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Housing affordability has become a key issue this election campaign — but those in the industry say the major parties' competing policies don't address one cruc…
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Housing ACT’s buying and selling of public housing homes was marred by poor record keeping that failed to provide reasons for a transaction or who made a decisi…
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Study reveals Aussie suburbs with the lowest levels of housing approvals over two years (News.com.au)
Construction is desperately needed to help fix the housing crisis, but these council areas have Australia’s lowest rates of building approvals.
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It now takes a record number of years to save up a 20 per cent deposit, with Aussies needing 10.6 years.
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A young landlord has revealed the mistake he made that left him unable to sleep at night and why it was a “horrible experience”.
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Research reveals the 100 Australian suburbs and towns with the highest rental yields, for both houses and units.
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Global economic uncertainty and seismic shifts in the insurance landscape have huge implications for Australian residential property investors.
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Perth has gone from the nation's most affordable capital city to rent in to its second-most expensive in just five years.
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Australia's real estate industry has pumped $70 million into listing company, but is it playing fair? (SBS News)
A property listing company has raised more than $70 million from the real estate sector and offered agents cashback incentives to help it challenge Australia's …
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The major parties have announced their latest big ticket policies to tackle the affordability and housing crises but both have come in for fierce criticism.
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Buying or renting a home has become unaffordable for the average Australian.
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Asking rents in Jindabyne surged over the past five years, as the hangover from pandemic-era demand and holiday popularity pressured accommodation costs.
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