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Regulation
Will conveyancers quit because of AML burden?
Two senior industry figures who spoke to Australian Conveyancer Quarterly – out next week – suggest the added cost and compliance will tip some over the edge.
News
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Property
Property industry wants housing supply centre of election campaign
We need to take this problem on and the only solution is more homes, industry leaders tell Australian Conveyancer Quarterly.
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Property
New government must grapple with construction workforce and skills shortages
Leading construction bodies want the next government to alter its approach to skilled migration to ease a crippling shortage of tradies.
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Property
Next government must prioritize long term housing policy at election
Housing crisis was building for decades and will take decades to solve if it can be solved, a senior policy expert tells Australian Conveyancer Quarterly.
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Property
Doubling housing supply incentive could help renters
Australia is expected to fall hundreds of thousands of homes short of its housing target but reforms could bring it back up to speed and help renters.
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Property
First-home buyers need more than a rate cut, banks say
A recent RBA interest rate cut has caused a surge in mortgage applications – but not from the group most desperate to get into the market.
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Property
Rental crisis easing but far from over
Days of more than 20 per cent increases for rents in a year look to be over – but the market is still tight.
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Property
Early access to super for first time buyers will send prices soaring
Capital city median prices could rise by up to $92,500 and add $260 a fortnight to a homebuyer’s mortgage, a study claims.
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Economy
Budget forecast may offer pre-election ‘reality check’
Short-term budget relief could hurt Australians in the long haul, economists warn, as politicians prepare to open their chequebooks ahead of the election.
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Economy
Is the luxury property market stalling?
Survey of valuers who specialise in high-end residential properties suggests the sector is moderating.
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Economy
Bellweather markets suggest property recovery on the way
Turnaround of 250 basis points in exclusive property markets during February suggests a housing sector recovery is already happening.
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Property
Housing taxation doubles in just 5 years
Housing Industry Association is calling on the government to review the taxes that hinder building new homes.
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Practice
Ill-informed conveyancers hit pocket of interstate counterparts
Queensland lawyer says she is fed up holding the hands of poorly trained practitioners involved in house moves to the sunshine state.
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Economy
Pipeline for student accommodation building stands at 35,605
Building student digs is a solution to housing pressures for neighbourhoods, according to Property Council.
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Economy
Consumer confidence surges on back of interest rate cut
The RBA’s first rate cut since 2020 has buoyed consumers with the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer confidence survey posting a three-year high.
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Economy
Last quarter property surge in Queensland highest since 2022
Median sale price for houses across Queensland rose a phenomenal 5.9 per cent to $810,000 during December quarter.
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Property
Lowest auction clearance rate in more than a month
Melbourne Labour Day long weekend and Cyclone Alfred drag auction rates down.
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Economy
Home approvals rise as Australia’s economy turns corner
Promising housing data and a return to growth in real household incomes augur well for the Australian economy in 2025.
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Property
Powerful stories of passion and resilience shared at IWD event
Ten incredible women joined Australian Conveyancer for IWD to share powerful stories of passion and resilience – and to show the way forward for an industry dominated by females.
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Regulation
Conveyancers brace for follow-up negotiations in the wake of cyclone
The impact of the devastating weather event brings into sharp focus elements of contract law in Queensland that are in need of reform, according to lawyers and conveyancers.
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Regulation
Conveyancers need close relationship with next govt on new AML/CTF rules
Reforms will have a huge impact on the industry in terms of impact on resourcing, on process and how those changes are rolled out to conveyancers.