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Do Australians really want townhouses and apartments over a single house on a block? I doubt it, but that’s what a recent survey found. A recent article on Australians suggested that Australian home buyers were more interested in an apartment or a townhouse than in a quarter acre block. The great Australian dream of owning [...]

Central Coastal New South Wales Gosford City Council is moving to abolish the right of home owners & property investors to build dual occupancies and cluster housing in certain zoned areas, under a new local environment plan [LEP]. The LEP is awaiting NSW State Government approval. Planners and developers say this will severely restrict the [...]

As new home buyers sit on the side lines waiting to see what Federal and State Governments do next about housing affordability, home builders are feeling the pinch as the construction industry slump reaches it first birthday. I don’t buy that interest rates are too high. Interest rates are normal. The problem is that new [...]

What is the best time to buy real estate in Queensland? Some say now the best time in a decade. The current slump in house values and sales in the Queensland housing market have created an attractive buying signal for investors, according to some in the real estate industry. QLD property is  at the bottom [...]

Building an energy efficient home for sustainable living on a budget with a volume home builder is possible. The recently completed display home at the Delfin Woodlands Estate  features a whooping 9-Star energy rating New home builder Cosmopolitan Living  have designed and built a 9-star energy-rated house to fit on villa blocks  without compromising 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 [...]