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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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Campaigning intensifies in the federal election of small ideas (Australian Property Investor Magazine)
Australians will go to the polls to elect their next federal government but which political party has a meaningful contribution to make in tackling the housing …
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Housing takes back seat as Federal Budget targets cost of living (Australian Property Investor Magazine)
There were only modest housing policy adjustments in the 2025-26 Federal Budget.
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Regional population growth points to increased house price pressure (Australian Property Investor Magazine)
The move to the regions is still unfolding but that exodus from the cities is slowing, with major implications for property prices in regional Australia.
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Property investment is ingrained in the Australian psyche, but is it too easy to cast landlords as the villain in our housing crisis?
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The subdued property market in Sydney is providing a small degree of relief to new home buyers but a lack of investors is impacting a real estate landscape in n…
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will announce almost $30 million in federal funding for various projects across Tasmania during a visit to the state.
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Bankers were asked if expect interest rates to begin falling again locally in 2025, and what will this mean for the property sector?
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Australia’s housing market ‘buckling’ under widening gap between income and home values (The Guardian)
Australia’s housing downturn is being driven by a widening gap between income, borrowing capacity and home values.
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The Australia Institute surveyed 1,009 Australians between 13 and 15 November 2024 about their attitudes to future property prices.
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This year may have been a softer market for real estate, but this wasn’t the case in all areas.
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