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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.

  • Ross Gittins

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Sydney rental prices are at record highs.

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.

  • Michael Koziol
Philip Skiba on the terrace of his rental home in Zollikon, Switzerland, with a view of Lake Zurich.

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.

  • Thomas Fuller
Huge population growth and the lack of supply of new housing will see rents continue to rise.

‘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.

  • John Collett
Build to rent across three cities.

‘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.

  • Michael Koziol
Living Gems: Stockland is paying $210 million for five land lease community projects in Queensland, including the existing community in Toowoomba.

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.

  • Carolyn Cummins
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Lendlease will develop, construct and act as the investment manager for the 797-unit build-to-rent tower at 646-666 Flinders Street. It will retail a 25 per cent stake in the $650 million tower, with Daiwa House retaining the majority.

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.

  • Carolyn Cummins
Build-to-rent model comes with pitfalls.

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”.

  • Sarah Brookes
Renter Tom French is concerned about treatment by his landlord.

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.

  • Jim Malo
Outgoing Mirvac ceo Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz.

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.

  • Carolyn Cummins

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