What do we lose when our old suburbs disappear?
What happens when we lose those suburban streets whose houses are too…
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Many Australians face losing their homes right now. Here’s how the government should help
A proposed HomeKeeper program could help financially-viable Australians keep their homes during…
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If you squat in a vacant property, does the law give you the house for free? Well, sort of
The idea of “squatters’ rights” has received a lot of media attention…
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Stamp duty is holding us back from moving homes – we’ve worked out how much
If just one state of Australia scrapped its stamp duty on real-estate…
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‘I’m home’: how co-operative housing could take pressure off Australia’s housing crisis
At a time when everything from abolishing negative gearing to capping rents…
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Prefabricated and build-to-rent houses could help bring rents down
If the government can deliver 1.2 million homes over five years, experts…
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The government’s Help to Buy scheme will help but it won’t solve the housing crisis
The federal government's contentious Help to Buy scheme will help ease the…
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As the world heats up, solar panels will degrade faster – especially in hot, humid areas. What can we do?
Written by Shukla Poddar, UNSW Sydney To reach the goal of 82%…
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How Albanese could tweak negative gearing to save money and build more new homes
There are two things the prime minister needs to get into his…
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Australia is welcoming more migrants but they lack the skills to build more houses
Australia has an acute shortage of housing. Renters across the country face…
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