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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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Falling land sales to add to housing pain
Despite the ongoing housing crisis and record levels of immigration increasing demand for homes, land sales have collapsed.
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Elite Agent
The moral dilemma of being a property manager during a housing crisis
If the headlines are to be believed, we’re living through Australia’s worst housing crisis in a generation.
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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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Housing affordability is driving families out of Sydney
Young families are leaving overpriced Sydney en masse, pushed out by the skyrocketing price of property according to a new report.
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Could empty offices become affordable housing?
Empty office buildings in Melbourne’s CBD could be turned into apartments and create as many as 12,000 homes, new research has discovered.
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OPINION
John Bongiorno: Supply and collaboration the only way to solve the housing crisis
Australia is one of the luckiest countries in the world and everyone deserves a roof over their heads.
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Are international students behind Australia’s housing crisis?
International students could absorb 70 per cent of the new homes built in Australia between now and 2028, a new study has revealed.
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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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New housing construction continues to decline but costs are easing
Despite record demand for homes, the latest ABS construction data shows the pipeline of new homes continues to slow, with building starts down 16.4 per cent compared to last year.
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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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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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National housing market set to recover next financial year
House prices in Sydney, Adelaide and Perth could have fully recovered from the 2022 downturn and reached new record highs by the end of the 2023-2024 financial year.
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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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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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INDUSTRY NEWS
More land needed in South-East Queensland to ease the housing crisis
The influx of people moving to Queensland from both overseas and interstate is putting the housing market under extreme pressure, with an expert calling for more land to be released to help ease the crisis.
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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
Taxing vacant homes and holiday rentals could help ease the housing crisis
Incentivising investors, taxing vacant homes and holiday rentals and releasing more land are all measures being considered to address the current housing crisis according to the industry.
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Australia’s housing crisis: unmasking the real culprits and solutions
The housing crisis is the hot topic on everyone's lips, and with last week's Federal Budget, and the release of the third and final whitepaper from LongView and PEXA examining the conundrum released this week, it's not going anywhere fast.
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Private capital key to solving Australia’s housing crisis
Shared equity schemes and rental investment trusts funded with private capital offer the best chance to rectify the national housing crisis, according to new analysis released today.
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Aussie renters feel ‘left out’ of the Federal Budget despite new housing initiatives
More than half of Australian renters say they’ve been ignored in last week’s Federal Budget, with a further 25 per cent saying the government measures aimed at fixing the housing crisis don’t go far enough.
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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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Building approval drop adds more fuel to the housing crisis
The housing crisis across the country could get worse after building approvals dropped to their lowest level in a decade, according to experts.
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Foreign buyers return to the Australian housing market
Foreign buyers are returning to the Australian market following a drop in numbers in 2022, according to a new property report.
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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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Australian housing downturn has likely ended with positive growth trend emerging
Three of Australia’s leading real estate data providers have suggested the property market downturn is over.
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Build-to-rent could boost housing supply by 150,000
Cutting government taxes on build-to-rent developments could lead to an increase of 150,000 new rental properties over the next 10 years, according to a new study.
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Couples moving in together sooner to save on rising housing costs
New couples are moving in together faster and leaving the romance at the door, in a bid to try and save on the escalating cost of housing.
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Short-term rentals not behind housing crisis
A real estate expert that specialises in short-term holiday rentals has said banning them would not solve the nation’s housing crisis but it could decimate small, regional economies that rely on tourism.
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The effects of the housing crisis on real estate professionals
Property management is a high pressure, high stress job that can take an emotional toll on property management staff at the best of times.
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Housing shortfall tipped to worsen rental crisis
Australia’s housing crisis is set to worsen, with the nation expected to experience a shortfall of 106,000 homes over the next five years.
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THE ELEVATE PODCAST
Crunch time: Evan Thornley on the real reason property prices are unaffordable, fixing the housing crisis and what the downturn means for agents
Evan Thornley tells us about the key driver behind the escalating housing crisis, the misconceptions surrounding the rental market and why pointing fingers at landlords misses the mark.
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New NSW Government must address housing crisis
New South Wales may have a new premier in Chris Minns, but the state is still afflicted by the same widespread housing crisis, with leading property bodies calling for change.
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The great debate: short-term holiday rentals in Australia’s housing crisis
Are short-term holiday rentals the solution to or the problem in Australia’s housing crisis?
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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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