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Housing affordability rises as price downturn continues

Housing affordability rises as price downturn continues

Home values have fallen at their fastest monthly rate in almost four years as an economist suggests prices could grow more slowly than incomes for a decade.

Migrant tradies a net benefit to housing, say builders

Migrant tradies a net benefit to housing, say builders

Migrant tradies a net benefit to housing, say builders

Migrant tradies a net benefit to housing, say builders

The building industry is pushing for a better skilled migration intake having totalled how many homes a migrant tradie could help build in their career.

Housing approvals rebound, but still behind targets

Housing approvals rebound, but still behind targets

Housing approvals rebound, but still behind targets

Housing approvals rebound, but still behind targets

The number of dwellings granted approval has hit a five-year high, but national housing levels still lag behind federal targets.

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Red tape strangling efforts to tackle housing crisis

Red tape strangling efforts to tackle housing crisis

Removing layers of rules and having the political will to stand up to NIMBYs are among a raft of measures put forward to fix Australia's housing crisis.

Dog days over with racetrack turfed out by end of year

Dog days over with racetrack turfed out by end of year

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.

Home-building costs rise, but not as much as feared

Home-building costs rise, but not as much as feared

The cost of building a home in Australia increased by one per cent in the June quarter, as higher oil prices and supply chain disruptions hurt builders.

Less than four per cent of social housing target built

Less than four per cent of social housing target built

There is "considerable uncertainty" the government's signature social housing program will deliver as many homes as promised by the end of the decade.

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Investors returning after budget blow to housing breaks

Investors returning after budget blow to housing breaks

Investors returning after budget blow to housing breaks

Investors returning after budget blow to housing breaks

The share of homes bought by investors compared to owner-occupiers is returning to levels seen prior to the federal budget.

Koalas on the brink as developers land in Dreamworld

Koalas on the brink as developers land in Dreamworld

Koalas on the brink as developers land in Dreamworld

Koalas on the brink as developers land in Dreamworld

Conservationists are warning beloved marsupials could become extinct in one part of Australia as a major theme park gets the green light on a new development.

Home sellers shy away from auctions as demand dips

Home sellers shy away from auctions as demand dips

Home sellers shy away from auctions as demand dips

Home sellers shy away from auctions as demand dips

More people are looking to sell their homes on the private market as low clearance rates scare vendors away from going to auction.

Zoning scorecard reveals most housing-friendly city

Zoning scorecard reveals most housing-friendly city

Zoning scorecard reveals most housing-friendly city

Zoning scorecard reveals most housing-friendly city

A group campaigning for more housing construction has released an online atlas examining the zoning laws of each capital city in Australia.

Retrofit rewards to usher in new era of fire-safe homes

Retrofit rewards to usher in new era of fire-safe homes

Retrofit rewards to usher in new era of fire-safe homes

Retrofit rewards to usher in new era of fire-safe homes

The promise of lower insurance premiums in return for ember screens and other bushfire-safe upgrades has more households retrofitting for the future climate.

'Keeps me up at night': generational rupture laid bare

'Keeps me up at night': generational rupture laid bare

'Keeps me up at night': generational rupture laid bare

'Keeps me up at night': generational rupture laid bare

Rising rents and falling real wages have squeezed young Australians, who find themselves no better off than previous generations.

Family affair: investor tax changes spawn new tactics

Family affair: investor tax changes spawn new tactics

Family affair: investor tax changes spawn new tactics

Family affair: investor tax changes spawn new tactics

Prospective home buyers are rethinking the type of properties they want to purchase in response to changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax.

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Indigenous housing progress staring into funding abyss

Short-term funding for Aboriginal homelands is failing to deliver housing and infrastructure needs in communities stricken by poverty, MPs have been warned.

At 23m high, how does this floating artwork stand up?

Monuments for Fishes floats on the water and reaches 23 metres into the air. It's a feat of public art, and engineering.

Housing costs crisis needs 'decades' of falling prices

Recent falling house prices have barely eroded an affordability gap that has built up over years of rising values, as experts warn much more time is needed.

Freefall: home prices notch biggest drop in years

Australia's housing market is undergoing a broad-based downturn with interest rate rises and affordability pressures denting investor confidence.

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Pledge to fix 'widow's tax' on investment properties

Concerns about how a tax hike on investments will impact couples in the event of death and divorce will be addressed, Labor says.

Treasurer responds after budget attack by ex-RBA head

Former Reserve Bank governor Phillip Lowe has described Labor's latest federal budget as a "redistribution agenda".

City to take mantle of nation's most expensive units

Most property markets in Australia will slip in value over the 2026/27 financial year, but there are some outliers in latest data.

Renewables heat up post-budget stoush over One Nation

Clean energy has proven to be an economic boon for Australia's largest economy, but it is tearing conservatives as they try to catch up with One Nation.

Death or divorce: owners could miss out on tax breaks

The federal government is being accused of a crucial oversight as it tries to ram its overhaul of taxes on investments through parliament.

The house price question tying politicians in knots

Political leaders insist they want house prices to keep growing as interest rate hikes and new tax changes take a toll on the market.

'Outside the square': pre-fab homes to speed up supply

To tackle the housing crisis, a state government is set to launch a home manufacturing hub that uses pre-fabrication to accelerate the building process.

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