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The Melbourne suburbs with hundreds of cheap, brand-new apartments
The state government wants developers to build more housing, but they can’t even shift the units they already have.
- Daniella White
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As a trade war with the United States begins, China wants to fire up its economy and plans to increase defence spending.
- Lisa Visentin
Labor pledges two-year ban on foreign housing investors, mirroring Coalition promise
From April 1, foreign investors will be banned from buying established property. The policy includes an exemption for developments of at least 20 properties.
- Olivia Ireland
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They came, they drilled, they left: Fears over Kimberley gas wells as explorer bows out
Dangerous and damaged oil and gas infrastructure has been left in WA’s north. Now it’s for sale – cheap, with free double pluggers thrown in.
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Dutton’s pledge to curb foreign buyers is a sleeper policy with real cut-through
Australians have strongly backed a Coalition plan to stop foreign investors buying residential property,
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- Peter Dutton
Voters back Dutton pledge to block foreign investors buying Australian homes
Voters across the political spectrum favour further barriers to foreign buyers as a way to help local bidders get into the housing market.
- David Crowe
Planning tick for bigger complex of ‘affordable’ units in affluent Perth suburb
An apartment building in Nedlands has been successful in its bid to boost unit numbers by more than a third.
- Claire Ottaviano
Why foreign buyers are leaving Australia’s property market
The number of purchases by overseas buyers has slumped, with buyers from China and Hong Kong slashing their spending by a quarter.
- Alexandra Middleton and Tawar Razaghi
Perth’s luxury property sector flush despite global market ‘running out of steam’
The Perth property market continues to outpace all other Australian capital cities, claiming the highest recorded growth in the luxury residential sector.
- Claire Ottaviano
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