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PM focused on affordable housing despite home furore

PM focused on affordable housing despite home furore

Anthony Albanese says he's committed to increasing affordable housing, despite copping flak for buying a $4.3 million beach house with sweeping ocean views.

Financial regulations are 'punishing' first homebuyers

Financial regulations are 'punishing' first homebuyers

Financial regulations are 'punishing' first homebuyers

Financial regulations are 'punishing' first homebuyers

Overbearing financial requirements placed are worsening housing equity by making it harder for first homebuyers to access mortgages and benefiting investors.

Rental crisis is everywhere, dire for essential workers

Rental crisis is everywhere, dire for essential workers

Rental crisis is everywhere, dire for essential workers

Rental crisis is everywhere, dire for essential workers

The rental crisis is now in every community, as the nation's essential workers struggle to find affordable homes to rent and monthly dwelling approvals drop.

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PM quizzed over $4.3 million clifftop property purchase

PM quizzed over $4.3 million clifftop property purchase

The prime minister has been peppered with questions about the purchase of a $4.3 million luxury home for he and future wife Jodie Haydon.

Pets in, repeat rent hikes out in long-awaited reform

Pets in, repeat rent hikes out in long-awaited reform

Good landlords and good renters should be happy with a long-promised overhaul of NSW tenancy laws that gets the balance right, the state government says.

Aussies paying more as rents spike across the nation

Aussies paying more as rents spike across the nation

Australian renters are paying thousands more to keep a roof over their heads as rental costs for units and houses continue to balloon since the pandemic.

Property market eases past $11 trillion, investors busy

Property market eases past $11 trillion, investors busy

Australian homes are worth more than ever but the annual pace of growth has slowed rapidly in the past three months.

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Falling apprentice numbers a worry for housing targets

Falling apprentice numbers a worry for housing targets

Falling apprentice numbers a worry for housing targets

Falling apprentice numbers a worry for housing targets

Lacklustre trade apprenticeship numbers do not bode well for an industry short of the manpower to meet national home-building targets.

Fresh pitch to break deadlock on home buyer help scheme

Fresh pitch to break deadlock on home buyer help scheme

Fresh pitch to break deadlock on home buyer help scheme

Fresh pitch to break deadlock on home buyer help scheme

Deadlocked legislation to help first-home buyers with low deposits has returned to federal parliament as government urges opponents to put differences aside.

Household spending flat despite retail boost, tax cuts

Household spending flat despite retail boost, tax cuts

Household spending flat despite retail boost, tax cuts

Household spending flat despite retail boost, tax cuts

The economy is still struggling along with flat household spending despite an uptick in retail turnover and income tax cuts beginning to flow.

Fugitive developer's daughter in fight over taped calls

Fugitive developer's daughter in fight over taped calls

Fugitive developer's daughter in fight over taped calls

Fugitive developer's daughter in fight over taped calls

The lawyer daughter of fugitive property developer Jean Nassif is claiming legal privilege to stop records of calls with her dad from being used as evidence.

High-density issues hurting Australia's housing goal

High-density issues hurting Australia's housing goal

High-density issues hurting Australia's housing goal

High-density issues hurting Australia's housing goal

Unless Australia can significantly lift the pace at which it is building new homes, a nationally-agreed target to solve the housing crisis looks at-risk.

Cash injection as regulator probes supermarket claims

Cash injection as regulator probes supermarket claims

Cash injection as regulator probes supermarket claims

Cash injection as regulator probes supermarket claims

The consumer watchdog has received a cash injection as it examines allegations of land banking and dubious discounts against the major supermarket chains.

Advice on negative gearing 'not out of the ordinary'

Advice on negative gearing 'not out of the ordinary'

Advice on negative gearing 'not out of the ordinary'

Advice on negative gearing 'not out of the ordinary'

Debate over housing policy prompted Treasury advice on negative gearing, says Jim Chalmers after the PM denied the government had plans to reform the scheme.

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'Knocked on the head': Labor rebuffs property tax moves

After days of discussions over curbing property investors' tax concessions, the government has firmed its stance against the rumours.

No negative gearing reform on cards for election: PM

The prime minister has hosed down suggestions Labor will take changes to negative gearing to the election, amid warnings it could hike up rents.

Million-dollar madness: record suburbs in seven figures

More suburbs than ever have median house or unit prices of more than $1 million, with economists predicting the number will continue to grow.

Car parks, empty lots for homes as tardy audit defended

Sites left vacant for decades will be converted into well-located homes as the latest batch of surplus NSW-owned sites is released to fix the housing crisis.

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Tenants to enforce 'rules of the game' in rent reforms

Rental reforms planned for the nation's most expensive market aim to make it easier for pet owners and tighten laws that are not always being followed.

Renters still can't keep up, despite more supports

Despite an increase in government supports, low-income earners would still find themselves in rental stress across most of the country, a report has found.

Housing crisis worsens amid renewed public tower debate

Debate has reignited over the redevelopment of public housing as residents continue to face ballooning rents amid stagnating social living options.

Overheated market could burn first-time home buyers

The head of Australian Centre for Housing Research has responded to new data, suggesting encouraging buyers into a the "overheated" market is unfair to them.

'Largest' social housing development aimed at seniors

The federal and state governments will build nearly 500 social and affordable homes in Queensland's far north, specifically accommodating older residents.

Top economist says Libs' housing plan is a bad idea

A leading economist has derided the coalition's plan to let people use super for housing as "one of the worst policy decisions" of his lifetime.

New bid to nail down housing bill as talks hit the wall

A key housing bill will be pushed back into parliament despite the government, the opposition and the Greens reaching a stalemate in negotiations.

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