Yesterday
‘Frustration, desperation, fear’ over delays in $10b housing fund
The strength of the federal government’s Housing Australia Future Fund is also its greatest weakness. Developers say it needs to change.
This Month
NSW budget boosts build-to-rent housing and developer infrastructure
Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has suggested Tuesday’s NSW budget will boost housing. Here are two measures to start.
NIMBYism and construction costs are why you can’t own a home
The enabling of new planned cities and exurbs with greater density and outstanding amenities may be the best of the worst alternatives.
O’Neil declares war on red tape to fix housing crisis
The housing minister says over-regulation is hampering construction, with average build times blowing out to 10 months for a house and 28 months for an apartment.
Three reasons why Labor’s housing policy won’t revive the Australian dream
Labor faces two key tests: Can it build new houses? And can it facilitate more Australians to become first-home owners?
This chart shows bank rules are making the housing crisis worse
Lending by banks to property development has plunged since 2008, exacerbating pressure on housing supply. Is it time for a rethink of the banking sector’s regulatory settings?
May
‘People don’t want state-owned homes’: Coalition overhauls its housing policies
The new opposition spokesman on housing says the Coalition’s home buying policies are up for review, and vows to oppose Labor’s ‘crazy’ schemes.
Sydney data centre ban ‘risks driving investment offshore’
The decision to prohibit new data centres at Macquarie Park is the latest flashpoint as governments and regulators try to manage the sector’s runaway growth.
Victoria warned to fix ‘punitive’ taxes or face worse housing problems
Treasurer Jaclyn Symes confirmed she has been consulting industry about reforms to lift housing supply, and proposed tax setting changes “are on the table”.
The slowest development approver in NSW will probably surprise you
The state is behind on housing, as nearly half of councils are set to approve less than 50 per cent of the homes required, including Chris Minns’ backyard.
Gurner warns tenants of 15-year rental crisis ahead
Property developer and Rich Lister Tim Gurner says the nation’s rental crisis could last 15 years because of a lack of supply.
April
We heard from the politicians; now economists offer their housing fix
Economists and analysts polled in The Australian Financial Review’s latest quarterly property survey put forth an array of suggestions on the hot button issue.
The five big challenges regardless of the election result
Our next parliament must be ambitious. That doesn’t mean ideology or utopianism – it means pragmatism, evidence, and commitment to the national interest, even when it’s politically inconvenient.
How the housing crisis is putting even the safest seats at risk
Pollsters have sounded the alarm about the disruptive potential of Millennial and Gen Z voters who are priced out of their own home and do not trust the major parties.
Australia’s housing crisis is about NIMBYs not negative gearing
Housing has been getting less affordable for a generation or so because of increasingly burdensome restrictions on what sort of dwellings can be built where people want to live.
Home building just got slower
In the week that political parties are offering to stoke demand, new figures show the sector started building 4 per cent fewer homes in the December quarter.
Why working hard no longer buys you a home in Australia
We need to end the federalism disconnect and enable states to strip away their own government-imposed costs on new housing.
The housing crisis isn’t about buyers, it’s about broken supply
Without serious reforms, we risk cementing a future where younger Australians are trapped in a cycle of inflated prices and growing debt.
Housing tenders run aground on election rocks
Partisan political housing arguments and slow implementation put at risk Australia’s first major effort in years to boost social and affordable housing.
March
Has Albanese given up on the housing crisis?
Yes, much of the problem is out of everyone’s hands. Even so, there’s a paucity of policy in the latest budget to help get Australians into the market.