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Elite Agent
Community housing in regional New South Wales has a 10 year waiting list
The Community Housing Industry Association NSW (CHIA NSW) is calling for urgent action to address the state’s social housing waiting list. There are more than 50,000 households waiting for up to 10 years or more for safe, secure and affordable community housing. CHIA NSW has warned that households on the social housing waitlist are paying unaffordable private market rents, couch-surfing…
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NEWS
REA community partnership with Launch Housing to combat homelessness
Launch Housing has been REA Group’s major charity partner since 2014 and since then have helped 1,367 women and children from 483 houses with financial assistance, through the National Rapid Rehousing Fund, which provides financial assistance to women and children who are at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness as a result of domestic violence. REA has also announced two new partnerships,…
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Queensland rental crisis: vacancies dip, social housing queue soars
Queensland’s vacancy rate has continued to fall, while the state’s social housing waiting list has climbed to 43,000.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
REIA wants to phase out stamp duty and boost supply to tackle housing crisis
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has called for stamp duty to be phased out and lending criteria to be revisited to encourage more housing investment and ease the housing crisis.
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Elite Agent
Affordable housing strategies that are working in Canada
Cities like Vienna or Singapore are often referenced in news headlines proposing solutions for Canada’s housing crisis.
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NEWS
Can housing keep up with Australia’s forecast population boom?
Australia’s population is set to grow by $7.4 million by 2041, requiring an extra two million homes across four major cities to cater for more than 65 per cent of the forecast population spike.
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$2.2 billion housing and infrastructure plan announced in NSW Budget
A $224 million Essential Housing Package has been announced as a major part of the NSW Budget as the State Government attempts to address the “historic neglect” of social housing supply.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
$10 billion housing fund passes after Greens secure an extra $1 billion
After months of protracted negotiations the Housing Australia Future Fund Bill will finally pass the Senate this week, after the Federal Government today agreed to spend a further $1 billion on public and community housing.
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Setting the Standard: John Bongiorno’s Guide to Leadership in Real Estate, Solving the Housing Crisis, and Nurturing Talent
In his remarkable four-decade career, industry legend John Bongiorno alongside James Connell has been one of the driving forces behind the success of Marshall White, taking the business from a boutique newcomer to an undisputed market leader.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Social housing boost for Sydney’s Waterloo Estate
Almost 500 additional social and affordable homes will be added to Waterloo Estate, under revised plans for the rejuvenations of one of the nation’s largest social housing estates.
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Study reveals impact of short-term rentals on housing affordability is limited
Short-term holiday rentals, such as Airbnb and Stayz properties, only have a “limited” impact on long-term rental affordability, according to a Queensland Government study.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
No Commonwealth Games, but more social housing
The Victorian Government has committed to spending $1 billion on more than 1300 social housing homes across the state as a result of pulling out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
NSW Government’s Rental Fairness Bill could worsen the housing crisis
The NSW Government’s proposed Rental Fairness Bill is anything but fair according to real estate experts who fear it will only make the state’s housing crisis worse.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
States desperate for social housing as rough sleeping numbers spike
The government needs to build 6000 new social houses every year for the next decade to end homelessness according to a new report.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Regional areas not the solution to city housing pressures
In the face of soaring living costs, a growing number of urban residents are contemplating a shift to regional areas in search of affordable and comfortable lifestyles.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Queensland Budget offers “little hope” for long-term housing solutions
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland says Queenslanders looking to enter the property market or secure long-term shelter for their family will find “little hope” in the State Budget.
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EPM: Industry News
RBA doubles down on interest rates as REIA says housing affordability at its worst this century
The Reserve Bank boss has doubled down on the need for this week’s interest rate hike, despite admitting some households are feeling the pinch and mortgage arrears have increased.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Federal Budget doesn’t do enough to address long-term housing shortage
Real estate and housing industry experts have said the Federal Budget looks good on the surface but lacks the depth to address the nation’s long-term housing shortage.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Federal Government boosts housing packages ahead of the May Budget
The Federal Government has announced a raft of increases to national housing initiatives ahead of its May 9 Budget, including an additional $2 billion for social and affordable rental housing.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Australia has taken a ‘light touch’ with Airbnb. Could stronger regulations ease the housing crisis?
The current housing crisis has renewed debates about how to regulate short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Australia’s empty offices could be the key to solving the housing crisis
Turning empty office buildings in Australia’s CBDs into housing via a process known as asset repurposing could help solve the country’s housing affordability issues, according to a new report from PRD.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
New South Wales the “poster child for failing housing markets”
A new report has found that the country's housing markets are in crisis, with New South Wales deemed the “poster child for failing housing markets”.
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FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Time to stop sketchy private housing operators
An Adelaide property management expert has called for the State Government to stamp out dodgy private housing operators as part of its review of the Residential Tenancies Act.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Call for athlete villages to be turned into low-cost housing
Real estate bodies and community housing advocates have called on the Victorian Government to turn Commonwealth Games accommodation, built for athletes in rural areas, into much-needed social and low-cost rental homes once the games are over.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Combating Taree’s rental crisis with transitional housing
The rental crisis across Australia is reaching extreme levels, with some of the biggest shortages occurring in regional areas forcing vulnerable people into incredibly challenging situations.
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NEWS
Queensland housing crisis action plan revealed
A multimillion dollar cash injection to help struggling tenants stay in their homes, along with an audit of government-owned land will be among the Queensland Government’s response to the recent Housing Summit.
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WA Government to extend housing initiative for domestic violence survivors
The WA Government has announced the extension of a program that works with landlords and real estate agents to help women and children fleeing family and domestic violence.
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NEWS
Property industry says Budget addresses housing supply but not affordability
The property and housing industries have largely welcomed Tuesday's Federal Budget as a good start to solving Australia’s housing supply crisis, but many said more could be done to address affordability.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
WeWork founder looking to take on housing availability
Founder of shared office space provider, WeWork, Adam Neumann is looking to take on the issue of housing affordability in the US with a new startup.
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In the final weeks of the Federal Election campaign, housing supply takes centre stage
Last night, the Liberal Party launched its Federal Election campaign in Brisbane, unveiling two new housing policies to help people buy homes if they are re-elected. First is an extension of the existing superannuation tax incentive, which allows Australians aged over 65 to sell their homes and invest an extra $300,000 per person into their super. This will now be extended…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Housing affordability stress ahead of the federal election
A social housing campaign group has called on the Federal Government to tackle Australia's growing affordable housing crisis, with a poll in the swing seat of Longman showing almost two-thirds of residents believe affording to buy or rent is excessively difficult.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Victorian housing tax to add thousands to cost of new home
A new Victorian Government housing tax could see the cost of a new home jump $20,000 with first-home buyers to bear the brunt of the price rises according to industry experts.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Build-to-rent-to-buy housing to help vulnerable ACT women
A new initiative from the ACT Government aims to help vulnerable and at-risk women get onto the property ladder.
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Industry offers recommendations to address housing supply
Both the Real Estate Institute of Australia and the Property Council have offered their take on how to address Australia’s housing supply shortage.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Housing affordability advocates condemn Liberal MP Jason Falinski’s ‘prejudiced’ objections to social housing reform
A coalition of housing affordability advocates have rejected the "prejudiced" comments made by Jason Falinski, MP for Mackellar
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