Property development
The high-end apartments that cost $2.4 million to buy, or just $100 to rent
It’s the first building in NSW – and one of the first in Australia – to provide homes for private buyers living cheek-by-jowl with affordable housing and social housing tenants all under the same rooftop.
- by Sue Williams
Latest
Housing debate reignites as critics say Brisbane budget falls short
Higher rates for Airbnb-style rentals and rezoning some commercial land for accommodation won’t be enough to address Brisbane’s housing shortage, according to critics.
- by Matt Dennien
Time and place for upmarket apartment buyers is now, says developer
Downsizing home buyers are fuelling Time & Place’s portfolio, with the busy developer gaining approval for an upmarket project in South Melbourne.
- by Simon Johanson
They’re in between a house and a unit, and they’re going up everywhere
Duplexes have exploded in popularity in Sydney thanks to priced-out house hunters and builders looking for better profit margins.
- by Tawar Razaghi
‘Dead place’: Rising property prices put Sydney’s creative sector at risk
A CBD apartment tower includes five storeys of affordable studios and rehearsal space for artists and performers to create works in the inner city.
- by Andrew Taylor
Greens, developer join push against gas connections in new builds
Melbourne luxury property developer Tim Gurner supports amendments to planning laws to ban gas but warns any changes must be sensible as the building sector is already under strain.
- by Charlotte Grieve
North shore council slammed for selling off green space for seniors apartments
A contentious land deal to build seniors housing on open space continues to roil Sydney’s north shore. The aged care regulator found the provider did not provide safe and effective care to all of its clients.
- by Andrew Taylor
Northcote Plaza: the highlights tour
'It has everything you need, sometimes two of them'; explore the quirky charm of Melbourne's Northcote Plaza
Housing debate prompts Queensland to take a better look at land supply
On the most recent data, Noosa has less than a year’s worth of uncompleted lot approvals, whereas the Lockyer Valley’s supply could last almost two decades.
- by Sean Parnell
Opinion
Public housing
If the major parties really wanted to house the nation, they’d start building
Prepare to be disappointed. Whoever wins government on Saturday, it will take transformative policy courage to fix Australia’s housing mess.
- by Emily Sims
Metricon denies solvency issue as it prepares for government talks
Australia’s largest home builder has denied any solvency problem as rumours swirl following the sudden death of founder Mario Biasin.
- by Jackson Graham, Sumeyya Ilanbey and Sarah Danckert