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Latest news: Housing and Urban Planning

More rent protections likely for NT, SA and WA tenants

More rent protections likely for NT, SA and WA tenants

A suite of renting reforms are set to be passed in South Australian and Northern Territory, and Western Australia is also looking to modernise its tenancy laws.

Labor deal with Greens to pass vacant homes tax reforms

Labor deal with Greens to pass vacant homes tax reforms

Labor deal with Greens to pass vacant homes tax reforms

Labor deal with Greens to pass vacant homes tax reforms

Legislation to expand taxes on vacant Victorian homes and undeveloped land is set to pass parliament after the Greens secured concessions from the government.

Rent freezes only for 'extreme times', inquiry finds

Rent freezes only for 'extreme times', inquiry finds

Rent freezes only for 'extreme times', inquiry finds

Rent freezes only for 'extreme times', inquiry finds

An inquiry into Victoria's rental and housing affordability crisis has called for a re-examination of negative gearing instead of a rent freeze or cap.

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Changing Sydney housing reform to add 112,000 new homes

Changing Sydney housing reform to add 112,000 new homes

Six-storey apartment blocks would be permitted by default within 800 metres of transit hubs and town centres in metro NSW under a new policy.

Government takes action on 'Help to Buy' housing laws

Government takes action on 'Help to Buy' housing laws

The federal government is set to introduce laws to drive its "Help to Buy" housing program, which the industry says will be effective.

Subdued 2024 for property as rate pain hits home

Subdued 2024 for property as rate pain hits home

A mixed year is expected for Australian property markets, with SQM Research expecting strong growth in Brisbane and Perth but weaker performance elsewhere.

Lack of homes near jobs, schools driving inequality

Lack of homes near jobs, schools driving inequality

A failure to increase density in NSW has left the state worse off when it comes to housing stock and affordability, the treasurer says.

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Four in five Australian housing markets in growth mode

Four in five Australian housing markets in growth mode

Four in five Australian housing markets in growth mode

Four in five Australian housing markets in growth mode

The rebound in home prices has reached most parts of the country although the pace of growth varies across cities and regions.

Cookie-cutter designs to underpin NSW housing boom

Cookie-cutter designs to underpin NSW housing boom

Cookie-cutter designs to underpin NSW housing boom

Cookie-cutter designs to underpin NSW housing boom

NSW will turn back the clock and develop a cookie-cutter design book like those used in many beloved suburbs in the latest effort to make housing affordable.

Mirvac pivoting from office towers to living units

Mirvac pivoting from office towers to living units

Mirvac pivoting from office towers to living units

Mirvac pivoting from office towers to living units

Mirvac is reducing its exposure to office towers while adding projects in the build-to-rent and land-lease community space.

Living rough: 40,000 young people locked out of housing

Living rough: 40,000 young people locked out of housing

Living rough: 40,000 young people locked out of housing

Living rough: 40,000 young people locked out of housing

As the housing crisis continues and rents rise, a coalition of housing and homelessness organisations is calling for specific measures to help young people.

'Not happy': states to pay more for infrastructure

'Not happy': states to pay more for infrastructure

'Not happy': states to pay more for infrastructure

'Not happy': states to pay more for infrastructure

States will be required to go 50-50 with the federal government on infrastructure projects, angering premiers who believe the changes are unfair.

Australia's rental market woes go from bad to worse

Australia's rental market woes go from bad to worse

Australia's rental market woes go from bad to worse

Australia's rental market woes go from bad to worse

Regional areas in the Sunshine State are now the most unaffordable places for renters to live, as affordable housing concerns spread beyond capital cities.

'Worst landlord' NSW to overhaul social housing fixes

'Worst landlord' NSW to overhaul social housing fixes

'Worst landlord' NSW to overhaul social housing fixes

'Worst landlord' NSW to overhaul social housing fixes

The NSW government is changing how social housing maintenance is handled for its 95,000 properties, bringing a privately run system back under state control.

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House sales fall cancels out Victoria's COVID tax take

Stamp duty revenue has taken a $506 million nosedive in Victoria as house sales and prices cooled amid rising interest rates, a state budget update says.

Record low vacancy rates hit would-be renters hard

It's never been more difficult to find a rental in Australia as a report confirms rental vacancy rates have hit record lows in some capital cities.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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