Labor candidate for the Lismore electorate Janelle Saffin promises to find funding for more crisis accommodation should she win the state poll on March 23. Ms Saffin said she intends to move strongly on housing and […]
Nearly 100 locals gathered in Mullumbimby to have their say about plans for an affordable-housing development next to the town’s community gardens last week. The site, known as ‘Lot 22’, has been earmarked for affordable […]
Modest house price gains through the tail-end of last year were big enough to counter cheap finance and higher wages, and squeezed home affordability in the three months through November, according to Massey University research. […]
North Sydney’s food bank is preparing to move ahead with a relocation in 2020 but cannot yet say where its new digs will be located. Food bank co-ordinator Lawrence Shebib said efforts are underway to […]
Six new affordable KiwiBuild houses in the expensive Wanaka market remain unsold despite being marketed since October for just $565,000 to $635,000 – around $100,000 cheaper than other similar places in the same area. KiwiBuild […]
Master Builders CEO Denita Wawn has warned Labor’s negative gearing changes will result in a decline in new houses being built. Labor plans to restrict negative gearing to new homes and reduce capital gains tax […]
Griffith’s troubled Stuart Flats could be turned into four separate residential apartment blocks following the government’s decision to split up the building ahead of it going to auction. The former public housing complex, along with two […]
MORE than 1000 homeless and vulnerable people received emergency assistance from St Vincent de Paul volunteers in Annerley last year. The volunteers work to ensure that there is no one in the area who is […]
Dr Elham Bahmanteymouri argues for the return of urban planning to its historical roots, which balanced economic growth with national and regional interests Once touted as a measure of a successful city, bloated house prices are now a […]
When a nation’s flagship housing policy is such a spectacular failure that it makes the New York Times, the minister in charge cannot avoid the international embarrassment. This is the position Housing Minister Phil Twyford […]
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