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Report reveals plan to build six-storey CBD affordable housing on 10m wide block

The documents show how the former rail line will be transformed into housing.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 15

Could you save money on your mortgage? As house prices cool and lender rivalry heats up, experts say Australians should ask

There is talk that lenders are starting to compete more fiercely for customers as demand for new home loans drops

The Guardian - AU · Aug 15

The number of new mortgages in Australia are dropping, but not in the ACT

Australians are buying fewer and cheaper houses, new data shows.

The Canberra Times · Aug 15

UK Renters’ Rights Act: Existing fixed terms tenancy will be converted to periodic tenancies; How it impacts landlords and tenants?

UK Renters’ Act: If the tenancy agreement had an end date, it will no longer apply as fixed term tenancy is not allowed; Know how it impacts landlords and tenants

The Economic Times · Aug 15

Housing society expels member by passing a resolution with 3/4 majority: Can it force the resident to vacate or sell the flat?

If housing society expels resident from membership by 3/4th majority votes, should the resident vacate or sell the flat? Know what the law says

The Economic Times · Aug 15

Coalition split on Andrew Bragg speech as South Australian senator Andrew McLachlan urges colleagues to ‘follow his lead’

Senior colleagues dismiss Bragg’s migration figures as ‘personal views’ while others say critical response is an ‘overreaction’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 15

A Cape Cod couple moved into their newly built dream home in March 2025; one month later Massachusetts said it would seize it for a new bridge

In Massachusetts, a newly built residence was taken by state officials for a bridge project, much to the dismay of the Hendel couple who relocated there only a month prior. This eminent domain decision affects thirteen properties in Round Hill as the state prepares for Sagamore Bridge's replacement, causing distress…

The Times of India · Aug 14

Canberra house prices to drop by 5.4 per cent in 2026, forecasts ANZ

The general market softening is expected to continue until 2028.

The Canberra Times · Aug 14

An entrepreneur spent $1.4 million buying a 300-acre California ghost town, then moved in and began rebuilding it as a business

In July 2018, entrepreneur Brent Underwood, along with business partner Jon Bier, purchased the abandoned mining town of Cerro Gordo in California's Inyo Mountains for $1.4 million. The deal, which closed on Friday the 13th, included more than 300 acres of land and 22 surviving structures, among them a 19th-century…

The Times of India · Aug 14

Laura Caicedo: What's Behind Profitability in Design

Caicedo points to Oxford North in the United Kingdom, where she was part of the masterplanning team at Fletcher Priest during the early phase of a roughly 74-acre employment-led district on the northern edge of Oxford.

International Business Times · Aug 14