Build-to-rent
Opinion
Property market
What the big parties aren’t telling you about their housing ‘fixes’
We all want the housing crisis to be solved, but as a society, we’ve painted ourselves into a corner. The truth is, there are no easy solutions.
- by Ross Gittins
Latest
Confused about ‘affordable housing’? This is what it means – and what it doesn’t
Policymakers often talk about “social and affordable housing”, and ways to boost supply of it. These terms are sometimes used interchangeably but they are, in fact, quite different.
- by Michael Koziol
In this country, most people rent for life. Is that what we should all do?
In Switzerland, a lifetime of renting is not considered a personal failure or a shortcoming of the system.
- by Thomas Fuller
Analysis
Renting
‘Intractable’ problem: Rents predicted to stay higher for longer
Rents are likely to keep rising for the rest of this year with little chance of relief as strong population growth outstrips the supply of new dwellings.
- by John Collett
‘Rich kids’ playground’: What’s holding back build-to-rent in Sydney
The economics of build-to-rent development barely stacks up in Sydney compared to Melbourne, which has 10 times the number of such units under construction.
- by Michael Koziol
Stockland cuts home prices, sizes to lure in first-home buyers
The country’s biggest developer of home estates will cut back the size and price of its projects by an average of 20 per cent, seeking to woo first home buyers.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Lendlease strikes $650m build-to-rent deal for Melbourne CBD
Property giant Lendlease will develop a large-scale build-to-rent tower in the heart of Melbourne with one of Japan’s largest property developers.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Would you rent a Perth apartment owned by a corporate landlord in New York?
A property industry expert believes enticing unaccountable multinationals to build large-scale residential developments in WA could create “housing ghettos”.
- by Sarah Brookes
Tom was given a 48% rent hike. But that’s not why he’s upset with his corporate landlord
Emails sent by the property manager set off a fracas in the 175-unit building, which was once owned by the state government.
- by Jim Malo
Fewer first home buyers and wet weather hamper Mirvac’s residential sales
Property giant Mirvac is putting off building new office towers as work from home trends become more entrenched and faces challenges from slowing residential sales.
- by Carolyn Cummins
More than $5b in Melbourne construction projects to sit empty as Probuild folds
An uncertain future awaits multiple construction sites across Melbourne, including a 79-storey tower that will be the city’s largest residential project and biotech giant CSL’s headquarters.
- by Michael Fowler and Simon Johanson
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