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Development red tape cut in NSW budget housing plan

Development red tape cut in NSW budget housing plan

Homes will be built quicker and more efficiently under a NSW budget plan that will cut red tape, drawing praise from developer groups and housing advocates.

Home prices in three cities are outpacing their peers

Home prices in three cities are outpacing their peers

Home prices in three cities are outpacing their peers

Home prices in three cities are outpacing their peers

Australia's housing market is made up of laggards and leaders in home price growth and the gap is expected to linger in the coming months.

All eyes on LNP leader as election cards laid on table

All eyes on LNP leader as election cards laid on table

All eyes on LNP leader as election cards laid on table

All eyes on LNP leader as election cards laid on table

Opposition leader David Crisafulli has made a pre-election pitch focusing on housing but has vowed to scrap a controversial energy project.

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Permits for Airbnbs required amid city rental crisis

Permits for Airbnbs required amid city rental crisis

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is set to introduce a permit system for short-term accommodation including Airbnb.

Move to end obstruction for delayed 'airport city'

Move to end obstruction for delayed 'airport city'

The authority tasked with building infrastructure around Sydney’s new airport has been usurped after the NSW premier conceded it wasn't fit for purpose.

Stamp duty threshold increased for first home buyers

Stamp duty threshold increased for first home buyers

Queensland's first-time home buyers will get a stamp duty discount, in a bid to get more young buyers into the market.

'We have a plan': state reacts to housing crisis outcry

'We have a plan': state reacts to housing crisis outcry

A real estate body has called on authorities to provide an accountable delivery plan, describing the Queensland's housing crisis as "woeful".

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Building programs exclude Aboriginal organisations

Building programs exclude Aboriginal organisations

Building programs exclude Aboriginal organisations

Building programs exclude Aboriginal organisations

Victoria's truth telling inquiry has uncovered further discrimination and exclusion for Aboriginal communities already facing a tough housing market.

'Reckless' move to block housing fix riles NSW premier

'Reckless' move to block housing fix riles NSW premier

'Reckless' move to block housing fix riles NSW premier

'Reckless' move to block housing fix riles NSW premier

A move to stymie the blanket rezoning of land around transport hubs has been branded opposition "NIMBYism" by a premier in the midst of a housing crisis.

Treasury boss backs the young to navigate housing mess

Treasury boss backs the young to navigate housing mess

Treasury boss backs the young to navigate housing mess

Treasury boss backs the young to navigate housing mess

The ever-increasing cost of housing is one of the big challenges facing young people but their future is not bleak, the Treasury secretary says.

Brisvegas is second most expensive after Emerald City

Brisvegas is second most expensive after Emerald City

Brisvegas is second most expensive after Emerald City

Brisvegas is second most expensive after Emerald City

Brisbane is now the second most expensive city to buy a house, leapfrogging the nation's capital Canberra to sit behind Sydney for the first time since 1997.

Fast track for applications in race to build new homes

Fast track for applications in race to build new homes

Fast track for applications in race to build new homes

Fast track for applications in race to build new homes

Planning approvals for social and affordable housing will be prioritised as NSW struggles towards meeting its nationally agreed home-building goal.

Regions plan for density as bush housing crisis worsens

Regions plan for density as bush housing crisis worsens

Regions plan for density as bush housing crisis worsens

Regions plan for density as bush housing crisis worsens

Development plans are being revisited in the regions where councils struggle to meet housing demand as rents surge and more people find themselves homeless.

Housing tower residents given more time to reframe case

Housing tower residents given more time to reframe case

Housing tower residents given more time to reframe case

Housing tower residents given more time to reframe case

A Supreme Court judge has given public housing residents another month to reformulate their case against the Victorian government.

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Big city life on the slide as people try to get by

High housing prices and cost-of-living pressures are driving an exodus from cities, data reveals, with one capital losing residents to the regions in droves.

Sanction threat for slow councils in NSW housing push

NSW councils have been promised more infrastructure funding for exceeding housing targets, but they could also face sanctions for poor performance.

NSW will meet national housing target, premier insists

An ambitious rewrite of Sydney's housing targets hopes to shift infill closer to the city with a $200 million program for councils to build more homes.

New metro, social housing a blueprint for future Sydney

Plans to build more social and affordable homes alongside transport hubs are being put into practice at one site in inner-city Sydney.

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Regional rents, house values soar to all-time highs

CoreLogic has revealed regional house values and rents have sky-rocketed to all-time highs, with Western Australia experiencing the biggest jump.

Government reaps $3.5b housing tax windfall: report

Queenslanders are spending the first decade of their mortgages paying taxes as the government reaped $3.5 billion more than forecast, research suggests.

Fears new rental laws may increase price pressures

Rental reforms have passed Queensland parliament but a peak body fears it might not deliver necessary relief.

Council spent 'reasonable amount' on housing attack ads

The mayor of a council labelled a "hold-out" over new housing plans by the NSW premier has defended his council's response to the development policy.

Labor members demand land guarantee in housing plan

The Victorian government has been urged not to sell off land as part of its policy to redevelop Melbourne's 44 public housing towers in the next 30 years.

Rental vacancies ease as political housing brawl stirs

A small lift in vacancy rates offers a ray of sunlight for renters as challenges in the housing market become a sharper focus for the major political parties.

Renters get quick relief as new housing takes time

Further support has been made available for tenants battling a rental crisis, but there's no quick fix to supply new homes.

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