Today
Flat rents in Sydney, Melbourne point to coming relief
New figures show asking rents plateauing or even falling in some markets after several years of sustained increase.
- Michael Bleby
Yesterday
London’s sky-high home rents finally growing slower than wages
Rental growth in the UK capital matched the slowest year-on-year growth among the regions, with only Wales seeing a similarly small rise.
- Tom Rees
This Month
Meet the mayor who sees Airbnb as an agent for good
It’s better to have a short-term rental in a house that’s been refurbished than to have a ruin, says the head of Portugal’s second-largest city.
- Joao Lima
June
Pocock, Tink push for 10-year housing and homelessness plan in law
Independent ACT senator David Pocock and teal MP for North Sydney Kylea Tink want a 10-year housing and homelessness plan enshrined in legislation to create certainty.
- Ronald Mizen
Online lectures at double speed: what uni is really like in 2024
Domestic students are being held back and international students aren’t getting what they need, says one expert. Universities know this. Why aren’t they doing more?
- Gus McCubbing and Julie Hare
CBA unveils aggressive business banking strategy to take on Macquarie
Among measures outlined by the bank is a plan to target $20 billion in deposits real estate agents hold for renters, a niche dominated by Macquarie.
- Michael Bleby, James Eyers and Lucas Baird
Insurance for new Victorian home builds to jump by 65pc
The Greens-controlled council is one step closer to imposing different rates for landlords and owner-occupiers after passing a motion on Wednesday night.
- Updated
- Gus McCubbing
This council is mulling doubling rates for landlords
A Greens-led Melbourne council is mulling charging landlords rates four times higher than owner-occupiers to help more first home buyers into the market.
- Gus McCubbing
Rental homes hoovered up by US giant in bet on UK housing shortage
The Blackstone deal is the latest sign that Britain’s rental sector is attracting greater levels of investment from private equity groups and pension funds.
- Melissa Lawford
May
Baby Boomers are loving the ‘freedom’ of renter life
Typically, those who don’t own a home worry it might be detrimental to their financial future. However, more Baby Boomers are in favour of renting.
- Katherine Doherty
$300 off every household’s power bill in cost-of-living cash splash
In addition to a tax cut from July 1, every household will receive an electricity bill discount as part of a $7.8 billion cost-of-living package.
- Ronald Mizen and Maxim Shanahan
- Analysis
- Jerome Powell
Why Australia’s long-suffering renters are not alone
Rents are soaring not only in Australia but also in the US, UK and Canada, preventing inflation from declining closer to central banks’ targeted levels.
- Swati Pandey, Irina Anghel and Enda Curran
Victoria open to tax breaks to boost home building
Premier Jacinta Allan says her Labor government is open to pulling every lever available to boost housing supply, after developers called for taxation tweaks to boost investment.
- Gus McCubbing
April
The suburbs where you can buy a unit for under $400,000
Home buyers looking to score units under $400,000 will not easily find them in Sydney or Brisbane, but Melbourne and Perth still offer plenty, at least for now.
- Nila Sweeney
Housing affordability the worst in 20 years: ANZ
Soaring rents and record-high home values along with high interest rates have combined to create the worst buying and renting conditions in more than 20 years according to ANZ.
- Nila Sweeney
NIMBY v YIMBY as Victoria’s housing crisis grows
A Melbourne council’s plan to increase “vibrancy” by prohibiting apartment developments unless they allow commercial space has been lashed by developers.
- Gus McCubbing
- Opinion
- Property development
Why renters face a perfect storm
Surging Australian rental prices compounded by record low vacancy rates and falling building approvals translate into a housing supply crisis.
- Jennifer Hewett
Four key Melbourne suburbs haven’t built a major project in five years
Developers are warning that overhauling planning powers alone won’t be enough to fix the state’s chronic housing crisis.
- Gus McCubbing
Rents rise 11pc in Victoria as investors flee: NAB
Victorian property investment declined last year while advertised rents increased by 11 per cent, according to new data from NAB.
- Gus McCubbing
March
First tender surge for Housing Future funds
Public housing waiting lists make it crucial to expand funding beyond an initially planned 8000 homes, investors say.
- Michael Bleby