The figures that show why building costs are no longer going through the roof

The figures that show why building costs are no longer going through the roof

Some builders are offering discounts to secure contracts,as the key costs of construction have finally come off the boil.

  • byJim Malo

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State can’t afford to let market decide on workers’ housing

State can’t afford to let market decide on workers’ housing

The revealed affordable housing targets for the state’s transport-oriented development program are unambitious.

  • byThe Herald's View
‘We will end up like Green Square’:Erko goes berserko over one extra storey

‘We will end up like Green Square’:Erko goes berserko over one extra storey

Dozens of objections to an additional level and baroque roof at a massive redevelopment in Erskineville have revealed fears the suburb will turn into Zetland or Waterloo.

  • byMichael Koziol
Perth property famine sends real estate investors off to Melbourne

Perth property famine sends real estate investors off to Melbourne

Local investors are running out of properties to buy,with pundits casting their gaze to a city with more stock but a median price barely higher than Perth’s.

  • bySarah Brookes
Two experts measured how bad Sydney’s property market is. They got a shock

Two experts measured how bad Sydney’s property market is. They got a shock

The researchers set out to discover the Sydney suburbs where workers could buy a home and they said their results were unexpected.

  • bySue Williams
Rosehill ‘megacity’ plan hangs by a thread as internal divisions laid bare

Rosehill ‘megacity’ plan hangs by a thread as internal divisions laid bare

A parliamentary inquiry has heard Australian Turf Club directors have never been provided with a valuation for the racecourse site showing it was worth $5 billion.

  • byMichael Koziol
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How high interest rates nipped a housing market ‘supernova’ in the bud

How high interest rates nipped a housing market ‘supernova’ in the bud

It’s getting harder to buy a home,but economists have issued a fresh warning that it isn’t as bad as it could be.

  • byJim Malo
How years of higher rates helped the most affordable properties outpace the top end

How years of higher rates helped the most affordable properties outpace the top end

While rates remain on hold,the prospects of cuts may add fuel to the fire as sheer demand for affordability has pushed prices higher.

  • byJim Malo andTawar Razaghi
‘Parents are kicking in $200,000 or $1 million’:Home deposit gap widens

‘Parents are kicking in $200,000 or $1 million’:Home deposit gap widens

It can now take a dual-income couple almost a decade to save a deposit for their first home,but many buyers have another way.

  • byElizabeth Redman
The wild rooftop garden in Redfern that took home a prize

The wild rooftop garden in Redfern that took home a prize

Gardens,courtyards and sheds. That’s the theme of the winners of this year’s residential architecture awards,including House of the Year.

  • byJulie Power
How to solve Australia’s housing crisis

How to solve Australia’s housing crisis

Governments have neglected their fundamental obligation to realise everyone’s human right to housing and home.

  • byKevin Bell