THE CHALLENGES THAT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY POSE IN AUSTRALIA ARE COMMON IN MANY COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. IN FACT, WE CAN LEARN MUCH FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF OTHER NATIONS ON THIS INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ISSUE. In a recent address to the Victoria University Business and Investment Club, the New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Bill English echoed many […]
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Business News Aleading property expert says there is a lot of opportunity in the build-to-rent market for developers, but the sector needs to be repositioned to capture more market share. Speaking at the Urban Development Institute of Australia’s national congress in Perth, National Housing Finance Investment Corporation (NHFIC) chair Adrian Harrington said the build-to-rent (BTR) […]
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THE FEDERAL ELECTION IS SURPRISINGLY QUIET ON THE SUBJECT OF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY GIVEN IT IS SUCH A CRITICAL ISSUE. IN THE RECENT DEBATE AN AUDIENCE QUESTION ON THE TOPIC PROMPTED SOME INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS ON WHAT BOTH FEDERAL PARTIES HAVE ACHIEVED AND INTENDS TO DO. Mr Abbott’s response focused on the reduction on commercial construction costs, […]
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