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Energy rating report card urged for all Aussie homes

Energy rating report card urged for all Aussie homes

More than seven million homes will be eligible to receive a mark out of 10 for their energy efficiency but experts say the assessments should become mandatory.

More female tradies are key to building the future

More female tradies are key to building the future

More female tradies are key to building the future

More female tradies are key to building the future

From tears to trades - a privately educated woman found her purpose in a trade, reflecting a growing number of women picking up the tools.

Minister won't rule out tax change as Greens up demands

Minister won't rule out tax change as Greens up demands

Minister won't rule out tax change as Greens up demands

Minister won't rule out tax change as Greens up demands

Falling building approvals have put the government further behind its housing supply targets, as Labor weighs up tax changes to ease affordability.

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More tradies on the tools a key election promise

More tradies on the tools a key election promise

A state premier on track for a thumping election victory is determined to focus on housing policies, promising incentives for building apprentices.

Plumbing supplier's green shoots snipped by rate hike

Plumbing supplier's green shoots snipped by rate hike

Plumbing supplies group Reece has reported a fall in first-half profit and is taking a cautious stance on the next six months after a recent rise in rates.

Major builder expects 'chronic undersupply' to continue

Major builder expects 'chronic undersupply' to continue

Pent-up demand has property group Mirvac optimistic about the outlook for residential housing despite the prospect of higher interest rates.

Thousands of new brickies, sparkies to bolster housing

Thousands of new brickies, sparkies to bolster housing

A new apprenticeship scheme could soon help bring construction costs down, but another key factor has been identified as the biggest impediment to new housing.

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RBA urges more high-rise amid home-building constraints

RBA urges more high-rise amid home-building constraints

RBA urges more high-rise amid home-building constraints

RBA urges more high-rise amid home-building constraints

Builders are telling the Reserve Bank that it is 'very challenging' to get high-rise projects approved in NSW, but houses are at least becoming faster to build.

Unions call for capital gains rethink as approvals fall

Unions call for capital gains rethink as approvals fall

Unions call for capital gains rethink as approvals fall

Unions call for capital gains rethink as approvals fall

Choppy progress on housing supply is hurting affordability, as calls mount for tax reform to take some heat out of property demand.

Supply shortage underpins shaky growth in home values

Supply shortage underpins shaky growth in home values

Supply shortage underpins shaky growth in home values

Supply shortage underpins shaky growth in home values

Home price growth picked up in January, but results were mixed across the capital cities, with one jurisdiction leading the way on rental affordability.

'Milestone deal' for 100,000 first homes target

'Milestone deal' for 100,000 first homes target

'Milestone deal' for 100,000 first homes target

'Milestone deal' for 100,000 first homes target

Other states are "very keen to sign up" to a federal plan for 100,000 new first homes after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the opening deal.

Rate hikes, affordability won't curb house prices

Rate hikes, affordability won't curb house prices

Rate hikes, affordability won't curb house prices

Rate hikes, affordability won't curb house prices

Property professionals are confident that housing prices will continue to grow in 2026, despite worries about higher interest rates and affordability.

Interstate interest for cookie-cutter home designs

Interstate interest for cookie-cutter home designs

Interstate interest for cookie-cutter home designs

Interstate interest for cookie-cutter home designs

Thousands of cookie-cutter home designs - priced at $1 - have flown out the door but getting them built to help ease the housing crisis is proving slower.

Weaker housing market tipped as rate hike fears mount

Weaker housing market tipped as rate hike fears mount

Weaker housing market tipped as rate hike fears mount

Weaker housing market tipped as rate hike fears mount

House prices recorded strong gains in 2025 but fears of rate hikes look set to cool Australia's housing market in early 2026.

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House to home: Indigenous-led designs build community

An architectural collaboration with Warumungu people has produced climate-smart, culturally appropriate homes in Tennant Creek where temperatures soar.

Duplexes could be key to solving housing crisis

Developing just a fraction of single-occupancy homes in Australian cities into duplexes would be enough to eliminate the nation's housing shortfall.

Homebuyers at square one as price hikes eat rate cuts

A slowdown in the bellwether housing markets of Sydney and Melbourne suggests that sentiment is starting to sour as hopes of more interest rate cuts dissipate.

How worker housing woes can be a win for energy zones

The renewable-energy transition requires workers - lots of them - and homes for them to live in, posing challenges for housing-constrained host communities.

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Worker shortages dampen surge in green energy, housing

As governments ramp up their housing and energy transition projects, the nation's infrastructure pipeline is coming up against a shortfall in workers.

No smoking gun to link deposit scheme, home price spike

Lower-end homes outperformed the rest of the market in October, but it's difficult to directly connect it to the government's expanded deposit guarantee scheme.

Home prices turbocharged as deposit guarantee kicks in

Home prices across the nation have increased at their fastest monthly rate in more than two years as demand continues to outstrip housing supply.

'Wild' $2m forecast for nation's priciest house market

It's a great time to own a home but a tough time to buy one, with values rising fast in the regions and every capital.

Million buck benchmark loses sparkle in house value run

One in every three property markets in Australia have a median value of $1m after fresh gains across the country, led by Queensland.

Nation's big home build already off target

Construction is behind schedule by tens of thousands of homes, fresh figures reveal, after the first full year of a federal housing goal.

Infrastructure 'key' offers to unlock regional housing

Funding support for crucial roads, paths and drains could pave the way for more homes as the regions buckle under the weight of the housing crisis.

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