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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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Housing inflation hits 6.8% while house prices fall: the policy paradox

Headline inflation is cooling, house prices are dropping, yet housing costs are accelerating at nearly twice the RBA's target. Here's the mechanism driving the split.

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Rental stress Australia: 2.3 million households caught in migration-tax policy clash

Three-quarters of renters now spending unsustainable shares of income on housing as arrivals hit record highs and investor exits accelerate.

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Meth contaminated rental properties: the testing gap landlords exploit

Queensland families are moving into rentals with methamphetamine residue still in the walls. No law requires landlords to test or tell.

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Reserve disclosure mandate: what agents fear and buyers need to know

A proposed transparency rule is dividing opinion as clearance rates soften, will it speed price discovery or freeze sellers out?

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Perth housing supply faces heritage test as $93m pub site redevelopment stalls

An 11-storey apartment tower proposed for a former rock-legend pub could deliver 203 homes or disappear into WA's planning backlog.

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Property holding structure compliance just got more complicated

ASIC's new small business framework targets directors, including those running property portfolios through corporate trustees.

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Rental stock exits: when landlords sell, tenants pay the price

Investor exits remove homes from the rental pool faster than policy can replace them, and the mechanism is simpler than most assume.

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Negative gearing rental impact: Sydney case shows $100 weekly jump

First concrete example emerges of the budget reform translating to higher rents. One Sydney tenant's story, but is it the start of a pattern?

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Negative gearing inheritance loophole closed, but questions remain

Draft law fixes the widow tax, extends protections to divorcees and DV survivors. But what about other involuntary transfers?

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Upzoning every city to three storeys: what the Productivity Commission is asking

The interim report puts blanket density rules on the table. The question is whether relaxing zoning alone can deliver 67,000 extra homes a year without breaking infrastructure.

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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

Housing inflation hits 6.8% while house prices fall: the policy paradox

Rental stress Australia: 2.3 million households caught in migration-tax policy clash

Meth contaminated rental properties: the testing gap landlords exploit

Reserve disclosure mandate: what agents fear and buyers need to know

Perth housing supply faces heritage test as $93m pub site redevelopment stalls

Property holding structure compliance just got more complicated

Rental stock exits: when landlords sell, tenants pay the price

Negative gearing rental impact: Sydney case shows $100 weekly jump

Negative gearing inheritance loophole closed, but questions remain

Upzoning every city to three storeys: what the Productivity Commission is asking

NSW building approvals reform: the delivery gap that matters more than the bill

Land revaluation Queensland: 19 councils face rates jump from June 2027

Land tax forces Pascoe Vale South family to sell after 30 years

Skilled migration construction gap: 115,000 tradies short of 1.2m target

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