Housing Policy

Researchers have identified the nine priority areas for social housing builds in Sydney — but there are concerns the Not In My Backyard movement could prove a challenge in community sentiment towards new developments.

The redevelopment of the 150-year-old Queen Victoria Market has been described as the "biggest renewal" in its history with thousands of new homes promised, but some critics say the plans don't do enough for affordability. 

Queensland's planning minister could take over the approval process for a major expansion of Dreamworld, including a hotel, an eco-tourism venture, and residential housing.

Residents at a seaside caravan park in northern Tasmania own their own homes, but the park is no longer allowing sales due to council rules that say the land is not approved for residential use.

Australian property prices have been pushed higher again in August as lower interest rates, rising real wages and buyer optimism collided with a shortage of homes for sale.

President Donald Trump opens the door to "state-run capitalism" in the US, while Australia keeps pumping house prices. 

Property owners at a Darwin apartment complex have each had to find at least $50,000 to pay a body corporate special levy, leaving many in financial difficulty.

A 1,360-home housing estate in the Macedon Ranges is approved by the Victorian government, but nearby residents fear it will change the character of their town.

Stellulata is a co-housing project designed and built by three Canberra couples who wanted to enjoy both privacy and community.

A capital city council is employing AI to scrape the internet each day to find every short-term rental — and check if it has been listed without the required permits.

NSW Premier Chris Minns is vowing to stare down criticism over his rezoning plan for up to 10,000 new homes in Woollahra and Edgecliff.

Some community members in Melbourne's south-east are fighting plans to sell a privately-owned golf course used by the public, as the club behind it grapples with growing debt.

David McWilliams took millions of dollars from investors by saying he was building houses for people with profound disabilities. Despite having his assets frozen, Four Corners can reveal he is still living a lavish lifestyle.

Housing Minister Clare O'Neil said the scheme would allow first homebuyers to be paying down their own mortgage, rather than rent, sooner.

Stellulata is a co-housing project designed and built by three Canberra couples who wanted to enjoy both privacy and community.

A scheme to allow all first homebuyers to purchase a property with only a 5 per cent deposit will begin in October, three months earlier than Labor promised at the federal election.

The failure to match population with housing and infrastructure has led to a more serious decline in living standards than is evident from GDP per capita statistics.

It is a federal housing scheme designed to transform the lives of the profoundly disabled. But a Four Corners investigation has found more than 1,000 of these purpose-built homes are sitting empty.

A Facebook post offering women $55,000 to build their first home looked like a scam. But 15 women took the chance to go from homeless to home owner. 

The partly-built Woollahra Station is set to be finished and nearby land rezoned for housing under a plan to "rebalance" the development of new housing in Sydney.