This Month
Victoria open to tax breaks to boost home building
Premier Jacinta Allan says her Labor government is open to pulling every lever available to boost housing supply, after developers called for taxation tweaks to boost investment.
- Gus McCubbing
Housing focus as Pallas warns of horror Victorian budget
Economists warn that Victoria has no choice but to cut spending in next week’s budget, after slugging businesses and property investors last year.
- Gus McCubbing
April
Why Melbourne’s housing crisis will get worse before its gets better
Victoria’s population is growing faster than any other state but as housing demand outpaces supply and wage growth, its economic prosperity is at risk.
- Gus McCubbing
Why this apartment owner ditched real estate agents
Morgyn Bostock chose not to use an agent when she sold her home - and would happily do so again.
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- Gus McCubbing
Heritage lovers or NIMBYs? Meet the council saying no to new homes
Sydney councils in wealthy areas are using heritage protection orders to skirt new home targets. The planning minister is now putting them on notice.
- Campbell Kwan and Samantha Hutchinson
Housing angst: 840 days and still waiting on a planning permit
Melbourne architect Michael Smith warns that lengthy council planning approvals can kill good projects at a time when more housing is desperately needed.
- Gus McCubbing
- Explainer
- Housing crisis
The five barriers to building 1.2 million homes by 2029
Creative solutions are needed to hit the ambitious national target set out by the government to boost desperately needed supply and solve Australia’s housing crisis.
- Ingrid Fuary-Wagner, Campbell Kwan and Gus McCubbing
NIMBY v YIMBY as Victoria’s housing crisis grows
A Melbourne council’s plan to increase “vibrancy” by prohibiting apartment developments unless they allow commercial space has been lashed by developers.
- Gus McCubbing
Victoria has been targeting the same suburbs for 40 years
Nearly half of the Victorian government’s 10 suburbs slated for increased density have been targeted in multiple similar plans as far back as 1981.
- Gus McCubbing
Four key Melbourne suburbs haven’t built a major project in five years
Developers are warning that overhauling planning powers alone won’t be enough to fix the state’s chronic housing crisis.
- Gus McCubbing
How do you fix a massive lack of housing? Canada knows a few things
Toronto’s former chief planner says it took “cold hard cash” to get some cities to accept they would have to clear away restrictions to more development.
- Campbell Kwan
March
We need land-less mortgages, Mirvac CEO Campbell Hanan says
Australia’s crippling housing affordability problem is shaking up postwar norms about ownership. It’s also prompting a rethink about financing.
- Michael Bleby
The state with the highest rent rises
The poorest households need to pay more than 25 per cent of their pre-tax income to afford any rental housing nationally, according to a new report.
- Campbell Kwan
‘I don’t own five houses, I own five debts’: Vic investors sell up
The rise in Victorian land taxes, council fees and interest rates is forcing many investors to turn to Queensland and WA, which they say offer far better returns.
- Gus McCubbing
Tax rise ‘last nail in the coffin’ for Victorian property investors
Melbourne property manager Carmen Littley says she has lost 52 investor clients since landowners were slugged in the most recent state budget.
- Gus McCubbing
February
Victoria ‘overly reliant’ on stamp duty, industry warns
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria has urged the Allan government to cut stamp duty and consider introducing tax incentives for long-term rental properties.
- Gus McCubbing
January
Housing targets at risk as building stalls at decade-low pace
The higher cost of materials, land and finance make it harder for developers to construct more homes profitably.
- Michael Bleby and Campbell Kwan
Cybersecurity the top headache for bosses as concerns over WFH fade
An annual survey by KPMG of 319 executives found that 43 per cent rated cybersecurity as their main worry, moving it up from third place last year.
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- Gus McCubbing
- Exclusive
- Chanticleer CEO poll
The 53 risks top CEOs say you’re not paying enough attention to
From the ageing population to housing, healthcare and cybersecurity, there’s plenty keeping our top bosses awake at night.
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
December 2023
Minns unveils plan for 200k homes, powered by Metro rail links
A new combined housing and Metro rail strategy will pave the way for almost 200,000 new homes across Sydney.
- Samantha Hutchinson