How the UK's mortgage rescue deal could help or hurt you – in part depending on where you live
Jul 04, 2023 07:41 am UTC| Economy Real Estate
Millions of UK mortgage borrowers could experience significant payment shocks this year. This is happening due to a steep rise in the Bank of Englands base rate over the past year to the highest level since 2008. This rate...
Australia's hidden housing crisis: survivors of modern slavery have few safe places to turn
Jun 28, 2023 15:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Politics Real Estate
Australia is not immune to the rapidly growing global problem of modern slavery. In fact, new research has found the number of people living in modern slavery has more than doubled in the past four years, rising to an...
Jun 19, 2023 06:19 am UTC| Real Estate Life
If every Australian household that uses gas went all-electric today, we would save more than 30 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions over the next ten years. Thats because there are more than 5 million households on...
To deliver enough affordable housing and end homelessness, what must a national strategy do?
Jun 15, 2023 05:27 am UTC| Economy Real Estate
The Albanese government came to office promising action on housing. Its A$10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund is now stuck in the Senate, with the Greens demanding more ambitious funding and reforms. The government is...
National’s housing u-turn promotes urban sprawl – cities and ratepayers will pick up the bill
Jun 03, 2023 03:24 am UTC| Real Estate Economy
By withdrawing its support for the Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS) it helped introduce in the first place, the National Party has essentially only made a soft policy even softer. Lauded by many as progress...
Our cemeteries face a housing crisis too. 4 changes can make burial sustainable
May 29, 2023 04:22 am UTC| Life Real Estate
Australias housing crisis is no secret. What many people dont realise is that theres another, less visible housing crisis. Australias urban cemeteries are running out of space to house the dead. In Sydney, for example,...
May 25, 2023 14:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
As Canada grapples with an ongoing housing crisis, the need for more housing particularly in cities is becoming increasingly apparent. To effectively address this challenge, Canada needs to focus on constructing more...
A sustainable future begins at ground level
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