Tag: Housing
Melbourne property market booming
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) is predicting the property market from the start of the year until Easter is likely to be the strongest Melbourne has ever seen.[MORE]
Push for saleyards move to free up housing land
The Warrnambool council chief executive has called for the shifting of the city's saleyards to open up more residential land.[MORE]
'Naked greed' costing renters
The Christmas Island Shire has expressed frustration with what it calls the "naked greed" shown by some landlords on the island.[MORE]
Rental vacancy rate drops further
Figures show the rental market in the Illawarra is tightening even further.[MORE]
NT will have 12,000 house shortfall: HIA
The HIA says the NT will be nearly 12,000 homes short of demand by 2020 unless the Government releases more land. [MORE]
HIA warns housing shortage set to quadruple
A new report claims Australia's housing shortage will more than quadruple by 2020 if current building trends persist.[MORE]
Storm compensation deal accepted
More than 150 former clients of the failed investment firm Storm Financial have accepted a compensation deal from the Commonwealth Bank.[MORE]
Macklin must seize control of housing program: MLA
An NT independent politician is appealing for the Federal Government to completely take over a multi-million dollar Aboriginal housing program.[MORE]
MP says youth housing site unsuitable
Far north Queensland MP Curtis Pitt says he is opposed to a State Government proposal to build a home for troubled children at Edmonton, south of Cairns.[MORE]
Investors judge Brisbane houses 'least value for money'
A new survey has found investors believe Sydney and Brisbane house prices offer the least value for money.[MORE]
Little interest shown in cheaper rent apartments
Residents in the Whitsundays who are having trouble affording rental costs are being encouraged to apply for a new housing project in the region.[MORE]
Task force says housing fears unwarranted
The Sunshine Coast Housing Affordability Task Force says negative publicity about a potential social housing development in Caloundra could jeopardise the project.[MORE]
Mackay unit sales take hit
New figures show unit and townhouse sales have slowed in Mackay but remain strong in the Whitsundays.[MORE]
Residents to rally against Palmview plans
Sunshine Coast residents are vowing to continue to protest against a controversial housing development at Palmview.[MORE]
Tensions rise over Gulf housing plan
An Indigenous lobbyist says tensions are at breaking point in the Gulf of Carpentaria community of Doomadgee over 40-year leases. [MORE]
Halfway house site abandoned
There has been a call for improved consultation on a proposed halfway house for former inmates in the Riverina.[MORE]
Calls to fast-track Aboriginal housing
The Member for the Pilbara says there is an urgent need for additional housing across regional Western Australia to address overcrowding in Aboriginal communities.[MORE]
40yr leases a human rights issue: Yanner
A Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria leader says the State Government's 40 year leases to build Indigenous houses are a human rights issue.[MORE]
Growers fear housing threat
South Australia's Fresh Fruit Growers Association says allowing more residential houses to be built in horticultural zones would be hugely detrimental to growers.[MORE]
Govt to help build new rental homes
The Victorian Government will spend almost $180 million to help fund the construction of 4,500 new rental homes acros the state.[MORE]
Regional housing market bouncing back
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia says the regional housing market appears to be recovering at a similar rate to the metropolitan area.[MORE]
Property value fall no surprise
A property executive says he is not surprised that Gold Coast property values have fallen.[MORE]
Doubt cast over affordable housing longevity
The Northern Territory's peak non-government housing body says a new subdivision in Tennant Creek is unlikely to be affordable in the long-term.[MORE]
Beach house fetches record $1.25m
A beachfront property in Robe has sold for a record price of $1.25 million.[MORE]
Housing finance plummets
The combination of higher interest rates and the expiry of the boost to the first homeowners' grant has driven a big fall in housing finance in January.[MORE]
