Tasmanian landlords can't have a 'no pets' rule anymore. Here's how it works
By Meg Whitfield and Monty Jacka
Under the updated legislation, landlords now need a "reasonable" rationale to say no to a tenant having pets — and that reasonableness can only be decided by an independent tribunal.
#Pets #RentalHousing #HousingPolicy #MegWhitfield #MontyJacka
Couple go from potential windfall to large land tax bill, twice
By Alysia Thomas-Sam
Emmaly and David Gridley were shocked to learn their rural property had been mistakenly valued at $2.3 million, leaving them with a heavily inflated land tax bill.
Flood buyback homes sold at auction for as little as $1
By Elloise Farrow-Smith
Eleven flood buyback homes sell without a reserve price in the NSW Northern Rivers, with more to hit the market before the end of the year.
#HousingConstructionIndustry #RentalHousing #Floods #HousingPolicy #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #GovernmentandPolitics #CommunityandSociety #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #Home #Industry #ElloiseFarrowSmith
Australian homebuyers lower expectations in hot housing market
By Eliza Goetze
A new report finds that prospective Australian homebuyers are increasingly abandoning their dreams of a freestanding house in favour of more budget-friendly townhouses and units.
#ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #HousingConstructionIndustry #PropertyPrices #HousingPolicy #ElizaGoetze
Are first home buyers getting a head start in a race to the bottom?
By Tom Crowley
It will be some time before the full effects of the government's expanded first home buyer support scheme become clear, but young Australians across the country say it is still a tough market.
#HousingPolicy #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #HousingConstructionIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #TomCrowley
Entry-level house prices rising fastest in inner cities and growth towns
By Tom Crowley
Inner cities, wealthy suburbs and fast-growing regional centres top the list of house price growth in October, according to a new deep dive focused on homes covered by the 5 per cent deposit scheme.
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #HousingConstructionIndustry #HousingPolicy #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #TomCrowley
House littered with used needles and rubbish offered to single mother
By Dunja Karagic and Ruby Littler
A WA mother expresses outrage at the "disgusting" condition of a home offered to her by WA's Department of Housing and Works.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-11/community-housing-concerns-in-broome-wa/105974998
#PublicHousing #HousingPolicy #Homelessness #StateandTerritoryGovernment #DunjaKaragic #RubyLittler
The Mayor-Elect and the Illusion of Progressive Leadership
This is my personal opinion. Everything stated here is how I view things as a citizen, writer, and observer of politics. I do not support the mayor-elect, and I am skeptical of his promises, his policies, and the way he presents himself to the public. What follows is my perspective on the hypocrisy, contradictions, and dangers I see in his approach — not as an attack, but as a critique rooted in concern for New York City and the people who live here. From the beginning, there has been a […]
Bộ Tài nguyên & Môi trường vừa làm rõ quy định cấp sổ đỏ cho đất vi phạm mục đích sử dụng sau ngày 1/7/2014. Nhiều người dân thắc mắc về việc áp dụng khoản 6 Điều 25 Nghị định 101/2024 để được cấp Giấy chứng nhận quyền sử dụng đất. Đây là thông tin quan trọng cho những ai đang lo ngại về tình trạng sử dụng đất không đúng mục đích.
#batdongsan #sodo #nghidinh101 #datsuydung #TNNMT #quyen sudungdat #realestate #landuse #housingpolicy #Vietnam
$200 a week and tinned fish: Cost of living hits international students
By Angelica Silva, Libby Hogan, and Doug Dingwall
International students are grappling with Australia's high cost of living, and experts warn there are no quick fixes to their financial stress.
#Universities #EducationalInstitutions #CostofLiving #Education #Communities #MentalHealth #RentalHousing #HousingPolicy #AngelicaSilva #LibbyHogan # #DougDingwall
The 'grotesque policy cock-up' stopping downsizers freeing up their homes
By Jeremy Story Carter and Catherine McAloon
In regional Australia, where baby boomers are being told to downsize to free up homes, country communities are having to become developers to build appropriate-sized housing.
#HousingPolicy #OlderPeople #AgedCare #CommunityOrganisations #JeremyStoryCarter #CatherineMcAloon
Carrie-Ann 'won the lotto' after being priced out of Sydney housing market
By Sarah Gerathy
Carrie-Ann is now cooking in her own kitchen thanks to a mandatory affordable housing contribution scheme.
#HousingPolicy #HousingConstructionIndustry #RentalHousing #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #LocalGovernment #SarahGerathy
🏠 Cư dân Hà Nội phản ánh: Gia đình có nhà xây từ năm 2000 (25 năm trước), nay muốn chuyển từ đất trồng cây lâu năm sang đất ở thì cán bộ địa phương lại yêu cầu phải phá dỡ nhà mới được chuyển mục đích sử dụng đất. Quy định này có hợp lý? 🤔
#batdongsan #dinhcu #hadao #Hanoi #landconversion #nhadat #BatDongSan #QuyDinh #QuyDinhDatDai #HanoiRealEstate #LandUse #RealEstate #Property #Vietnam #VietNam #HousingPolicy #QuyDinhNhaDat #ChuyenDoiMucDichSuDung #QuyDinhDatO #HaNoiRealEstate #DauTuBatDong
Nam giới ly hôn đang nuôi 2 con sẽ không còn được ưu tiên mua nhà ở xã hội theo dự thảo Luật Dân sự mới. Chỉ những người có 2 con và vợ đã mất mới được hưởng chính sách ưu tiên này, nhằm tránh lợi dụng chính sách.
#NhaOXaHoi #LuatDanSo #ChinhSachNha #ChinhSachXaHoi #SocialHousing #VietnamPolicy #PopulationLaw #HousingPolicy #PolicyNews #VietnamNews
https://vtcnews.vn/nam-gioi-ly-hon-nuoi-2-con-se-khong-duoc-uu-tien-mua-nha-o-xa-hoi-ar985805.html
Donga accommodation banned in coal town in favour of permanent housing
By Courtney Yeandle
An Upper Hunter council is banning donga-style temporary work camps and demanding that developers build permanent, reusable housing.
#HousingPolicy #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #EnergyIndustry #RegionalCommunities #CourtneyYeandle
Abetz reveals lower Tasmanian debt, recommits to public service job cuts
By Adam Langenberg
Tasmanian Treasurer Eric Abetz has vowed to take "decisive action" to rein in the ballooning debt, but the "interim" state budget contains few major initiatives.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-06/tasmania-state-budget-2025-eric-abetz/105975908
#Budget #StateandTerritoryParliament #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Health #Education #CostofLiving #HousingPolicy #TravelandTourism #AdamLangenberg
Real estate agents bait buyers to auction by underquoting prices
By Julia Bergin
To advertise a property for $1 million knowing it must sell above $1.3 million is illegal. It is called underquoting and in NSW it is rife, according to data analysis.
#PropertyPrices #RealEstateIndustry #HousingPolicy #JuliaBergin
Builders face daunting mission to boost housing supply despite 'green shoots'
By Eliza Goetze
The building industry is reporting a lift in approvals and new home sales, but says planning delays and skilled labour shortages are holding back construction, amid calls to unlock higher density development.
Simple city zoning change could lower rents, house prices, report finds
By Tom Crowley
Rents and house prices would be 12 per cent lower than otherwise within a decade if all capital cities are rezoned to allow three-storey buildings, a report finds.
#HousingPolicy #RentalHousing #HousingConstructionIndustry #FederalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #TomCrowley
One in 10 homes bought using first home buyer incentive in October
By Clare Armstrong
About one in 10 homes sold last month were bought by Australians using Labor's expanded 5 per cent deposit scheme to enter the market for the first time.
#HousingPolicy #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #ClareArmstrong
