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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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INDUSTRY NEWS
Australia’s growth cycle tapers as housing becomes less affordable
Australian housing values increased a further 1.6 per cent in July, according to CoreLogic.
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INTERNATIONAL
Apple offers $1 billion in affordable housing support across California
Tech giant Apple has delivered more than $1 billion for housing projects across California over the past 18 months. Technology-industry heavyweights like Apple and Amazon are offering affordable housing solutions across America, with the housing bubble crisis booming throughout the country, primarily due to the pandemic. While one group of American households is rushing to buy homes with savings built during the…
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NEWS
NSW Budget isn’t giving back to housing after stamp duty boom
The billion-dollar stamp duty surge generated by pandemic stimulus will see the New South Wales (NSW) Budget return to surplus sooner than expected. But the windfall isn’t being directed into urgently solving NSW’s social and affordable housing crisis. The Australian Institute of Architects NSW Chapter President Laura Cockburn expressed her disappointment with the lack of attention to the housing crisis.…
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Social and affordable housing the focus in Budget reply speech
Labor would spend $10 billion on social and affordable housing over five years if elected to government at the next federal poll, Anthony Albanese told Parliament on Thursday night.
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NEWS
Capital works funding injection a shot in the arm for NSW social housing
The Community Housing Industry Association NSW has welcomed the Berejiklian Government’s announcement of $40 million in stimulus funding to upgrade social housing in the state.
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Call for half of NSW social housing to be provided by not-for-profit providers
The Community Housing Industry Association NSW says 50 per cent of social housing investment should be delivered by not-for-profit community housing providers in order to meet surging demand and deliver as many new homes as possible.
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Vic Government calls for social housing feedback
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ Labor Government has called on the state’s residents to have their say on social and affordable housing as part of a 10-year strategy it says will ensure more Victorians have safe, suitable and secure housing. The state’s Housing Minister Richard Wynne has released a discussion paper to seek community and stakeholder feedback to help inform the…
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OPINION
$1 billion per year (or less) could halve rental housing stress
COVID has shown us what’s possible when it comes to alleviating poverty. For six months JobSeeker payments were doubled and then maintained at a level 50 per cent above normal. When the bonus finishes at year end it is likely to be permanently increased for the first time in almost 30 years. Commonwealth rent assistance could do with the same sort of attention. Rent assistance…
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Elite Agent
Healthy housing agenda needed
The World Health Organisation has always been interested in housing as one of the big “causes of the causes”, of the social determinants, of health. The WHO launched evidence-based guidelines for healthy housing policies in 2019. Australia is behind the eight ball on healthy housing. Other governments, including in the United States, United Kingdom and New…
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NEWS
Why more housing stimulus will be needed to sustain recovery
In response to the COVID-19 recession, federal, state and territory governments quickly provided support to the housing industry for two reasons. First, to safeguard jobs and, second, because investment in the housing and construction industries has a high economic multiplier effect. However, new research released today shows further housing stimulus measures will be essential to help drive an economic recovery into 2021…
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NEWS
WA’s social housing plan to alleviate rental crisis
A ten-year plan to create 2,600 affordable houses across Western Australia will hopefully ease the "rental crisis" that the state looks likely to experience.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Unused buildings will make good housing in the world of COVID-19
We are entering an era of profound change in how we work, learn, socialise and live with COVID-19. Many people will adjust to this new world order and work remotely at home if they don’t have to attend an office or other workplace. This, in turn, will create an opportunity to adapt unused buildings, which were needed for the previous…
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NEWS
Tiny houses: not the big answer to housing you might think
There has been significant growth in small house living, but that doesn’t mean Australia should go in big on them. Don’t let their sizes fool you – the tiny house movement is big. These micro-scaled homes are populating Instagram feeds and even have a Netflix series aptly named Tiny House Nation. Championing a simple-living alternative to habitation – an antidote…
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Bushfires may intensify housing shortage
The bushfire crisis is likely to further impact the already tough housing market in regional Victoria, according to the REIV. Fierce fires continue to ravage Eastern Victoria, with over 75,000 private dwellings under threat. Meanwhile, locals will soon return to their homes and try and rebuild their lives. REIV President Leah Calnan said, with many homes impacted, a lot of…
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NEWS
New ideas for more diverse housing in Sydney
The City of Sydney is calling for new ideas to boost the diversity of housing across the city, with a focus on identifying and developing new models to increase affordable housing supply. The Alternative Housing Ideas Challenge encourages new ways of thinking about housing across financing, management and design and is open to anyone interested in innovation in the housing…
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Western Australia takes a step in the right direction for housing diversity according to REIWA
REIWA has commended the McGowan Government on its decision to approve the City of Fremantle’s amendments to its Local Planning Scheme to enable greater housing choice. The plan states that lots between 600 and 750 square metres will now be allowed a maximum of three dwellings, including existing dwellings. While lots over 750 square metres will be allowed an additional dwelling…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
European model reducing the cost of Australian housing
Baugruppen is a housing model first established in Germany that sees like-minded home buyers come together to design and build multi-residential housing. Rather than buying off the plan, they buy land as a group and then commission designers and builders to construct projects to their specifications. The Conversation explains the name roughly translates to “building group” and “stands for a long tradition…
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Helping hands: Meet the PMs giving back to their community
According to Roy Morgan data, one in 10 people find real estate agents ethical and honest, putting them at 28 on the list of 30 professions (just above advertising professionals and car salesmen). “In every industry you will get people who don’t do their job well,” says Alexandra Haggarty, managing director of First National David Haggarty, Maitland. “I think it’s…
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NEWS
New co-ownership platform launches to tackle housing affordability challenge
Kohab, a digital platform, community and marketplace for co-ownership, launched yesterday. The platform helps friends, family and like-minded buyers purchase a home together, connecting them with the right property, real estate agent, legal, mortgage and insurance providers all in the one place. Platform partners such as Sparke Helmore and National Australia Bank have been specifically selected by Kohab for their…
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NEWS
New Grants To Boost Social Housing Stock
The Andrews Labor Government is providing grants of up to $200,000 for local governments to help build new, innovative social housing projects. Minister for Housing, Disability and Ageing Martin Foley today announced the $2 million Social Housing Investment Planning grants program during a visit to the Stokes Penola public housing estate – currently under construction in Preston. The $20 million…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
New Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute report dispels negative gearing myth
A report released last week by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) joins others in confirming that negative gearing is not responsible for high home prices. The report undertakes an in-depth review of the private rental market in Australia and nine other comparable countries, considering tax and finance settings, demand and supply and regulation of landlords and tenants. Property Council Chief…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Premier Berejiklian must maintain momentum to fix housing affordability, says Property Council
One year into Premier Berejiklian’s time as Premier, the NSW Government must continue to embrace progress and implement reforms to improve housing affordability in NSW, according to the Property Council of Australia. “The Berejiklian Government has made good headway creating and consulting on policies and plans to boost housing supply, but we need decisions made and reforms implemented to give…
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NEWS
Evolve Housing launches “for purpose” real estate agency
Evolve Housing, one of the largest not-for-profit national Community Housing Providers in Australia, has launched a new for purpose real estate agency called Echo Realty, a new division designed with a difference to serve the growing demand for affordable housing solutions in NSW. Speaking at the official launch this week, Member for Parramatta, Dr Geoff Lee MP, said, “Affordable housing…
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Housing Measures Fall Short In QLD State Budget
The REIQ has responded to measures announced in the State Budget that was recently handed down, welcoming the State Government’s extension of the First Home Buyer Grant boost. However it is disappointed that the Government has refused to broaden the grant to include established homes in regional Queensland. REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella said regional Queensland property markets continued to struggle,…
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NEWS
Budget Boost For Housing Could Build 100,000 Homes
New economic modelling commissioned by Master Builders Australia forecasts that the $75 billion infrastructure and housing affordability measures announced in the Budget will deliver a substantial 41% boost to the supply and affordability of housing. “Increasing supply is the only effective way to keep the dream of home ownership alive. Master Builders has lobbied for measures to support the building…
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Overview of budget implications for housing and housing affordability: Tim Lawless
With so much debate about housing affordability it was always going to be the case that the 2017 budget included key policies aimed at improving the affordability of housing and addressing some of the systemic issues that have pushed housing prices out of reach for many Australians. At face value, the budget measures present a good attempt at improving housing…
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NEWS
REA and Launch Housing partner to help women in need
REA and Launch Housing formed a partnership three years ago to help women and children in need to secure accommodation. Together they have raised a total of $600,000 in cash and helped more than 1,367 women and children to sleep more comfortably. The partnership was born out of a company vision at REA to empower people to make property stress…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Housing affordability crisis cause by a broken system, experts say
New South Wales (NSW) opposition party’s Labor claim that foreign nationals have purchased up to 11 percent of properties from July to September last year does not hold water and is a distraction from the real need to find proper solutions on housing affordability within the state. Property Council NSW executive director Jane Fitzgerald said residential land related transfer duty…
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INDUSTRY NEWS
EP&A Act undergoes proposed amendment as a way to boost housing supply in NSW
The Property Council of Australia (PCA) has welcomed New South Wales (NSW) state government’s move to amend the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act) as a way of boosting housing supply and therefore affordability. PCA NSW executive director Jane Fitzgerald said the amendments were needed because a better planning system would help increase supply and make buying a…
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NEWS
High-speed rail could help Sydney’s housing affordability issues
Leading real estate group Raine & Horne says an east coast high-speed rail (HSR) network between Brisbane and Melbourne will not only underpin long term property prices in regional centres in NSW, Victoria and South East Queensland, but also help relieve some of Sydney’s affordability pressures. According to one recent media report, the high-speed rail linki is back on the…
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Defence Housing Australia
One of the biggest property management companies in Australia is not a traditional real estate business. Defence Housing Australia (DHA) manages around 18,000 residences throughout Australia that some very special tenants call home. We talked to DHA Chief Operating Officer, Peter Howman, about how this verydifferent property management business operates. Firstly, tell us a little about DHA? The primary purpose…
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NEWS
REIQ calls on the LNP to reveal stamp duty threshold
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has labelled the LNP’s promise to lift the first-home buyer stamp duty threshold as lacking substance without naming a figure.
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NEWS
Ballarat’s $3 million project adds 11 new homes for vulnerable Victorians
Delacombe, in the historic regional Victorian city of Ballarat, is the location of 11 new social and affordable homes set to be completed next month.
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