ABC Feeds<p>This mum and her kids escaped with little. Now they have a safe haven<br>By Isabella Ross</p><p>This Sydney mother and her two children fled a violent home with little more than the clothes on their backs. Now they have their very own sanctuary.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-29/rizeup-furnishing-homes-for-domestic-violence-victim-survivors/105501626" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-29/riz</span><span class="invisible">eup-furnishing-homes-for-domestic-violence-victim-survivors/105501626</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/DomesticViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DomesticViolence</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RentalHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RentalHousing</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/IsabellaRoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IsabellaRoss</span></a></p>
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ABC Feeds<p>WA town has no homes available but hundreds of people looking<br>By Giulia Bertoglio</p><p>With no properties for rent in Kununurra and the median rental price now exceeding $700 per week, many prospective renters in the east Kimberley town are forced to house-sit or stay with friends.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-28/kununurra-rental-crisis-groh-housing/105570426" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-28/kun</span><span class="invisible">unurra-rental-crisis-groh-housing/105570426</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RentalHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RentalHousing</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/StateandTerritoryGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StateandTerritoryGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RealEstateIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RealEstateIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/GiuliaBertoglio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiuliaBertoglio</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>'Unprecedented' coastal growth sees house prices, planning issues mount<br>By Ellie Willcox</p><p>Coastal towns in central Queensland are being inundated with people wanting to move in, but councils are unable to process development applications fast enough to cater for demand.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-28/coastal-growth-causing-town-planning-headaches/105467960" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-28/coa</span><span class="invisible">stal-growth-causing-town-planning-headaches/105467960</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RegionalCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegionalCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingConstructionIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingConstructionIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PopulationandDemographics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PopulationandDemographics</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/EllieWillcox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EllieWillcox</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Victoria hiring home-buyer to relocate public housing tower residents<br>By Jesse Thompson</p><p>The Victorian government’s housing agency is hiring an internal home-buyer as it works to find new homes for thousands of residents displaced by its controversial plan to redevelop Melbourne’s public housing towers.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-26/victorian-government-housing-agency-hires-home-buyer/105571482" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-26/vic</span><span class="invisible">torian-government-housing-agency-hires-home-buyer/105571482</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PublicHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHousing</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/JesseThompson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JesseThompson</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Vulnerable caravan park tenants at a loss as eviction day nears<br>By Samantha Goerling and Piper Duffy</p><p>With eviction approaching for a number of long-term caravan park tenants in regional Western Australia, advocates say more oversight of the sector is needed.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/call-for-greater-oversight-amid-caravan-park-evictions/105502292" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/cal</span><span class="invisible">l-for-greater-oversight-amid-caravan-park-evictions/105502292</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ActivismandLobbying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActivismandLobbying</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/SamanthaGoerling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SamanthaGoerling</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PiperDuffy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PiperDuffy</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Rental price growth slows in Australian capital cities<br>By David Taylor</p><p>There is new evidence that rental price growth is easing, potentially putting downward pressure on inflation and interest rates.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/rental-price-growth-slows-in-australian-capital-cities/105564548" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/ren</span><span class="invisible">tal-price-growth-slows-in-australian-capital-cities/105564548</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RentalHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RentalHousing</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inflation</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/InterestRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InterestRates</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/DavidTaylor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidTaylor</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>New real estate laws set to make it more expensive to sell your property<br>By Lexy Hamilton-Smith</p><p>Buying or selling? Here's how new disclosure laws could cost you more or crash your contract. Here's what you need to know.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-23/new-seller-disclosure-laws-for-property-sales-real-estate/105533986" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-23/new</span><span class="invisible">-seller-disclosure-laws-for-property-sales-real-estate/105533986</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PropertyPrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PropertyPrices</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LexyHamiltonSmith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LexyHamiltonSmith</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Women 'stuck' in refuges as housing crisis fuels worst homelessness 'in living memory'<br>By Isobel Roe</p><p>Homelessness has risen to the "worst levels in living memory" in the first term of the Albanese government, advocacy groups warn, as the government grapples with advice that housing targets will not be met.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-22/homelessness-worst-levels-albanese-housing-targets/105556636" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-22/hom</span><span class="invisible">elessness-worst-levels-albanese-housing-targets/105556636</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homelessness</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/GovernmentandPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentandPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/FederalParliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalParliament</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/SocialPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/IsobelRoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IsobelRoe</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Alan Kohler in a bubble bath will help explain Australia's housing crisis<br>By Stephen A Russell</p><p>Comedian Mark Humphries is used to using humour to tackle real issues of injustice. His latest comedic documentary takes aim at Australia's housing crisis.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/sold-who-broke-the-australian-dream/105539380" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/sol</span><span class="invisible">d-who-broke-the-australian-dream/105539380</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Television</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/StephenARussell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StephenARussell</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Short-stay hotel earmarked for public housing 'not fit-for-purpose'<br>By Rebecca Trigger and Nicolas Perpitch</p><p>Neighbours of a short-stay hotel earmarked for public housing call on the WA government to hold open forums to hear their concerns, which include possible noise pollution and a lack of parking in the area.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-19/east-perth-residents-protest-fraser-suites-public-housing-plan/105549950" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-19/eas</span><span class="invisible">t-perth-residents-protest-fraser-suites-public-housing-plan/105549950</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PublicHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHousing</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homelessness</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RebeccaTrigger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RebeccaTrigger</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/NicolasPerpitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NicolasPerpitch</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Residents protest planned conversion of short-stay hotel into public housing<br>By Rebecca Trigger</p><p>Neighbours of a short-stay hotel earmarked for public housing call on the WA government to hold open forums to hear their concerns, which include possible noise pollution and a lack of parking in the area.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-19/east-perth-residents-protest-fraser-suites-public-housing-plan/105549950" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-19/eas</span><span class="invisible">t-perth-residents-protest-fraser-suites-public-housing-plan/105549950</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PublicHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHousing</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homelessness</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RebeccaTrigger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RebeccaTrigger</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Housing shortage in paradise could close island's only preschool<br>By Marina Trajkovich</p><p>Limits on the number of homes on world-heritage-listed Lord Howe Island cause major staffing issues for the community's only preschool, which opened just last year but is struggling to keep its doors open.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-19/lord-howe-preschool-forced-to-close-due-to-lack-of-staff-housing/105526822" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-19/lor</span><span class="invisible">d-howe-preschool-forced-to-close-due-to-lack-of-staff-housing/105526822</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/EarlyChildhoodEducationandCareServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EarlyChildhoodEducationandCareServices</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ChildCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChildCare</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Preschoolers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Preschoolers</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RuralandRemoteCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuralandRemoteCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/MarinaTrajkovich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarinaTrajkovich</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Buying a house in WA's Pilbara easier said than done<br>By Kimberley Putland</p><p>While recent research identified buying as cheaper than renting across much of the region, locals say building and insurance costs remain a significant obstacle.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-17/pilbara-housing-costs-challenging-residents/105528232" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-17/pil</span><span class="invisible">bara-housing-costs-challenging-residents/105528232</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PropertyPrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PropertyPrices</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingConstructionIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingConstructionIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/CreditandLending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreditandLending</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Home</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RentalHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RentalHousing</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/KimberleyPutland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KimberleyPutland</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>For just $1 a design, expect to see these homes pop up across Sydney<br>By Isabella Ross</p><p>These housing designs are focused on densifying the suburbs and fast-tracking low-rise housing throughout Sydney and beyond.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-16/nsw-housing-pattern-book-low-rise-designs-for-just-one-dollar/105534802" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-16/nsw</span><span class="invisible">-housing-pattern-book-low-rise-designs-for-just-one-dollar/105534802</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Architecture</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingConstructionIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingConstructionIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/IsabellaRoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IsabellaRoss</span></a></p>
Sara Teinturier<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.quebec/@pivot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pivot</span></a></span> propose une analyse de fond sur "la crise du logement" au <a href="https://social.sciences.re/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> et au <a href="https://social.sciences.re/tags/Qu%C3%A9bec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Québec</span></a> : série (en cours) de 5 articles et balado sur le sujet.<br>En rappelant que la crise n'est pas tombée du ciel : c'est le résultat d'actions (ou de non actions) politiques et économiques. <br>Bref, des choix de société.</p><p><a href="https://social.sciences.re/tags/crisedulogement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crisedulogement</span></a> <a href="https://social.sciences.re/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://social.sciences.re/tags/politiquespubliques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politiquespubliques</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://pivot.quebec/2025/05/26/batir-la-crise-du-logement-une-longue-descente-aux-portes-de-lenfer/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pivot.quebec/2025/05/26/batir-</span><span class="invisible">la-crise-du-logement-une-longue-descente-aux-portes-de-lenfer/</span></a></p>
Alix Gabaude<p>After the policy brief late last year, another part of the First Housing research project is finally published and I am able to share it with everyone! 🤩 During the First Housing project, we worked on compiling a list of the legal policy instruments which either directly targeted or largely influenced young adults' housing opportunities in Sweden for the period 2010-2022.</p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.5878/1yx0-hx90" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.5878/1yx0-hx90</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opendata</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/housingpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>housingpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sweden</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/youngadults" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youngadults</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/youth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youth</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/policyinstruments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policyinstruments</span></a></p>
Melbourne: A rare house price oasis in Australia’s overheated property market.
While most capitals are pricing out first home buyers, Melbourne is quietly becoming more accessible — thanks in large part to Victoria’s investor-targeted tax regime.
No praise, of course, is given to the state government for:
• The Vacant Residential Land Tax (discouraging empty homes)
• Higher land tax rates on investment properties
• The windfall gains tax on rezoned land
These measures have cooled investor demand and helped keep prices within reach of everyday buyers. Other states take note.
https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2025/05/how-melbourne-transformed-into-a-house-price-oasis/
MacroBusiness · How Melbourne transformed into a house price oasisAccording to CoreLogic’s April home value index, Melbourne is the nation’s cheapest major capital city property market. Melbourne’s median dwelling value was $786,158 at the end of April 2025, $119,605 (13% lower) than the national capital city median. The improved affordability of Melbourne’s housing market comes after five years of relative stagnation. As seen in
City of Atlanta just ~canceled~ "postponed" their affordable housing week events...
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“The #PM is asked how Labor's announcements will affect #Australians who already own one home, but are looking at #purchasing a second.
It's simple, the PM says — #houses will be #cheaper.
"If you increase supply, you assist everyone because you have an impact on #
affordability," he says.”
If you’re a first home buyer, if you want to buy a home but they’re too expensive, Labor does not give a 
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