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Airbnb owners offered $10,000 to rent homes long-term

Airbnb owners offered $10,000 to rent homes long-term

Short-term accommodation owners in Western Australia will be offered a $10,000 sweetener to rent their properties to long-term tenants to boost housing supply.

Office parks and industrial sites in line for housing

Office parks and industrial sites in line for housing

Office parks and industrial sites in line for housing

Office parks and industrial sites in line for housing

Thousands of extra homes could be built in northwest Sydney under rezoning plans for one major business precinct.

Australian home buyers feeling affordability crunch

Australian home buyers feeling affordability crunch

Australian home buyers feeling affordability crunch

Australian home buyers feeling affordability crunch

Not since the late 1980s has it been this challenging for couples with full time wages to service the mortgage on new properties.

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Turnbull double act call for 'more density, everywhere'

Turnbull double act call for 'more density, everywhere'

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and former Sydney mayor Lucy Turnbull have weighed into housing affordability debate as part of a national address.

Mental health spiral behind 'hare-brained' $395m fraud

Mental health spiral behind 'hare-brained' $395m fraud

Demetrios Charisiou has admitted a $395 million investment fraud involving NDIS-supported housing, claiming he was in a manic state during the offending.

Extra car chargers for EV enthusiasts without garages

Extra car chargers for EV enthusiasts without garages

The government has lowered the electric vehicle bar to entry by introducing 50 new street-side car chargers.

Changes to empty homes tax hit roadblock in parliament

Changes to empty homes tax hit roadblock in parliament

A vote on Victorian legislation to expand taxes on vacant homes and undeveloped land has been delayed, with the opposition and Greens against the changes.

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Two-year wait on housing for family violence survivors

Two-year wait on housing for family violence survivors

Two-year wait on housing for family violence survivors

Two-year wait on housing for family violence survivors

Survivors of family violence are waiting two years for public housing in Victoria as sustained demand since the COVID-19 pandemic restricts supply.

Remote Aboriginal residents win fight for compensation

Remote Aboriginal residents win fight for compensation

Remote Aboriginal residents win fight for compensation

Remote Aboriginal residents win fight for compensation

The High Court has ruled remote Aboriginal renters are entitled to compensation for distress or disappointment due to living in inadequate housing.

Housing rebound eyes new mark but rates threat looms

Housing rebound eyes new mark but rates threat looms

Housing rebound eyes new mark but rates threat looms

Housing rebound eyes new mark but rates threat looms

National home prices are about to hit a fresh peak in October, though the pace of growth is starting to slow.

Broader reforms needed to fix housing crisis: industry

Broader reforms needed to fix housing crisis: industry

Broader reforms needed to fix housing crisis: industry

Broader reforms needed to fix housing crisis: industry

A $10 billion housing fund which will build tens of thousands homes has been welcomed, but the industry wants further changes to drive investment.

The 10 Melbourne suburbs set to get 60,000 new homes

The 10 Melbourne suburbs set to get 60,000 new homes

The 10 Melbourne suburbs set to get 60,000 new homes

The 10 Melbourne suburbs set to get 60,000 new homes

Ten Melbourne suburbs with established transport and retail areas are earmarked to get an additional 60,000 homes, with planning controls soon to be introduced.

Golf club tees off on plan to halve inner Sydney course

Golf club tees off on plan to halve inner Sydney course

Golf club tees off on plan to halve inner Sydney course

Golf club tees off on plan to halve inner Sydney course

Family fun that doesn't involve spending money is part of the NSW premier's rationale for filling the bunkers of a Sydney golf course to build new parkland.

Big backyards could hold key to solve housing crisis

Big backyards could hold key to solve housing crisis

Big backyards could hold key to solve housing crisis

Big backyards could hold key to solve housing crisis

The humble granny flat could help deliver much-needed housing supply as shortages continue to push rents skyward.

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Study opens door on negative health aspects of renting

People who rent a home age quicker than those who own their own house, with the negative health impact worse than being unemployed, a study has found.

Second Victorian 'accelerator' housing project unveiled

Victoria will dip into its share of a $2 billion federal social housing package to build an $80 million development in Melbourne's outer north.

Work to build thousands of affordable homes begins

Vulnerable Australians are a step closer to having access to thousands of affordable homes as work to start building them gets under way.

Hotels in firing line as Airbnb hits out at state tax

Airbnb has called for hotels not to be spared from Victoria's incoming statewide tax on short-stay platforms but the government is not budging.

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Talks to focus on fixes to Australia's housing crisis

Housing advocates, unions, think tanks, academics and politicians will meet to talk about possible solutions to the escalating housing affordability crisis.

Victorian treasurer admits sparking tax firestorm

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas concedes he created a "firestorm of interest" when he announced tax reforms directly to the development industry.

No vacancy tax despite 'unprecedented' NSW homes crisis

A federal fund is due to deliver 1500 extra social houses for NSW, but that represents a tiny fraction of the demand for affordable properties in the state.

Tax on empty homes and vacant land to free up housing

A little-known tax will be broadened to push Victorian landowners to build on or sell empty blocks as the government seeks to boost housing supply.

House prices smash records, fully reversing 2022 lows

Australia's housing market has fully rebounded from recent lows as several major cities achieve new price peaks due to buyer and seller confidence.

Call for Sydney minister to break city housing deadlock

An influential lobby group says a minister for Sydney would solve a political tussle over increased housing in the city's business centre.

Premier backs European 'pattern-book' houses for Sydney

The NSW government is working on a pre-Christmas plan to help solve the housing crisis, and the premier has backed one approach as the future for the state.

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