Tag: Housing
Council welcomes increase in greenfield levies
Wollongong Council has cautiously welcomed the New South Wales Government's decision to lift developer levies on greenfield sites to $30,000 dollars.[MORE]
Qld housing and construction 'in trouble'
A property development group says new housing approval figures for July show the building and construction industry is in trouble in Queensland.[MORE]
Degree yields better return than share market
New research has found a university degree can be more financially rewarding than investing in real estate or the share market. [MORE]
Retail and building bounce offset stagnant lending
A surprise bounce in retail sales and building approvals has boosted optimism about Australia's economy on financial markets.[MORE]
Home prices stabilise after surprise fall
Australian home prices have stabilised in July, after falling for the first time in 17 months in June.[MORE]
Home sales slump for third straight month
A steep decline in new home sales has renewed calls for more to be done to address the housing shortage.[MORE]
Residents to have say over affordable housing plan
Townsville residents are being given the chance to have their say on a proposed urban development area that will provide up to 900 affordable housing lots.[MORE]
Cairns house prices fall
The far north Queensland city of Cairns has recorded one of the biggest drops in house prices in the state.[MORE]
Community unites for better miner housing conditions
A north Queensland community group says it will lobby mining companies and different levels of government to improve living standards in mining towns.[MORE]
Pressure on public housing wait list
The State opposition says government policies to cut the HomesWest waiting list have failed. [MORE]
Private sector boosts building work done
There has been a better than expected improvement in the amount of work done by the construction sector in the second quarter.[MORE]
Glut of empty units stalls construction in Darwin
The Master Builders Association says an oversupply of apartments in Darwin is affecting the local construction industry.[MORE]
Confusion reigns over sustainability declaration: REIQ
Real estate agents say southern Queensland homeowners are still confused about how to fill out a sustainability declaration when they are selling their home. [MORE]
Falling US home sales increase recession fears
There was more bad economic news out of America, with sales of existing homes in July falling to their lowest level in a decade.[MORE]
System working well, despite Frankston evacuation: Commissioner
The Building Commissioner has defended Victoria's building inspection system, despite an emergency evacuation at Frankston last week.[MORE]
Evacuation order 'knee-jerk': Commissioner
Victoria's Building Commissioner Tony Arnel says a decision to evacuate a block of apartments at Frankston was an "over-reaction."[MORE]
Housing sales increase on Fraser Coast, Bundaberg
There has been an increase in the number of homes sold on the Fraser Coast's local government area over the past year.[MORE]
Key election promise hard if ALP wins: Griggs
The Country Liberals' new member for Solomon Natasha Griggs admits it will be more difficult to deliver her RAAF housing promise if Labor is in power in Canberra. [MORE]
Push for national listing of garden suburb
Mitcham Council in Adelaide is stepping up its campaign to have the suburb of Colonel Light Gardens put on the national heritage list.[MORE]
Buckland Park development unsustainable: Institute
Plans for a new housing development on the Adelaide Plains north of the city have been labelled unsustainable.[MORE]
Overseas investors driving up regional house prices
A report by the Housing Industry Association and the Commonwealth Bank shows a 17 per cent decline in housing affordability in regional South Australia over the past 12 months.[MORE]
Public in the dark over development: Greens
SA Greens MP Mark Parnell says important information about development at Mt Barker could be kept from the public until after the State Government makes a decision.[MORE]
Hobart property prices weaken
Weaker property prices in Hobart have made city housing slightly more affordable in June. [MORE]
Buying a house in SA gets harder
A report shows housing affordability in Adelaide has fallen by more than 25 per cent in the 12 months to June.[MORE]
Renters warned of internet real estate scams
The Northern Territory's Consumer Affairs Commissioner is again urging people to be careful of internet real estate scams.[MORE]
