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Brick by brick, parties build election housing pitches

Brick by brick, parties build election housing pitches

Tackling housing instability is key to securing an election win, with Labor vouching for build-to-rent while the coalition says Australians should own a home.

Treasurer joins chorus in hosing down rate cut hopes

Treasurer joins chorus in hosing down rate cut hopes

Treasurer joins chorus in hosing down rate cut hopes

Treasurer joins chorus in hosing down rate cut hopes

"Almost nobody" is expecting an interest cut, the treasurer says as the Reserve Bank's new rate-setting board meets with an election campaign in full swing.

'Outrageous': vote on racecourse development postponed

'Outrageous': vote on racecourse development postponed

'Outrageous': vote on racecourse development postponed

'Outrageous': vote on racecourse development postponed

A vote by Australian Turf Club members on a controversial plan to redevelop Rosehill Racecourse for thousands of homes has been pushed back.

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First homebuyers, renters centrepiece of housing pledge

First homebuyers, renters centrepiece of housing pledge

First homebuyers and renters struggling to find a home are being offered some hope in a budget that bakes in $33 billion in measures to improve affordability.

Rental reforms to help keep young staff in pricey homes

Rental reforms to help keep young staff in pricey homes

The difficulty of businesses finding young labour has been highlighted as tenant-empowering reforms are due to hit Australia's least-affordable housing market.

Plans to help more into 'disaster' housing market

Plans to help more into 'disaster' housing market

Aspiring homeowners could secure a cheaper mortgage and lower deposit by letting the government take a stake, but Peter Dutton questions whether they want to.

Home owners reap windfall as buyers warned on new units

Home owners reap windfall as buyers warned on new units

Home sellers notched a record profit in last three months of 2024 but not every property owner will be so lucky in the future, real estate researchers warn.

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Doubling housing supply incentive could help renters

Doubling housing supply incentive could help renters

Doubling housing supply incentive could help renters

Doubling housing supply incentive could help renters

Australia is expected to fall hundreds of thousands of homes short of its housing target but reforms could bring it back up to speed and help renters.

Super housing scheme could shave years off home wait

Super housing scheme could shave years off home wait

Super housing scheme could shave years off home wait

Super housing scheme could shave years off home wait

Australians raiding their super balances for housing could boost home ownership but may result in a jump in prices, economists say.

Post-pandemic property price roller-coaster to flatten

Post-pandemic property price roller-coaster to flatten

Post-pandemic property price roller-coaster to flatten

Post-pandemic property price roller-coaster to flatten

There are signs the housing market in normalising five years after the COVID-19 pandemic sent home values soaring across Australia.

Vital airport rail boost as $1b cash splash matched

Vital airport rail boost as $1b cash splash matched

Vital airport rail boost as $1b cash splash matched

Vital airport rail boost as $1b cash splash matched

Commute times for residents in a fast-growing region with poor public transport will be slashed when promised rail corridors connect to a new airport.

Historic racecourse tipped to go into public hands

Historic racecourse tipped to go into public hands

Historic racecourse tipped to go into public hands

Historic racecourse tipped to go into public hands

A 140-year-old racecourse could be put in public hands for a $5 billion price tag as part of a plan to turn the pivotal site into a "mini city".

Bellwether markets show house prices picking up steam

Bellwether markets show house prices picking up steam

Bellwether markets show house prices picking up steam

Bellwether markets show house prices picking up steam

Buoyed by the RBA rate cut, prestige housing markets are leading a recovery in property price growth following a short-lived slowdown, CoreLogic data shows.

Squatters vow to stay in condemned, flood-ravaged homes

Squatters vow to stay in condemned, flood-ravaged homes

Squatters vow to stay in condemned, flood-ravaged homes

Squatters vow to stay in condemned, flood-ravaged homes

Dozens of people are due to be forcibly evicted from where they have been living in houses slated for demolition after 2022 floods.

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'Horrendous': shelter closures pour on housing pain

Evacuation centres will soon close in rain-hit areas where many people already face a battle to find a safe, dry place to sleep.

Roll back speed limits to curb child deaths, state told

A state government advisory body has called for speed limits to be lowered in streets frequented by children and for cheaper off-peak public transport fares.

'Short window' as property prices rebound on rate cut

Two capital cities are leading the housing market higher as buyers look to get ahead of a wave of demand as interest rates finally fall.

One month until racetrack housing plan run and done

A controversial plan to turn a historic racetrack into much-needed housing will be off the table indefinitely if members vote against the sale.

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Record high house prices as rate cut buoys sentiment

House prices have rebounded to record highs after the Reserve Bank's rate cut boosted sentiment and improved Australians' borrowing power.

Regional shake up to accommodate population boom

Regional centres are set to expand to cope with a looming population boom, with a development focus on areas beyond at least one of the nation's largest cities.

Global uncertainty played a role in rate cut: RBA

Slowing inflation helped convince the Reserve Bank to cut rates at its last meeting but uncertainty over tariffs was also a factor, the deputy governor says.

Underlying inflation up but good news on housing, rents

Fresh inflation figures should help convince the Reserve Bank to cut rates again in May, despite a slight uptick in underlying price growth, economists say.

'Snakes and ladders': townhouse boost under new rules

One premier has fleshed out a government vision to make their state the "townhouse capital" of Australia, with a fresh plan to cut planning red tape.

State to crack whip on councils over housing targets

More than 250,000 fewer homes will be built across Victoria by 2051 in a revised housing plan as the government threatens to strip councils of certain powers.

Growing ranks of homeless seen as society in decline

An appetite for change has developed among voters as Australia's housing crisis becomes symbolic of wealth inequality, disempowerment and societal decline.

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