Compared to a deposit, stamp duty is often a small cost – but axing it would cost the government billions a year.
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Structured parking can cost as much as $50,000 per space, making housing more expensive to build and for those living there.
Governments have been pushing the construction of apartment towers for years to help housing affordability and availability, but people don’t want to live in them.
Governments have repeatedly failed to learn lessons about keeping their residents safe and building better social housing for their future.
Homelessness is solvable through affordable and supportive housing. Hospitals should be part of the solution.
While these strategies work for some people, they are not necessarily possible for most aspiring first home owners.
In hot housing markets, buyers who outbid rivals often overpay – and face higher risks of loss and foreclosure.
Rising housing costs are driving young adults back home – and reshaping careers, relationships and the economy.
Don’t rush. Take time to research the property, and ask lots of questions.
Seasonal workers are often considered to be expendable, cheap labour. New research across three states has found they’re also subject to crowded accommodation.
A housing expert unpacks three of the biggest questions facing prospective first-home buyers.
For young adults, unmet housing aspirations can affect identity, mental health and wellbeing, and their ability to plan for the future.
One described how the house was ‘excessively damp and mouldy, to the point where all of our furniture and clothes and stuff started to get mould on it.’
Whether or not people can retire comfortably increasingly depends on one thing: whether you’re a homeowner or a renter.
If governments now see AI as a tool to reform housing planning and assessments, they shouldn’t rush headlong.
We spend a lot of time and money treating chronic health conditions. But we could prevent some of them in the first place if we improved housing.
Australia has a comprehensive national database on property-level flood risk. But it is currently proprietary, meaning the public can’t access this valuable information.
A new study of 40,000 real estate agents suggests that the first professional connection you make can boost your odds of success by 25%.
Johannesburg in South Africa and São Paulo in Brazil offer useful insights into how cities in the global south should be managed.
The aim of the pause is to give builders a stable rulebook, so more homes can be approved and built faster.
Top contributors
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Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Housing Research, Adelaide University
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Emeritus Professor of Housing and Housing Studies, RMIT University
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Alan Morris is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Emeritus Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Sydney
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor & Global Challenge Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University; University of British Columbia