The state government is estimated to have made more than $2 billion from land tax last financial year, $300 million more than the year before. Nearly 200,000 properties were subject to the land tax in 2023-24.
Sydney becoming unaffordable to live in for essential workers
Research has confirmed Sydney is fast becoming a no-go zone for essential workers when it comes to housing affordability.
Photo shows Sydney Housing Crisis: An apartment block rises above low-rise flats.Has Video Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds.How Australia's housing market changed in three generations
An ABC analysis reveals just how much harder it's become for young Australians to buy their first home.
Photo shows Housing market changes: A young man, middle aged woman and older woman stand smiling together.Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 58 seconds.Perth becomes most expensive capital city to rent
In four years, Perth has gone from being Australia’s most affordable capital city for renters to the most expensive.
Has Video Duration: 1 minute 38 seconds.Tenants bemoan Perth's 'terrible' housing market as city becomes Australia's most expensive place to rent
In four years, Perth has gone from being Australia’s most affordable capital city for renters to the most expensive. Housing advocates are concerned the situation shows no sign improving any time soon.
Photo shows Perth City and Claisebrook CoveThree generations of this Melbourne family tells a story about Australia's soaring house prices
Three generations of this Melbourne family tells a story about Australia's soaring house prices
Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 58 seconds.More people keen on a regional relocation, but report warns 'fundamentals' are deterring them
The number of people dreaming of an escape to the country has doubled over the last 18 months. But experts are concerned the infrastructure isn't ready for it.
Photo shows A woman with dark hair smiles in a selfie in front of a river in regional areaBritons warn of dangers of shared home ownership scheme
The UK was a pioneer of the federal government's help-to-buy scheme for first home buyers. But Britons are warning of the dangers of the shared home ownership experience.
Photo shows Help-to-Buy planb dangers: A low-density housing development.Has Video Duration: 3 minutes 42 seconds.Population growth and commercial success in Plainland
Plainland has experienced exponential growth in the past few years.
Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 54 seconds.Government offers new incentives to build houses more efficiently
State governments will be rewarded if they clear away red tape to unlock more modular homes, under a new federal government fund to be announced by the Treasurer today.
Photo shows Housing incentives: Modular house with image of man inset.Has Video Duration: 4 minutes 40 seconds.NSW Rental Commissioner says decline in home ownership a 'call to action'
NSW Rental Commissioner says the research into showing more renters are giving up on home ownership is a 'call to action' for policy makers.
Photo shows People looking to rent apartment line up to inspect property.Has Video Duration: 5 minutes 15 seconds.Growing number of people moving inland for cheaper housing
With a rising of cost-of-living, more people are moving into remote Australia for cheaper housing.
Photo shows Remote Lifestyle: Man and woman embrace while wearing hats standing in dusty outback roadside.Has Video Duration: 1 minute 55 seconds.Three Nicheliving companies in administration, weeks after deal to strip group of its building registration
Troubled Perth home builder Nicheliving enters administration, almost a month after it struck a deal with the state government which stripped the company of its building registration.
Photo shows Nicheliving workers gathered for a meeting in East Victoria ParkSydney property prices fall, as the housing market cools
Property prices rose for a 21st consecutive month, but the market is showing further signs of cooling, with prices going backwards in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Darwin.
Photo shows Housing Market Slowdown: A row of apartments with a graphic blue neon line across the bottom of frame.Has Video Duration: 1 minute 42 seconds.Prime beachside properties and community halls listed for sale by struggling council
It's spring selling season in the real-estate market and one Queensland council is cashing in on dozens of properties.
Photo shows An aerial view of building with the ocean in the distanceOff-the-plan apartment buyers want the same insurance protections offered to homebuilders as they wait for delayed projects.
The WA government is trying to entice more people to buy off-the-plan apartments but some buyers, caught in a dispute with an embattled builder, wonder whether there are enough guardrails in place.
Has Video Duration: 6 minutes 46 seconds.Calls for more protections for off-the-plan apartment buyers
The WA government is trying to entice more people to buy off-the-plan apartments but some buyers, caught in a dispute with an embattled builder, wonder whether there are enough guardrails in place.
Has Video Duration: 6 minutes 46 seconds.This Perth couple put their lives on hold to build their dream home. Four years later, it's turned into a nightmare
Nelson and Kirstyn Pray are among more than 200 Nicheliving customers given a lifeline by the WA government this month. But they're still facing a battle to get their home finished — and now their rental home is up for sale too.
Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 14 seconds.WA families in limbo as they search for builders to finish homes
Nicheliving customers with unfinished homes were given a lifeline by the WA government but are still struggling to have their homes completed.
Photo shows Families in housing limbo: A man and woman point up while standing in a construction site.Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 11 seconds.Aging Australians struggling to pay off mortgage
Owning a house is supposed to shore up your retirement, but an increasing number of aging Australians are struggling to pay off their mortgages.
Photo shows Mortgage in retirement: Row of display homes with signs out the front.Has Video Duration: 4 minutes 41 seconds.New data reveals thousands of Australians who own 10 rentals or more
Investors with 10 or more properties to their name have more debt than smaller-scale investors but use negative gearing and capital gains discounts to keep buying, tax office data shows.
Photo shows A man standing in front of a house