Australia’s conveyancing sector stands to gain from a dramatic downshift in the size of homes, as apartment living gains traction nationwide.
We need to take this problem on and the only solution is more homes, industry leaders tell Australian Conveyancer Quarterly.
Leading construction bodies want the next government to alter its approach to skilled migration to ease a crippling shortage of tradies.
Housing crisis was building for decades and will take decades to solve if it can be solved, a senior policy expert tells Australian Conveyancer Quarterly.
Reforms will have a huge impact on the industry in terms of impact on resourcing, on process and how those changes are rolled out to conveyancers.
The financial crimes regulator will not hesitate in pursuing businesses who breach tough new anti-money laundering rules.
New taxes are pushing some baby boomer investors out of the market creating options and lowering prices for first-time buyers.
Granny at the back and co-living are ways first-time buyers can navigate the home buying minefield.
Many first home buyers who realise they can't buy because of their borrowing capacity look to purchase an investment property instead.
Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania also offer state-based assistance, mostly in the form of one-off grants to first home buyers.
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