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New homes lead the way in energy efficiency

New homes lead the way in energy efficiency

Canberra boasts the most energy efficient homes in Australia but cities with older stock like Sydney and Hobart are lagging.

'Not bringing down a premier': new turn in track plan

'Not bringing down a premier': new turn in track plan

'Not bringing down a premier': new turn in track plan

'Not bringing down a premier': new turn in track plan

A probe into a controversial proposal to turn a historic racecourse into housing has delivered the latest salvo in a divisive debate over the facility's future.

Worst housing affordability in almost three decades

Worst housing affordability in almost three decades

Worst housing affordability in almost three decades

Worst housing affordability in almost three decades

Homeowners and renters face some of the most challenging conditions in years, with both groups spending a growing proportion of income on a place to live.

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Corruption call fuels ugly row over historic racecourse

Corruption call fuels ugly row over historic racecourse

A corruption watchdog will be asked to probe a state premier's involvement in what could become one of Australia's largest-ever real estate deals.

Meltdown: homeowners taught about 'massive' heat impact

Meltdown: homeowners taught about 'massive' heat impact

An unseen, pervasive natural disaster is expected to have a growing impact in coming decades, costing billions of dollars each year.

Where home prices are expected to grow fastest in 2025

Where home prices are expected to grow fastest in 2025

Australian property values are set to keep rising over the next 12 months but controversial tax changes are helping keep one state's home price growth in check.

NYE threat in fight to save harbour's last working port

NYE threat in fight to save harbour's last working port

An alliance of business, tourism and industry groups wants Sydney Harbour's last working port to stay that way but developers say the ship has sailed.

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Building data nailed but future framework doubts linger

Building data nailed but future framework doubts linger

Building data nailed but future framework doubts linger

Building data nailed but future framework doubts linger

Home building approvals have broken a two-year ceiling but industry groups warn it's not enough to meet a target of 1.2 million homes by 2029.

Rental housing supply boost promised under tax tweaks

Rental housing supply boost promised under tax tweaks

Rental housing supply boost promised under tax tweaks

Rental housing supply boost promised under tax tweaks

As many as 80,000 rental properties are expected to be constructed over ten years now that build-to-rent tax changes have come into force.

Design for first public housing towers to be demolished

Design for first public housing towers to be demolished

Design for first public housing towers to be demolished

Design for first public housing towers to be demolished

Plans to demolish public housing towers are forging ahead, with designs for their replacement unveiled despite an ongoing trial to stop it.

No cap, but rental reviews to factor severity of hikes

No cap, but rental reviews to factor severity of hikes

No cap, but rental reviews to factor severity of hikes

No cap, but rental reviews to factor severity of hikes

The size alone of a rental increase will be able to be challenged by tenants for the first time under proposed reforms.

Fresh hope for those wanting to buy own home sweet home

Fresh hope for those wanting to buy own home sweet home

Fresh hope for those wanting to buy own home sweet home

Fresh hope for those wanting to buy own home sweet home

Australians locked out of the housing market will soon have a viable option to buy their own piece of paradise with a significantly smaller deposit.

Mining hubs lead regional property price rise

Mining hubs lead regional property price rise

Mining hubs lead regional property price rise

Mining hubs lead regional property price rise

Affordability and lifestyle choices continue to drive up property prices in regional Australia, but there are signs the heat is coming out of the market.

Door opens for first-home buyers to unlock ownership

Door opens for first-home buyers to unlock ownership

Door opens for first-home buyers to unlock ownership

Door opens for first-home buyers to unlock ownership

Headway has finally been made on federal housing policy reform with laws set to pass parliament to allow home buyers to buy with a smaller deposit.

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Housing policies at lock-up stage with Greens support

Labor has had a breakthrough on its stalled housing agenda after securing Greens support for a federal shared-equity scheme and build-to-rent policies.

'Common sense' after federal anti-tower housing drive

Plans for high- and mid-rise apartments have been dropped after pressure from federal minister Michelle Rowland, as other areas ready for up to 60,000 units.

Deepening rental crisis sparks urgent plea for action

People are running out of affordable places to move as economists say rental affordability is the worse they have seen in a decade of tracking.

Labor pushing prefab to build more homes, quickly

The Albanese government has announced new measures to encourage innovation and faster construction in the building industry.

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Ready to quit the city? The bush might not be ready

The number of city-slickers looking to escape to the country is growing, but progress to improve housing, education and health in the regions has stalled.

Housing plea as millions more at risk of being homeless

A huge surge in people being on the brink of homelessness has led to renewed calls for more social housing to be built for people at risk.

'Flippant': Greens' housing scheme demands draw ire

The housing crisis is too serious for the Greens' "flippant ideas" about help-to-buy and build-to-rent scheme reforms, the Property Council of Australia says.

Panel to let housing developers bypass council scrutiny

Large-scale housing proposals will be allowed to avoid council as Australia's most expensive housing market gets worse under decade-low approvals.

'Gone backwards': Hopes fund can revive home-building

A $900 million fund has been welcomed by economists hopeful it will modernise the construction industry where productivity has been flat for three decades.

Architect delivers a big home truth on Aussie housing

An architectural labyrinth has been installed at the National Gallery of Victoria - and its footprint is the size of the average newly-built Australian house.

Supply the key to fixing housing, not taxes: Treasury

The focus of the government should be on increasing housing supply rather than cutting tax concessions for property investors, the Treasury chief says.

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