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Rent caps Australia: 80% back them, but what do they do?

A new poll says four in five Australians want rents capped or frozen. The harder question is who pays when supply tightens.

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WA pre-sale scheme: a $250m backstop shifts risk, not the bank test

A $250m fund aims to help WA apartment developers reach construction finance. Whether it adds homes depends on who ends up carrying the risk.

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Foreign investor property tax Victoria: Labor flags a review

Labor says it will review Victoria's two overseas-buyer taxes if re-elected. The harder question is whether that brings in new homes or just more bidders.

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Victorian reserve price laws: who gains when sellers show their hand

Some Melbourne vendors are already publishing reserves under new state laws. In a falling market, that could change who holds the power at auction.

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Developer settlements under pressure as tax reforms hit presales

Two major listed developers signal fewer sales ahead. The question is whether contracts already exchanged will actually settle.

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Rent increase Labor tax reforms: why the 30% claim doesn’t stack up

Industry bodies say rents could jump 30% under proposed tax changes. The modelling tells a different story.

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Negative gearing changes rental stock claim tested against data

A developer says Labor's tax plan will hit low-income renters hardest. The vacancy figures by price tier tell a different story.

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Private investment housing supply: capital flight to Dubai as taxes stack up

Foreign residential property approvals collapsed from $72bn to negligible while Australia targets 1.2 million new homes. The policy disconnect is measurable.

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Trust tax property investors face state stamp duty exposure

Federal trust tax changes land without state coordination, property investors may pay twice.

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Housing supply shortage: why price falls won’t fix it

Prices down 15%, confidence collapsing, rental rules tightening, yet none of it builds a single home or closes the structural deficit.

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Negative gearing reform: why the same policy adds $24,700 rent in one Sydney suburb, $7,000 in another

Labor's negative gearing changes hit some Sydney renters 3.5 times harder than others, the gap reveals which investor cohorts are tax-sensitive and which are yield-driven.

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Social and affordable housing partnerships fail without four structural fixes

Queensland research pinpoints why record funding hasn't delivered scale, and what needs to change beyond the cash.

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ACT rezoning overhaul tests if planning reform unlocks investor value

Canberra rezoned thousands of suburban blocks overnight, now the market will show whether liberalisation delivers profits or just planning hope.

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First home buyer scheme funds $675k earners: demand or distortion?

Treasury data shows couples earning nearly $700k accessing deposit help, does uncapped eligibility expand access or just bid up entry prices?

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Rent caps Australia: 80% back them, but what do they do?

WA pre-sale scheme: a $250m backstop shifts risk, not the bank test

Foreign investor property tax Victoria: Labor flags a review

Victorian reserve price laws: who gains when sellers show their hand

Developer settlements under pressure as tax reforms hit presales

Rent increase Labor tax reforms: why the 30% claim doesn’t stack up

Negative gearing changes rental stock claim tested against data

Private investment housing supply: capital flight to Dubai as taxes stack up

Trust tax property investors face state stamp duty exposure

Housing supply shortage: why price falls won’t fix it

Negative gearing reform: why the same policy adds $24,700 rent in one Sydney suburb, $7,000 in another

Social and affordable housing partnerships fail without four structural fixes

ACT rezoning overhaul tests if planning reform unlocks investor value

First home buyer scheme funds $675k earners: demand or distortion?

Queensland housing infrastructure funding: $100m unlocks 14,600 homes

Affordable housing commitments lack tracking as industry pushes national register

Housing standards Australia: the trade-off between speed and quality

Sydney housing supply plan targets 800,000 homes across three CBDs

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