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'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.

Nobel laureate's advice for treasurer to fix housing

Nobel laureate's advice for treasurer to fix housing

Nobel laureate's advice for treasurer to fix housing

Nobel laureate's advice for treasurer to fix housing

Joe Stiglitz is a bit of a rock star in left-leaning economic circles, but his suggestions to make housing more affordable didn't seem to convince Jim Chalmers.

Mass relocation as public housing faces wrecking ball

Mass relocation as public housing faces wrecking ball

Mass relocation as public housing faces wrecking ball

Mass relocation as public housing faces wrecking ball

Residents have been put on notice to move out as public housing advocates fight a plan to reduce city towers to rubble.

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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.

Great escape to the country squeezing communities

Great escape to the country squeezing communities

Housing, planning and jobs remain key challenges as country Australia continues to grow six years after the population shift to the regions began.

Capital city rents hit record highs apart from one

Capital city rents hit record highs apart from one

All but one Australian capital has yielded annual growth in rents, but experts expect that city to be a star performer in the long-term.

High cash rates no barrier to housing boom, data shows

High cash rates no barrier to housing boom, data shows

Conventional wisdom that low interest rates are a precondition to property booms is not borne out by four decades of historical data.

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Where home prices could take off or crash land in 2026

Where home prices could take off or crash land in 2026

Where home prices could take off or crash land in 2026

Where home prices could take off or crash land in 2026

A worsening outlook for interest rates will put a dampener on Australia's property market in 2026 but records are still expected to tumble across the country.

RBA official's advice to borrowers over inflation data

RBA official's advice to borrowers over inflation data

RBA official's advice to borrowers over inflation data

RBA official's advice to borrowers over inflation data

Mortgage holders have been warned not to expect relief anytime soon with the latest inflation figures unlikely to significantly influence the RBA's thinking.

Cheaper houses have lift-off as guarantee takes effect

Cheaper houses have lift-off as guarantee takes effect

Cheaper houses have lift-off as guarantee takes effect

Cheaper houses have lift-off as guarantee takes effect

A five per cent deposit guarantee is helping first homebuyers into the market, but ensuring they pay more for the privilege.

Home approvals surge but affordability still an issue

Home approvals surge but affordability still an issue

Home approvals surge but affordability still an issue

Home approvals surge but affordability still an issue

Rent has soared to a median of $817 a week in Australia's most expensive city as a lack of supply stretches affordability to the limits around the nation.

National home price hit a new record high in 2025

National home price hit a new record high in 2025

National home price hit a new record high in 2025

National home price hit a new record high in 2025

Home prices around the nation increased slightly in December to a new record high of $880,000 as Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth led the charge.

Public housing fight enters new year as wreckers circle

Public housing fight enters new year as wreckers circle

Public housing fight enters new year as wreckers circle

Public housing fight enters new year as wreckers circle

Residents are vowing not to go quietly as a state government readies to tear down public housing towers after a legal win.

Self-interest widening wealth gap between old and young

Self-interest widening wealth gap between old and young

Self-interest widening wealth gap between old and young

Self-interest widening wealth gap between old and young

Bridging the gap in wealth between older and young Australians will require a major recalibration in housing attitudes and policies, a leading economist says.

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Evictions loom as housing tower demo appeal tossed

The High Court could be called on to have the final say on a state government's plan to demolish dozens of public housing towers after an appeal was dismissed.

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.

Budget update to reveal Australia's fiscal fortunes

The federal treasurer says he's booked another $20 billion in savings in the budget update, but is keeping mum on whether that means a smaller deficit.

Urban sprawl fuels deadly fire risks on city outskirts

Modern houses are being built to better withstand fires, but an urban planner warns missteps are still being made in street and city design.

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Six figures or out: income needed for typical rental

To be able to afford rent for a typical house, Australians need to be earning 51 per cent more than they did before the pandemic.

Dog racing review response pushes safety down the track

Despite failing to properly implement minimum safety standards for five years, the greyhound industry will get another 18 months to clean up its act.

Liberals declare war on NIMBYs, promise more homes

A Liberal senator says first homes in Australia are too expensive, arguing a cut to the nation's immigration intake should be part of the solution.

HK races to remove mesh blamed for fuelling deadly fire

Hong Kong is stripping scaffolding nets off all buildings undergoing renovation after the material was suspected of powering an inferno that killed 159 people.

Energy costs force most renters to swelter over summer

Most Australians who rent their home say they avoid using cooling and heating appliances due to high costs.

Baby among dead as Hong Kong fire toll hits 159

More bodies have been found at a Hong Kong apartment complex following the city's deadliest fire in decades, including an infant and a 97-year-old.

Threats and profanity as builder collapse boiled over

Staff and home owners were at each other's throats as a state insurance scheme struggled with "unprecedented" demand after a construction giant went bust.

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