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Major Residential land developer Stockland hit by perfect storm. The slowing housing market and resulting slower land sales,  and storms and flooding in many of its housing land estates has given Stockland a double dose of downturns in the new housing sector. STOCKLAND has become the latest victim of the weakening housing market after it [...]

As housing values thaw across Australia, so goes the dreams of mum and dad property investors trying to build a nest egg on a housing bubble. Australian real estate has avoided the mass loss of property values seen in the US and the UK, partly because Australia’s economy was sheltered from the problems of the [...]

Is increasing land supply the real key to bring down house prices? Australia’s housing market is a key driver of the domestic Australian economy. This article attempts to shed light on the true cause of our high home prices and that over priced land is the the real cause of our our over priced homes. [...]

Australia’s conservative party focus groups  new spin, “housing affordability crisis” to describe home buyers reluctance to buy over priced homes. Australia does not have a housing affordability crisis. It has a housing and land price bubble that savvy home buyers know about and are using it too drive prices down. The Housing affordability reality. Housing [...]

Is buying a home really the best investment money can buy, or just an illusion we take as true? Some say that buying a home [either house or unit] is not a financial investment. Others will tell you that a home is the best investment you can make. So, who’s right? If you ask an [...]

New land lots to cost less In a bid to get the home building industry back on its feet, the Queensland Government will cap its Infrastructure Charges at $28,000 for a three or more bedroom home, with one or two bedroom homes capped at $20,000. It had been a core demand by home builder groups [...]

Interest Rates stay as they are as the RBA steers Australia through a turbulent time. The housing Industry would have breathed a sigh of relief yesterday afternoon as the RBA board decided to leave interest rates unchanged for what is now a record period under RBA Governor, Glenn Stevens. Arab Nation unrest together with the [...]