Putting solar panels on the roofs of businesses, new homes and social housing could double Australia's renewable power.
Allowing first home buyers to use their super to purchase a home would be one of the worst policy decisions of the last six decades.
Queenslanders facing sky-high property prices will have to wait two years for more affordable and social homes to come on the market.
Two centuries of industrial development has left a legacy of toxic risk for millions of households, mapping and spatial intelligence analysts from Lotsearch have discovered.
Government-funded analysis by the Regional Australia Institute shows the regions where families can combine value for money and competitive incomes.
Grants for the first round of social and rent-capped homes have been green-lit by the Federal government as part of the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund aimed at delivering 13,700 homes.
More homes are coming under the hammer as the Spring selling season heads towards Grand Final weekend. But the extra stock in the market combined with fewer bidders is leading to lower clearance rates and clear signs the country is heading for a buyers’ market, according to analysts.
The auction market is at its busiest for six months with almost 2,500 properties going under the hammer.
Planning reforms are on the way aimed at cutting the red tape and delays in NSW that are adding to the housing crisis.
Property Council is calling for owners over 60 to be encouraged to sell up through a stamp duty exemption when purchasing their final home.
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