Property
Climate ratings could spare buyers from risky homes
Star ratings for resilience and winding back electric car incentives have been flagged by the Productivity Commission in its pursuit of climate cost savings.
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Property
Raising the roof to make billions and help the housing crisis
Building on top of Australian city skylines is an untapped market for strata owners and developers – worth $150 billion in Sydney alone.
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Practice
Strong personal relationships crucial in conveyancing
When you’re dealing with large sums of money and the average home price is over a million dollars, people want the reassurance of dealing with another person. That’s the view of lawyer Brian Fang, who is the focus of this Australian Conveyancer Q&A.