Yes, Australia needs new homes—but they must be built to withstand disasters in a warmer world
Australia's housing crisis has created a push for fast-tracked construction. Federal, state and territory governments have ...
Australian houses are getting larger: For a more sustainable future, houses can't be the space for everything
The average Australian household size has decreased from 4.5 people per household in 1911 to 2.5 people in 2024. At the same ...
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More than half of Australia's homes were built before fire standards came in. Here are five ways to retrofit them
Houses and fire do not mix. The firestorm which hit Los Angeles in January destroyed nearly 2,000 buildings and forced ...
Australia bans foreigners from buying homes to tackle surging property prices
Australia will ban foreign investors from buying existing homes for two years to address soaring property prices in the ...
How to protect more Australian homes from the growing risks of floods, fires and other climate disasters
Too many homes will remain vulnerable to climate-related extreme weather events unless there is better coordinated housing ...
Australia Housing to Stay Sluggish After RBA Cut, Stockland Says
The head of Australian property developer Stockland Corp. said elevated prices and limited supply remain significant hurdles ...
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Why Australia stinks at building homes
The Productivity Commission (PC) released a research paper entitled Housing Construction Productivity: Can we Fix it?, which ...
US Real Estate Firm CoStar Prepares $1.7 Billion Bid for Australia's Domain, Source Says
SYDNEY (Reuters) -U.S. online real estate firm CoStar is preparing a A$2.7 billion ($1.72 billion) bid for Australian ...