HISTORICAL FACTS: Property council - The Untold Story

Athletes in Airbnbs: Aussie homes line up for Olympics

Households will be prepared to sleep international athletes, officials and tourists as a hotels crunch leaves Brisbane short of beds for the 2032 Olympics.

AAP · May 19

Home builder cautious over war impact on supply chains

A major home builder says overall sales are healthy, despite some signs of a moderation in activity in April, as it watches supply chain impacts from the war.

AAP · Apr 23

First home buyer scheme leading to housing price rise

House prices for homes under thresholds for a five per cent deposit scheme are outstripping increases for all other homes.

AAP · Apr 22

Tax on empty homes and vacant land to free up housing

A little-known tax will be broadened to push Victorian landowners to build on or sell empty blocks as the government seeks to boost housing supply.

AAP · Oct 3, 2023

Victoria to expand vacant residential land tax across state in bid to increase housing supply

The surprise announcement came on the first day of parliament since Jacinta Allan became premier

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2023

Long-term NT businesswoman Darlene Chin plans to 'tough it out' after ram raid on her Darwin store

Darlene Chin was meant to be celebrating her 30th year in business in the Northern Territory capital. Instead, she's been left shaken after a ram raid shattered her shopfront.

ABC News · May 2, 2023

WA local governments to have development approval powers weakened under major changes to planning laws

West Australian property developers will be able to circumvent local councils and access new infrastructure funding in major changes to planning laws designed to speed up the construction of thousands of apartments.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2023

Melbourne CBD crowds back to pre-pandemic levels due to major events

City’s weekend foot traffic was up 15% due to F1 and comedy festival, but office occupancy still lags behind rest of Australia at 30%

The Guardian - AU · Apr 13, 2022

Call for mandatory COVID-19 face mask rules to be scrapped as Perth's CBD withers

Relaxed COVID-19 restrictions for Western Australia may be in place, but Perth businesses fear it will not be enough to breathe new life into a CBD struggling under the weight of the pandemic.

ABC News · Mar 31, 2022

Victorian government set to back away from new property tax plans

The government was set to introduce a 1.75 per cent levy on new developments, which was expected to raise $800 million a year. The property industry feared the costs would be passed on to home buyers.

ABC News · Feb 23, 2022