Housing Policy

The public policy think tank, CEDA, believes Australia could increase its current housing stock by nine per cent if just one in four standalone homes in the five biggest cities are developed into dual occupancies.

International students relying on education agents to study in Australia might be misled about the country's housing situation.

We asked three financial experts about the up-front and ongoing costs of buying a home and for their tips on how to prepare for home ownership. 

Tasmania is the only state or territory that is not joining the federal government's Help to Buy home ownership scheme, which aims to reduce the time it takes home buyers to save for a deposit.

Major housing, renewables and mining projects often get bogged down for years by Australia's aging environment laws. Now a deal to rewrite them could change that.

Four years after buying a housing plot, the Websters' land is still vacant, without a water or sewer connection, and they have now been told to expect those services by 2028.

South-west residents are worried they have been priced out of their home towns after research revealed the region is WA's most expensive area, with nine suburbs now boasting a seven-figure median house price.

Amid global warnings of impending financial doom, APRA and the Reserve Bank are far more concerned about a home-grown bubble, one that's been taking in oxygen for almost three decades. 

Home prices have risen by almost 50 per cent in the past five years, with more than a decade now needed to save for a standard 20 per cent deposit for a house in most capital cities, according to a new report.

Homes are raided and property seized as part of an ongoing investigation into embattled Perth builder Nicheliving.

In the last months of her life, Roslyn Grima was fighting in court for the right to sell her home at a tourist park to fund her cancer treatment, but died before that could happen. Now, her children will continue her battle. 

Data shows rental affordability in regional parts of Australia has fallen in the past year, while the situation in most capital cities has not improved. 

The West Australian government is hailing its buyback scheme for houses coated in dust in Port Hedland as a success. But with more than 100 homes still not sold back, some residents are not making plans to leave.

A mother who was facing eviction from her social housing home after complaints from neighbours will be allowed to stay, after a court finds the incidents mostly stemmed from her domestic violence abuse.

Rates of child poverty in WA have doubled in a decade, but there is a severe lack of crisis accommodation, prompting experts to call on governments to do more.

Western Australians must shake off their aversion to apartment living and embrace high-density housing solutions to support population growth across the metropolitan area, the state government says.

Are they boosting the supply of rental housing by financing the construction of new dwellings, or buying pre-existing owner-occupied homes and converting them to rentals?

A young couple bought a one-bedroom unit in inner-Brisbane using the government’s 5 per cent deposit scheme. Around the same time, a two-bedroom brick walk-up in the same suburb sold for just over $1m, highlighting soaring unit prices.

The average first-time home buyer in the US is older than ever, but a new proposal could leave them paying off a mortgage until old age.

New data shows the rental vacancy rate across Queensland remains stuck at 1 per cent, with real estate agents saying demand is "unprecedented".