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The one-year plan, which came into effect from Monday, was aimed at helping the housing industry build more homes for both buyers and renters across the state, Premier Jacinta Allan said.

All have big housing affordability problems, caused by a strong economy and 30 years of largely unregulated speculative housing.

Australian home prices have risen 60% in the past five years. That’s great news for the 7 million households who own one.

The South African government’s plan to change the constitution to mention land expropriation without compensation could, ironically, end up strengthening the property rights on which investment depends.

The Federal Court has fined Meriton Property Services $3 million for breaching the Australian Consumer Law.

The Financial Services Royal Commission has exposed some irresponsible lending by Australia’s biggest banks. The question is whether the information brought to light by the commission will further push down property prices?

By the end of this century, the world’s population will have increased by half – that’s another 3.6 billion people. With the global population rising at 45m per year, comes the inevitable rise in demand for food, water and materials, but perhaps most essentially, housing.

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Australia's capital has ranked number three as the most expensive to rent a house behind Sydney and Melbourne's median house price.

Victorian Legal Aid executive director Dan Nicholson has warned clients affected by a faulty debt-recovery system that their confidential information will be disclosed when they speak publicly.

Bankwest has announced that it will no longer include the negative gearing benefits in assessing the loan eligibility of new borrowers.

HashChing has revealed that borrowers from the suburbs of major capital cities were paying almost double than the capital cities' average.

An aged pensioner's pension has been cut from $316 to $99 a fortnight after helping his kids with a deposit to buy their first home.

PRDNationwide has revealed in its latest report that Australia still has affordable houses and apartments in the suburbs near each capital city's CBD.

An elderly couple in Tasmania, who hosted their home using Airbnb, has been fined through Tasmanian State Revenue Office’s robo-debt system.

Hocking Stuart Yarraville and O'Brien Real Estate Croydon have been penalised for underquoting properties contrary to its actual selling price.

CoreLogic Australia's research has revealed that finding a house in Sydney that costs less than $1 million would be challenging specifically within the 20km radius of the CBD.

Bureau of Statistics data showed that dwelling approvals in Australia fell over the six months to November based on overall trend terms although it rose in November by seven percent.

Should you buy a home or invest your capital elsewhere and rent instead? Which of the two will be a better option from a financial point of view? This is one of those many questions that have perplexed people for ages.

Sydney and Melbourne CBD are good places to rent an affordable apartment as the cities show a large decline in the apartment prices.

A flower-shaped city powered by renewable energy will soon rise in Dubai as the newest architectural marvel in the United Arab Emirates.

The default position for politicians is to sound concerned about housing affordability, but do nothing, argue Nicole Gurran and Peter Phibbs from the University of Sydney.

The real estate management firm that funded Canberra’s tallest apartment building announced the successful first close of its $200m Opportunity Fund.

According to the housing industry, property tax concessions single-handedly drive new housing supply, keep a lid on rents and provide an opportunity for middle and low income earners to build wealth.

A rise in the cost of credit for lower-quality borrowers - which is how housing bubbles burst - will be a key thing to watch in Australia.

Australians are swapping mortgage forms for credit card and personal loan applications, with consumer credit demand rising 9.7 percent in the December quarter of 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014.

The female director of Australia’s largest building inspection company has started a website that provides women with the knowledge and skills to renovate their own homes.

An affordability index has suggested that renting in Sydney is difficult for low-earning groups.

The fading boom can be good news for home buyers as prices become more 'realistic'.