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The number of apartments to be added to your suburb revealed
Preston, Ringwood, Epping and Camberwell will get the most new apartment blocks as the state government seizes planning control over suburban activity centres.
- by Adam Carey and Sophie Aubrey
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The jet-setting, Bentley driving builder who left 850 defects in his wake
Building contractor Sippy Grewal promises to “bring your dreams to reality”. The building commissioner says some of his work is a “purchaser’s nightmare”.
- by Max Maddison
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Investigation
Developer lauds rescue deal that could negate ‘slanderous’ ASIC misconduct probe
Embattled property developer Paul Chiodo’s collapsed Keystone Asset Management could be rebirthed via a deal that would steer it away from liquidation.
- by Sarah Danckert
‘Cash for access’ to connect water and power delaying housing developments
A councillor in Melbourne’s outer west said there were instances where estates were being built with no sewerage and traffic lights were taking months to be turned on because of the ‘cash for access’ practice.
- by Kieran Rooney
How migration is ‘turbocharging’ housing demand on Melbourne’s fringe
The government wants to flip Melbourne’s growth from the fringes to its established suburbs, but it will need to overcome years of migration trends to do so.
- by Adam Carey
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Hemmes family seeks $19 million from Sydney Metro in court fight
The family company of hospitality mogul Justin Hemmes argues the value of its Ivy entertainment precinct will be reduced by land acquisitions for a station next door.
- by Patrick Begley
The forest survived devastating bushfires. Now it’s being bulldozed for holiday homes
Houses in the popular coastal village sell for up to $4 million, with vacant blocks going for almost $1 million.
- by Catherine Naylor
Meet the young people determined to revolutionise Sydney’s approach to housing
The hunt is on for new ideas for low- to mid-rise housing in NSW, and these young architects and students know what they want for the future.
- by Julie Power
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More suburbs to get high-rise towers in expansion of fast-track housing plan
Victoria’s plans to fit tens of thousands of new homes into 10 activity centres could be expanded to twice as many hubs.
- by Kieran Rooney
Eighty-year-old kinder facing eviction as church eyes lucrative sale
Gardiner Preschool, which has been on St Andrews Lane in Glen Iris for 80 years, has been given notice by the Uniting Church to vacate by the end of 2025.
- by Noel Towell
More units for Brisbane ‘village’: Miles spruiks affordable housing boost
Affordable housing is shaping as a key state election battleground with Premier Steven Miles spruiking more units for Carseldine Village.
- by Savannah Meacham
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