Construction and Real Estate Industry

With more than 4,000 active construction sites, the Illawarra will become home of the NSW Construction Authority's newest compliance team.

Australian property prices are expected to increase by as much as 5 per cent in calendar year 2024, according to the June PropTrack Property Market Outlook Report.

Australian property resales reached their highest rate of profitability since July 2010 in the first quarter of the year, according to a new report from CoreLogic.

With a $593 million hydrogen plant on the way, sales activity in Whyalla's housing market is on average double compared to its regional neighbours. 

A property lecturer says while the changes could lead to a more equitable quality of life, they also may lead to investors choosing to swap from long-term leases to short-term accommodation.

More than 700 Victorians have waited more than a year for their claim to be resolved by the state-run insurer, prompting calls for the ombudsman to investigate.

Multiple families say their dealings with the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority have been worse than the collapse of their builder. 

The coastal city of Hervey Bay, a three-and-a-half hour drive north of Brisbane, is known for being a popular retirement location, whose residents enjoy a slower pace of life. But that could all change if plans for a $400 million, 21-storey resort are approved. 

In north-eastern New South Wales lies the small town of Baryulgil, where the remnants of an asbestos mine have drilled deep into the core of the community.

A study ranking nearly 100 cities in eight countries places Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth among the world's least affordable cities to buy a home.

The residents of War Workers Housing Estate in Moorooka have been fighting a temporary heritage listing that was placed over 180 homes in 2022, while council worked to make the overlay permanent.

Businesses in regional Western Australia are calling for increased housing availability as employers and community groups look to build accommodation to attract staff. 

The Gateway Marina on the edge of the Great Barrier Reef has gone into liquidation owing millions of dollars to creditors, while investors wait to see what happens next.

Renovating the Reserve Bank's headquarters is increasingly looking like a disastrous episode of home building show Grand Designs. The key difference? The budget for the horror reno is now north of $1 billion.

Mount Gambier has one of the quickest-growing housing markets in Australia, but concerns over water and sewerage infrastructure bring new home builds to a standstill.

The mammoth task of restoring Lamb House to its previous brilliance went millions of dollars over budget and finished years after it was expected to. But, its owners say they have "no regrets".

More small business owners are falling prey to online "predatory" lenders offering them quick cash. Some business owners are in such extreme financial strife that they have been forced to sell their family home.

A Queensland landlord says he has been left thousands of dollars out of pocket trying to evict renters who refused to leave after their contract was up, delaying the sale of the house.

It will have eight bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, 14 car spaces, a ballroom, two wine cellars, two lifts, and have room for a dining table that seats 22.

Former churches are being given a new lease on life as homes and holiday accommodation, as places of worship close their doors and are sold.

The Real Estate Institute of Northern Territory southern region delegate says the supply of residential housing is outstripping the demand as people leave town thanks to safety concerns.

David Chandler says he will not seek to extend his appointment when his term expires in August this year.

A family who bought a home in regional Victoria without seeing it in person say they have been cleaning for a month but can't live in it because of its vile state.

For 171 years Adelaide's Crown and Anchor has stood as a site of history and music. Now the battle is on to save the venue from big developers.

Property prices surged once again in April due the ongoing shortage of housing and rising demand. Could the rise of the YIMBY — or the "yes in my back yard" — movement be the solution to boosting the supply of affordable housing?