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Renters' rights in sight as NSW targets excessive hikes

Renters' rights in sight as NSW targets excessive hikes

Further rental market reforms have been proposed in NSW where the government aims to set its changes in stone before the end of the year.

Data tool maps NSW hotspots of housing and homelessness

Data tool maps NSW hotspots of housing and homelessness

Data tool maps NSW hotspots of housing and homelessness

Data tool maps NSW hotspots of housing and homelessness

Fresh analysis shows how every community in NSW is coping with rental stress, social housing and homelessness and where help is most needed.

Renters at risk of stepping off 'affordability cliff'

Renters at risk of stepping off 'affordability cliff'

Renters at risk of stepping off 'affordability cliff'

Renters at risk of stepping off 'affordability cliff'

Tenants still face sharp price increases but easing vacancy rates suggest rental growth may be losing steam.

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No loss of housing pressure in Qld's project pipeline

No loss of housing pressure in Qld's project pipeline

Queensland's government is working to boost housing supply while sticking with an ambitious infrastructure pipeline of new hospitals and Olympic upgrades.

Mini-home building boom might be ready to splinter

Mini-home building boom might be ready to splinter

Fresh data points to a rise in home-building, an uptick in housing lending and recovering property prices - but storm clouds are gathering.

Queensland to scale up affordable housing plans

Queensland to scale up affordable housing plans

Seventy-one projects are through to the next stage of assessment under the Queensland government’s social and affordable housing commitment.

Fresh support for Porter Davis customers who missed out

Fresh support for Porter Davis customers who missed out

The Victorian government has extended its support scheme for Porter Davis customers who were left out of pocket when the company went into liquidation.

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House prices took more than 15 years to double

House prices took more than 15 years to double

House prices took more than 15 years to double

House prices took more than 15 years to double

Home values are now doubling at a slower rate even after the massive pandemic-era boom that saw prices soar across the country.

Hotel bill for homeless jumps as NSW runs out of room

Hotel bill for homeless jumps as NSW runs out of room

Hotel bill for homeless jumps as NSW runs out of room

Hotel bill for homeless jumps as NSW runs out of room

A lack of affordable housing is forcing more people into hotel rooms, with government spending on temporary accommodation rising 22 per cent in one year.

AI to the rescue in housing affordability crisis

AI to the rescue in housing affordability crisis

AI to the rescue in housing affordability crisis

AI to the rescue in housing affordability crisis

AI technology such as ChatGPT could be used to help fast-track building consents, one of a range of strategies put forward to help ease the housing shortage.

Porter Davis creditor talks fail to answer debt queries

Porter Davis creditor talks fail to answer debt queries

Porter Davis creditor talks fail to answer debt queries

Porter Davis creditor talks fail to answer debt queries

Representatives of hundreds of creditors owed millions of dollars by builder Porter Davis have met liquidators for an update on getting their money back.

Staff pulled from Sydney's strategic planning agencies

Staff pulled from Sydney's strategic planning agencies

Staff pulled from Sydney's strategic planning agencies

Staff pulled from Sydney's strategic planning agencies

NSW's primary planning agency, the Greater Cities Commission, has been gutted of staff, but one think tank reckons there's clear logic to the decision.

Welcome mat put out for low-deposit home buyers

Welcome mat put out for low-deposit home buyers

Welcome mat put out for low-deposit home buyers

Welcome mat put out for low-deposit home buyers

A fresh crop of first-home buyers struggling to save a deposit will be able to apply for a place on the government's guarantee scheme.

Rebuilding homes to be quicker after NSW disasters

Rebuilding homes to be quicker after NSW disasters

Rebuilding homes to be quicker after NSW disasters

Rebuilding homes to be quicker after NSW disasters

Rebuilding country towns after natural disasters will be quicker under new rules being deployed for the first time in the NSW Northern Rivers.

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Rent caps protect tenants from ‘egregious’ price hikes

The chief minister from the only jurisdiction in Australia with a rental cap policy says the mechanism can work if combined with a big supply-side push.

Promise for renters' rights to be on national agenda

As national cabinet prepares to consider how to improve renters' rights, the federal government has ruled out price caps after its housing fund was deferred.

Housing bill on ice puts double dissolution in play

The Albanese government's signature housing policy has failed to pass parliament and could set the stage for an early election.

Council wheels out tiny homes to tackle housing crisis

A council's move to soften restrictions on caravans and tiny houses could ease the housing crisis and offer fertile ground for new industry, an expert says.

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Spike in NSW homeless: 'We need to do better'

A year-long rental diary freeze, will be introduced to combat homelessness in NSW as the number of people sleeping rough spikes as temperatures plunge.

Albanese on attack over Greens 'politicising poverty'

The Greens are digging in on a demand the federal government impose rent caps nationwide, but the prime minister is pushing back.

'Juvenile': PM seeks advice as housing policy stalls

The prime minister says the government is seeking advice on the triggers required for a double dissolution after the Greens delayed a key housing bill.

Victorian tax reforms to pass with Greens' support

Tax reforms unveiled in the Victorian budget are set to pass parliament after the state government confirmed it would consider renter safeguards.

'Axis of evil': Housing bill delayed amid fiery debate

Debate on the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund has been pushed back until October in a major blow to the government.

Turfing brick cottages for units made easier in NSW

Bypassing council approval for new housing developments will be opened to more builders in NSW as the state tries to address a chronic housing shortage.

Push to redirect Vic COVID-19 debt taxes, future fund

The Victorian Greens will move changes to tax legislation to convert controversial COVID-19 debt levies and a $7.9 billion fund to address poverty and housing.

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