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Latest news: Housing and Urban Planning

Relief in sight as rates focus switches to cuts

Relief in sight as rates focus switches to cuts

Mortgage-holders appear to have avoided another interest rate hike, in a welcome development for the federal government with an election on the horizon.

Housing 'defining issue' for economy, says treasurer

Housing 'defining issue' for economy, says treasurer

Housing 'defining issue' for economy, says treasurer

Housing 'defining issue' for economy, says treasurer

Rents remain a lingering source of inflation weighing heavily on household budgets, with the federal government keen to see more homes built to ease pressures.

Doubt cast over plan to convert CBD offices into homes

Doubt cast over plan to convert CBD offices into homes

Doubt cast over plan to convert CBD offices into homes

Doubt cast over plan to convert CBD offices into homes

The cost of retrofitting under-used Melbourne CBD offices into residential apartments is proving an obstacle to a key housing policy getting off the ground.

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Reform coming for housing debate's 'forgotten people'

Reform coming for housing debate's 'forgotten people'

Renters comprise about one-third of households and the NSW government promises they will get better treatment under planned changes.

Landlords face fines for 'non-genuine' eviction reasons

Landlords face fines for 'non-genuine' eviction reasons

NSW Premier Chris Minns has detailed the grounds landlords will be able to use to remove tenants from homes as part of a ban on no-grounds evictions.

Liberal leader Pesutto pitches housing plan to faithful

Liberal leader Pesutto pitches housing plan to faithful

Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto has used a speech to party faithful to pitch a crackdown on cultural heritage process delays to speed up housing builds.

Rent squeeze adds extra juice for first-home buyers

Rent squeeze adds extra juice for first-home buyers

Renters across the nation face increasing rent hikes despite varied rental conditions, which is leading to some buying a home.

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Rosehill development plan a 'hijack': Gai Waterhouse

Rosehill development plan a 'hijack': Gai Waterhouse

Rosehill development plan a 'hijack': Gai Waterhouse

Rosehill development plan a 'hijack': Gai Waterhouse

Champion racehorse trainer Gai Waterhouse says a controversial plan to offload Sydney's Rosehill racecourse is like putting Bondi Beach up for sale.

Pre-fab homes built up as state fix for housing crisis

Pre-fab homes built up as state fix for housing crisis

Pre-fab homes built up as state fix for housing crisis

Pre-fab homes built up as state fix for housing crisis

Chronically unaffordable property in NSW has prompted a trial of modular housing and calls to appoint a top bureaucrat to overcome planning obstacles.

Rates uncertainty takes sting out of home price growth

Rates uncertainty takes sting out of home price growth

Rates uncertainty takes sting out of home price growth

Rates uncertainty takes sting out of home price growth

The temperature in the housing market appears to be coming down as interest rate uncertainty keeps more buyers on the sidelines.

Demolition day for housing towers nears despite fight

Demolition day for housing towers nears despite fight

Demolition day for housing towers nears despite fight

Demolition day for housing towers nears despite fight

Plans to demolish three public housing towers subject to a class action will power on despite a class action and residents' objections.

Melburnians' quality of life plummeting, survey shows

Melburnians' quality of life plummeting, survey shows

Melburnians' quality of life plummeting, survey shows

Melburnians' quality of life plummeting, survey shows

A sizeable chunk of Melburnians feel their quality of life has worsened over the past year, despite more than one third enjoying the city.

New housing vision built on tooling up more tradies

New housing vision built on tooling up more tradies

New housing vision built on tooling up more tradies

New housing vision built on tooling up more tradies

More construction workers are needed to keep up with soaring demand for housing as NSW earmarks more sites for thousands of extra homes.

Councils ranked on housing approvals to speed building

Councils ranked on housing approvals to speed building

Councils ranked on housing approvals to speed building

Councils ranked on housing approvals to speed building

Local council performance in approving housing development has been ranked in a "league table" as part of government efforts to accelerate home construction.

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Cheaper materials take edge off home-building costs

Residential construction costs have finally stabilised after a prolonged period of strong price growth put pressure on the industry.

First mini-cities revealed in fast-tracked housing plan

The initial sites NSW will prioritise for blanket rezoning around transport hubs have been revealed as the government claims progress on its housing targets.

Indigenous homelessness centre to open in Melbourne CBD

An Indigenous homelessness service centre is opening in Melbourne's CBD, as private rentals become increasingly unaffordable for many Victorians.

Tried and true plan to build homes cheaper and faster

Australia's most expensive housing market is turning to an old but effective method of speeding up planning approvals to build homes faster and cheaper.

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Remote housing fix needed to 'get real' on closing gap

Homes in Queensland's remote communities are chronically overcrowded, and waiting lists for social housing blowing out, sparking calls for federal funding.

Sites for hundreds of homes teased out after land audit

The NSW government has identified 44 sites for new housing, revealing the first four, with billions to fund the supply of more dwellings amid a crisis.

'Not open to negotiation': New homes face delays

Australia's housing minister has not said whether she believes having a home should be a human right, as a political gridlock delays building new homes.

Build-to-rent incentive plan hits opposition roadblock

The government's build-to-rent incentive program has been sent to an inquiry by the opposition and Greens despite a chronic shortage of rental homes.

Premier courts 'city shaper' developers for housing fix

Private sector developers are being lobbied to help the NSW government tackle the state's housing crisis and prevent Sydney becoming a city without youth.

Apartment, townhouse regulators to face new crackdown

The NSW government is proposing a number of tweaks to strata laws as higher-density living looks set to play a big role in easing housing stress.

Government lays foundation for social housing upswing

Billions of dollars in funding have been allocated to states and territories in Labor's plan to address shortfalls in social housing and homelessness services.

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