Property

Queensland’s Deputy Premier has directed the state’s Housing Supply Expert Panel to address the various housing challenges across the state.

Recent research has revealed that Australians have paid a bundle over the past 12 months due to extreme weather.

An additional 12-month asset test exemption is set to be introduced to help incentivise more pensioners to downsize and free up housing stock for young families.

Calls are building for Queensland to repeal incoming land tax laws that would see property investors taxed based on their whole portfolio, regardless of location.

The state’s Attorney-General is cautioning consumers to be wary of signing purchase contracts for off-the-plan properties.

It has been a slow start to the spring selling season, with the first week of September seeing auction volumes decline 9.6 per cent.

Up to $575 million will be made available within the National Housing Infrastructure Facility to invest in social and affordable housing, Anthony Albanese has said.

The Home Value Index has dropped for a fourth consecutive month, with falling values becoming more widespread, according to CoreLogic.

PEXA has released strong financial results for the last financial year, revealing the exchange settled more than $900 billion in the year to June.

The lack of affordable housing in some regional communities has sparked a “social crisis”, according to a new report.