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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.

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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

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

Study opens door on negative health aspects of renting

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

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.

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Work to build thousands of affordable homes begins

Work to build thousands of affordable homes begins

Work to build thousands of affordable homes begins

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

Hotels in firing line as Airbnb hits out at state tax

Hotels in firing line as Airbnb hits out at state tax

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.

Talks to focus on fixes to Australia's housing crisis

Talks to focus on fixes to Australia's housing crisis

Talks to focus on fixes to Australia's housing crisis

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 admits sparking tax firestorm

Victorian treasurer admits sparking tax firestorm

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

No vacancy tax despite 'unprecedented' NSW homes crisis

No vacancy tax despite 'unprecedented' NSW homes crisis

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

Tax on empty homes and vacant land to free up housing

Tax on empty homes and vacant land to free up housing

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

House prices smash records, fully reversing 2022 lows

House prices smash records, fully reversing 2022 lows

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.

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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.

Treasury warns rent freezes would reduce housing supply

Rent controls have been found to limit housing supply and the quality of homes, as well as disproportionately befitting high income earners.

Byron tightens cap on short-stay letting as rents soar

One of Australia's most beloved tourist towns has tightened its cap on short-stay letting as soaring rents drive locals out of the coastal holiday hotspot.

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Koala park and urban sprawl strike precarious balance

The NSW government's $80 million pledge to protect koalas on Sydney's urban fringe could be threatened by housing developments in the park's proposed backyard.

More cash needed for social housing: rental inquiry

A parliamentary inquiry has called for stronger rental protections and continued funding for social housing in an interim report on Australia's rental crisis.

Premier dismisses public housing towers plan criticism

A plan to demolish and redevelop all of Melbourne's 44 public housing towers has been condemned for only providing homes for an extra 1000-odd public tenants.

Short-stay levy draws flak as housing vision unveiled

An Australian-first levy on short-term accommodation headlines a generational shake-up to Victoria's housing and planning sectors.

Industry backs 'infrastructure, red tape' housing plan

The NSW government's housing plan laid out in the budget has been broadly welcomed by industry figures who say it will help start turning the crisis around.

Towers to be torn down for first housing 'accelerator'

Victoria will spend its share of federal housing funding building 769 new homes, including more than 230 in a redevelopment of two dilapidated Melbourne towers.

Perth rents rise fastest as housing supply dwindles

Rental prices are skyrocketing in Perth as home vacancy rates plummet amid chronic housing supply shortages and unprecedented demand for homelessness services.

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