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Financial regulations are 'punishing' first homebuyers

Overbearing financial requirements placed are worsening housing equity by making it harder for first homebuyers to access mortgages and benefiting investors.

Fresh pitch to break deadlock on home buyer help scheme

Fresh pitch to break deadlock on home buyer help scheme

Deadlocked legislation to help first-home buyers with low deposits has returned to federal parliament as government urges opponents to put differences aside.

Budget leaves helpless renters to 'rot in housing hell'

Budget leaves helpless renters to 'rot in housing hell'

Housing affordability crisis will not be solved by the federal government's inadequate increase to rent assistance and construction incentives, critics say.

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'No silver bullet' for housing crisis, experts warn

Australia needs to build more than one million homes over the next five years, but experts and politicians are divided on how to get there.

Housing plan decried as 'dystopian' by property chief

A radical plan to fix the housing crisis by competing with the private market has been dismissed despite being borne out in several developed nations.

Property Council appoints new ACT executive director

The council will farewell acting executive director Ross Grove.

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'Opportunity missed': Housing providers say budget offers little to fix Hunter crisis

Housing advocates want direct government investment sooner rather than later.

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Call for energy ratings to shut the door on leaky homes

Call for energy ratings to shut the door on leaky homes

Fridges, dishwashers and washing machines have an energy efficiency star rating so why not have a rating regime for homes - the biggest purchase of all?

Housing affordability and supply critical issue: survey

Housing affordability and supply critical issue: survey

A property industry survey has found work schedules are not as robust as expected despite respondents saying housing supply and affordability is critical.

It's touted as one solution to Australia's housing crisis, but what is build-to-rent? And can it live up to the hype?

It's touted as one solution to Australia's housing crisis, but what is build-to-rent? And can it live up to the hype?

Is it possible to have affordable housing and good rental conditions in Australia? It has to be something embedded by design, housing researchers say.

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