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Ex-Man Utd star Wes Brown went bankrupt after losing millions in car debt and property deals

A string of bad property deals led to former Manchester United defender Wes Brown being declared bankrupt last week after two creditors filed petitions against him

Daily Mirror · May 1, 2023

WA pledges $500 million to ease housing shortage

The West Australian government will allocate $511 million to social housing and loan programs in a bid to combat homelessness.

The New Daily · May 1, 2023

Social housing and homeless given $511 million boost in WA budget to allow for 700 new homes

The WA government is committing another $511 million to social housing and homelessness initiatives under the state budget in a fresh bid to offer enough properties for those most in need.

ABC News · May 1, 2023

Tasmania regains top spot as best-performing economy, CommSec's State of the States report says

After one quarter in the sun, Queensland has been knocked off the top of CommSec's State of the States economic rankings, and overtaken by the island state, which now leads on three key indicators.

ABC News · Apr 30, 2023

House prices rise for the second month in a row as rents keep rising due to low vacancy rates

CoreLogic data shows Australian property prices have risen for the second consecutive month, suggesting a downturn in the housing market is coming to an end as interest rates stabilise.

ABC News · Apr 30, 2023

‘Line ball’: Experts split as RBA mulls pivotal interest rates call amid rising mortgage stress

Experts are split on whether the Reserve Bank will return to hiking interest rates at its May meeting this week.

The New Daily · Apr 30, 2023

The homeless single mothers forced to move 300 miles from their families

Exclusive: Cramped conditions are so bad that families are using beds to eat dinner on and children are doing homework in the toilet, Shelter has warned

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023

'We sacrificed our twenties and worked seven days a week to build our dream home from scratch'

Katie, 31, and her husband Michael took on a Grand Designs-style project to construct their own five-bed house in Lancashire

Manchester Evening News · Apr 30, 2023

Housing stocks to be boosted by land release in Adelaide's northern and southern suburbs

Plans to build another 1,900 homes in Adelaide's north and south have been unveiled by the South Australian government, which says the land release will help the state prepare for the AUKUS project.

ABC News · Apr 30, 2023

Home Guarantee Scheme eligibility expands to include joint friends, family applications

Friends, siblings and family members will be able to jointly apply for federal government home buyer guarantees under several eligibility changes to come into effect from July 1 this year.

ABC News · Apr 30, 2023