Download IPFS Australia’s home construction industry failed to meet its first-quarter 2025 targets, highlighting ongoing challenges in supply chains, labor shortages, and rising costs. According to official figures, the total number of new homes completed in Q1 did not meet government targets, with several contributing factors slowing down the pace[Read More…]

Download IPFS A bureaucratic blunder has revealed Treasury’s damning assessment that Labor’s flagship pledge to build 1.2 million homes by 2029 will fail, exposing the government’s housing policy as more aspirational than achievable. The accidentally leaked documents, obtained by the ABC, confirm what industry experts have warned for months –[Read More…]

Download IPFS Australian tenants are being squeezed by a dual crisis of skyrocketing rents and energy-inefficient properties, according to the latest PropTrack Origin Renter Reality Report. The study of 4,800 renters reveals more than half live in homes lacking basic energy-saving features, compounding financial pressures as rental costs have surged[Read More…]

Download IPFS Big Bash League record-holder Chris Lynn has put his premium six-bedroom Windsor residence on the rental market for $2,000 per week, offering cricket fans a chance to experience elite athlete living. The two-level property, purchased for $1.7 million in 2016, features premium finishes and sits in one of[Read More…]

Download IPFS Australia’s housing shortage has reached breaking point as new data reveals record-breaking long-term overseas arrivals  245,890 in the year to July 2025 while construction lags 55,000 homes behind target. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures show net permanent and long-term arrivals hit 33,230 in May alone,[Read More…]