Housing crisis
NSW needs a housing ‘supremo’ to override rival government agencies, says alliance
An alliance of business groups, unions and universities says the housing “sausage grinder” is not working quick enough, but the appointment of such a tsar could fix that.
- by Michael Koziol
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A quarter of a million shortfall: Housing target unlikely to be met
The federal government has set a target to build 1.2 million new homes by the end of the decade. A month into the plan, it is already in trouble.
- by Shane Wright
‘Housing policy disaster’: Property approaches a tipping point
Housing costs have soared faster than incomes, but could there be any relief on the horizon?
- by Elizabeth Redman
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Construction
Brianna signed up for a home build. Three years later she lives with her parents
Ordinary families caught in the state’s housing construction gridlock are facing looming payment deadlines, putting loans for their unfinished homes under threat.
- by Claire Ottaviano
‘Huge waste’: Labor loses key supporters over inner-city housing plans
The Minns government has been criticised from all sides of the housing debate, including its usual supporters, over its plan for a prime piece of inner-city land that will be sold to developers for new homes.
- by Michael Koziol
Opinion
Opinion
Remember when only men could own property? No? There’s a reason for that
Laws need to change to equally weigh the rights of those who want to buy a home against those who simply want to invest in a property.
- by Cathy Sherry
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Property development
The next three Sydney zones in line for greater density revealed
The NSW government is pushing ahead with sweeping planning reforms, with thousands of new homes to be built around soon-to-open metro stations.
- by Alexandra Smith
Left to rot: The ‘ghost homes’ scourge in our big cities – amid a housing crisis
Tens of thousands of homes sit empty across our major cities, while luxury units replace old apartment blocks - all while debate rages about our home shortage.
- by Greg Callaghan
Magazine
Good Weekend
The July 13 Edition
Derelict by design: our cities’ empty-homes scourge | The Aussie Camino craze | Hiring a sex worker for my 70th birthday | When husband becomes Olympic coach
Opinion
Opinion
Why the cookie-cutter can’t solve Sydney’s housing crisis
Creating templated homes will degrade the suburbs further and leave councils and communities furious.
- by Tone Wheeler
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Sydney councils
Revealed: How fast each Sydney council approves new homes
According to a new league table, 21 Sydney councils are taking more than an average 115 days to approve development applications. See how yours ranks.
- by Alexandra Smith