Property development
Opinion
Development
NIMBYs or YIMBYs? Victoria’s housing war doesn’t have to be one or the other
The Victorian governments proposed planning reforms make for good politics, but is fundamentally a poor policy.
- by Michael Smith
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New $3.5 billion incentive for states to lift housing target
National cabinet has backed a deal on housing that sets a new target to build 1.2 million homes over five years, and moves to set national principles on renters’ rights.
- by David Crowe
Mirvac, Dexus swing to losses on empty offices
Falling office property valuations, bad weather and the effects of rising interest rates have become strong headwinds for the two major real estate investment groups.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Opinion
Global economy
The good, the bad and the very ugly: Chinese giant faces collapse
Once China’s biggest real estate developer, Country Garden is on the edge. And doubts are growing over whether its 41-year-old major shareholder will dip into her fortune to try to rescue it.
- by Shuli Ren
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Sydney councils
The Sydney council planning to turn parking lots into housing
Inner West Council’s bold solution to the Sydney housing crisis would repurpose what is termed “lazy land” into affordable homes.
- by Julie Power
Opinion
Renting
Why freezing rents could make more people homeless
Only when housing is plentiful will it also be affordable. So we need to build more dwellings where people want to live.
- by Brendan Coates and Joey Moloney
People power, puppets and puns at rally to support troubled Preston Market
Superhero Market Man (secret identity Jude Bourne, 4) was among the protesters as the furore over a proposed residential redevelopment of the historic Melbourne site rolled on.
- by Nicole Precel
‘Keeping the Eskys’: North shore bar preserved in new boarding house
The Pickled Possum’s owner says the north shore late-night venue will be retained as part of an affordable housing redevelopment.
- by Andrew Taylor
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Development
Commonwealth prepared to pay to fix contaminated Maribyrnong site
Thousands of new homes could finally be built next to Highpoint shopping centre after the federal government revealed it is prepared to pay to decontaminate the former Defence site.
- by Royce Millar
Liberals draw up housing battle lines as Triguboff rubbishes expanded Landcom role
The Meriton founder has questioned giving state-owned corporation Landcom a direct role in building homes, as the opposition demands Premier Chris Minns rule out redeveloping Macquarie Hospital.
- by Michael Koziol
Another Chinese developer teeters, raising worries about the economy
Remember China Evergrande, that real estate behemoth whose mountain of debt sent markets spiralling in 2021? Now there’s concerns about another property giant.
- by Alexandra Stevenson