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AAH - Householders stress over mortgage22-Feb-2012

MORE than 30,000 households in the Ipswich region are suffering from housing stress, according to a new report by Australians for Affordable Housi..

HAVEN VIC - At last Boronia homeless get their Haven22-Feb-2012

RESIDENTS are finally set to move into a Boronia social housing complex, vacant and unfinished since last year. The apartments at 23-25 Chandler R..

AHURI - Resident third party objections Positioning Paper17-Feb-2012

Resident third party objections and appeals against planning applications: implications for higher density and social housing. Read More... (http://a..

QLD - Housing affordability stress rises17-Feb-2012

HOUSING STRESS across the Western Downs in Queensland has slowly been increasing and now the proof is on paper with the release of the Western Dow..

Vinnies joins group in call for housing help in Budget 17-Feb-2012

The St Vincent de Paul Society is part of a coalition of welfare and community groups that has called on the Federal Government to commit to a $2...

Coast in top 5 for home stress16-Feb-2012

THE Sunshine Coast is one of the five top housing stressed council in Queensland, according to new figures released this week. Australians for Aff..

Housing affordability helped by new finance option16-Feb-2012

With housing affordability a serious economic concern for many Australian families, Bluestone Mt Barker and SA’s largest builder have come toget..

Housing costs create struggle streets on Queensland's Gold, Sunshine and Fraser coasts16-Feb-2012

QLD - ONE in five residents of Queenland's Gold, Sunshine and Fraser coasts struggle to pay for necessities such as food and power bills because o..

IHP - City of Cape Town among Experts to Present at the Urban and Housing Development in Cape Town16-Feb-2012

IHP - Cape Town, South Africa, Feb 15, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - Marcus Evans presented the Urban and Housing Development conference that took place fro..

OPINION: Market closes door on Hunter’s needy16-Feb-2012

Greg Budworth is the chief executive officer of Hunter-based Compass Housing. LAST week the Newcastle Herald had a story on the fact that children..

VIC - HAVE YOUR SAY: Public housing reform fight14-Feb-2012

YARRA Council has come out fighting for public housing tenants as the State Government investigates major reforms for the sector. >> HAVE YO..

Ribbon cut for housing13-Feb-2012

COMMUNITY Housing Limited (CHL) has started 2012 on the front foot officially opening their new office on the corner of Park Avenue and Gordon Str..

Democracy needs reform: Human rights, housing policy – Australia and China compared09-Feb-2012

Australia is a Western ‘democracy’ and by definition, we would imagine that the Australian government should be a more caring government t..

Glebe public housing plan comes under fire and before planning committee09-Feb-2012

CENTRAL Sydney planning committee will tomorrow consider plans by the state government for housing in Cowper St, Glebe. The public housing estate ..

Push to raise subsidies for students in rent crisis07-Feb-2012

Three out of four students receiving youth allowance and Commonwealth rent assistance still live in housing stress, spending 30 per cent or more o..

The 154 capital city fringe locations for property under $300,00007-Feb-2012

There are plenty of affordable housing options across Australia within an hour of capital cities; in fact there are 154 suburbs where the median v..

Horizon QLD-Community Services, Housing and Women06-Feb-2012

Work will begin within weeks on a $230 million project to transform a post-war public housing precinct into a vibrant, modern ‘neighbourhood&rsq..

Not-for-profit housing will mean big returns for the most disadvantaged06-Feb-2012

With a shortage of dwellings predicted to reach 600,000 by 2030, the time has come for large-scale co-operation, writes Andrew McAnulty. Australia..

NSW - St. George - Tutoring partnership pays off02-Feb-2012

NSW - ST GEORGE Community Housing offers more than just affordable housing to people across Sydney. The Hurstville-based organisation manages more..

REIA tells govt to bolster FHOG, slash taxes02-Feb-2012

The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) wants housing affordability and inefficient property taxes addressed, and the first home owner grant..

TAS - More Housing Choice For Tenants02-Feb-2012

Tasmania’s public housing tenants will soon be able to choose a community-based landlord and access better housing services under new, progr..

QLD - Support for jobless31-Jan-2012

IPSWICH will be home to a trial program to help unemployed families find a home and a job. The Getting Ahead - Getting Involved Housing and Employ..

AUS - Prices drop but houses still up on global list23-Jan-2012

HOUSING affordability improved in Australia last year, according to an annual international ranking, but local real estate still remains some of t..

Housing shortage 'pushes prices up'23-Jan-2012

PROPERTY development industry lobbyist Urban Taskforce is calling for "stronger leadership" as shortfalls in housing developments continue to push..

NT - Darwin most expensive capital city rent23-Jan-2012

DARWIN is still the most expensive capital city in which to rent property in Australia. And greedy landlords are to blame, according to an industr..

WA - Housing key for WA poll23-Jan-2012

WA'S housing market - where a record number of homes are being repossessed - is set to become a major battleground at the next state election. Inc..

WA Vacant building space in Perth can deliver for housing and small business19-Jan-2012

Unused building spaces could be converted into affordable housing under a Greens initiative that is attracting growing support. Greens Senator for..

No more public housing estates, pledges minister17-Jan-2012

THE era of big, new public housing estates is over, according to the state's Finance Minister - with the O'Farrell government to pursue new public..

No more public housing estates, pledges minister16-Jan-2012

THE era of big, new public housing estates is over, according to the state's Finance Minister - with the O'Farrell government to pursue new public..

WA - Hopelessly homeless13-Jan-2012

WA - “The decline in housing affordability in WA in recent years has created an unprecedented demand for public housing, leading to significant ..

Gold Coast affordable housing achieves an EnviroDevelopment first12-Jan-2012

HORIZON HOMES, QLD News - A new affordable housing project in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, has become the first of its kind to earn full EnviroDevelo..

Queensland affordable housing achieves an EnviroDevelopment first12-Jan-2012

Horizon Housing are working with Koho Architects and a number of sponsors to deliver affordable accommodation which is intended to be one of the first..

Land Rent Scheme eases Canberra’s housing affordability bottleneck09-Jan-2012

The Australian Capital Territory’s Land Rent Scheme is celebrating two years in operation and in that period helped many people get into the..

Hunter repossessions rising05-Jan-2012

MORE than 100 writs for property repossession were issued across the Hunter Region in 2011, showing housing affordability is not improving and mor..

Public housing boost drops wait times05-Jan-2012

A BOOST to Bunbury’s public housing has seen a 20 per cent drop in people on the waiting list. Accord West chief executive officer Neil Hami..

Public housing too big for poor families, according to Queensland Government05-Jan-2012

A GLUT of three-bedroom homes is hampering efforts to tackle Queensland's growing public housing waiting list, the State Government claims. Commun..

Social housing for seniors opens on Coast05-Jan-2012

A SOCIAL housing development for Gold Coast seniors and pensioners has opened at Palm Beach.The new Gold Coast Highway development was built for older..

Social housing strain29-Dec-2011

GLADSTONE'S housing crisis has been brought into focus by yet another confronting statistic: there are 316 applications currently registered from..

Housing shortage blowout to hurt economy 22-Dec-2011

AUSTRALIA'S chronic housing shortfall is holding back the economy and threatens our quality of life, yet governments at all levels are failing to ..

Housing shortage jumps as supply fails to keep up22-Dec-2011

Australians for Affordable Housing, a coalition of housing, welfare and community groups, said the government must be spurred into action to help the ..

Housing shortage set to keep growing22-Dec-2011

Australia's housing shortage has worsened despite falling property prices and is set to keep growing, an official report has found. The National H..

The family face of a national housing affordability crisis22-Dec-2011

THE housing affordability crisis has a domino effect that eventually reaches all the way to Angela Pandelidis and her family. Ms Pandelidis, 50, i..

ACT's housing crisis snowballing21-Dec-2011

Canberra's housing affordability crisis is causing a ''human crisis'' that is ''snowballing'' among the city's poor, according to community groups..

A wary Christmas for our homeless19-Dec-2011

A RECORD 3000 people will be on Housing SA's "critical need" list this Christmas. The urgent needs list, which includes families, consists of peop..

Government appoints Minister for Housing and Homelessness19-Dec-2011

The Gillard Government has appointed Robert McClelland to the position of Minister for Housing and Homelessness as part of the shuffle of the Fede..

Housing affordability in Australia is not as dire as you think19-Dec-2011

Housing affordability has been in the headlines again, but this time around some seriously good research is the cause. A new study for AHURI (Aus..

Public housing funds cut19-Dec-2011

SOME of western Sydney's most vulnerable people will be further disadvantaged now that the state government has cut funding to the Western Sydney ..

Sales To Tenants Puts Squeeze On Public Housing19-Dec-2011

Affordable housing advocates have welcomed a Northern Territory Government decision to sell some of its public housing assets. The government will sel..

Housing affordability improves in Sept qtr08-Dec-2011

It has become that bit easier for Australians to buy a property, with new figures showing a modest improvement in housing affordability in most parts ..

Major affordable housing boost for Rockhampton07-Dec-2011

Affordable housing in Rockhampton will receive a major boost under a State Government initiative. Premier Anna Bligh today announced Rockhampton&rsquo..

A solution to Broome's affordable housing shortage?05-Dec-2011

As more major resource projects are earmarked for the north-west of Western Australia, housing availability and affordability has emerged as a key iss..

Bendigo housing crisis at standstill05-Dec-2011

A BENDIGO housing provider has called on the state government to release its plan to tackle the state’s accommodation crisis. Haven chief execut..

Big boost in affordable community housing in East Coburg05-Dec-2011

Minister for Housing Wendy Lovell has officially opened a new development in East Coburg, which includes significant affordable community housing. Ms ..

Affordable housing is on the way01-Dec-2011

THE ongoing rental crisis has been a contentious issue for many residents and in particular senior citizens relying on pensions, but affordable housin..

Expressions of interest open for Airds Bradbury01-Dec-2011

FINANCE Minister Greg Pearce and Community Services Minister Pru Goward today announced the that state government was seeking expressions of interest ..

Housing is as affordable as the '80s01-Dec-2011

Contrary to popular belief, property prices in Australia over the past 30 years have only grown in line with rising incomes and lower interest rates, ..

Measuring housing affordablity01-Dec-2011

The traditional method of calculating housing affordability is outdated and should be considered in conjunction with other ways of weighing up whether..

Officials, Housing Providers and Developers Participate in Greening Affordable Housing Workshop01-Dec-2011

More than 80 people, who were driven by a common commitment and vision to create energy-efficient affordable housing, took part in The Greening Afford..

South Australia's public housing tenants $20m in debt01-Dec-2011

PUBLIC housing tenants owe the SA Housing Trust almost $20 million - $1.7 million more than last year. Many have accrued debt over water costs, higher..

Affordable housing for low-income earners24-Nov-2011

AN affordable housing initiative in Blakes Crossing has given a local disabled pensioner more financial freedom. Read More... (http://www.bunyippress..

Government supports more residential parks as affordable housing option24-Nov-2011

The Bligh Government is continuing efforts to increase supply of affordable housing, looking at options such as increasing the number of residenti..

MATTERS OF INTEREST: Affordable Housing24-Nov-2011

Important new research released by Australians for Affordable Housing shows where housing stress is hitting Adelaide and regional SA the hardest. The ..

Affordable housing for North-West NGOs17-Nov-2011

Portfolio: Regional Development, Housing 58 houses for 29 NGOs in eight Pilbara and Kimberley communities. $35million from Royalties for Regions Staf..

Affordable housing on show17-Nov-2011

YOU may struggle to squeeze a family into these houses but they will not cost you as much as a house in the current rental market and there will be no..

Cheaper rent for students eases pressure on rental market17-Nov-2011

More affordable housing for students in Geelong and Warrnambool is now a step closer with 400 studio apartments to be built under a Gillard Government..

Forestville affordable housing decision by December17-Nov-2011

A DATE has been set for a decision on the controversial proposal for an affordable housing development in Forestville. The Sydney East Joint Regional ..

GREENS MATTER OF INTEREST: Affordable Housing17-Nov-2011

On the 9th of November, Mark spoke about housing stress for vulnerable South Australians and the recent SA launch of the Australians for Affordable Ho..

Yarrabilba residents to benefit from statewide affordable housing program 17-Nov-2011

Fourteen Yarrabilba families could be moving into new and affordable homes following the launch of an Urban Land Development Association affordable ho..

WA: Great Aussie dream 'harder than ever'07-Nov-2011

Owning a home in WA is now harder than ever before and social waiting lists have ballooned to record levels, a parliamentary committee has found. In a..

Ballarat public housing waiting list rises 4.8% since June03-Nov-2011

THERE are more people at risk of being homeless in Ballarat than three months ago. Latest state government figures reveal that the waiting list for ea..

Industry reps appointed to affordable housing panel03-Nov-2011

The Residential Development Council (RDC) welcomes the announcement of the new membership of the Social Housing Advisory Committee. Caryn Kakas, Execu..

Pemulwuy affordable housing approval, Redfern03-Nov-2011

THE Aboriginal Housing Company (AHC) has had its application approved for affordable housing support from the National Rental Affordability Scheme. R..

Affordable Housing Before Profits31-Oct-2011

Australia’s big four banks should commit now to an interest rate reduction next week if the RBA moves on official interest rates, the Human Serv..

Minister releases public housing waiting list for September31-Oct-2011

Minister for Housing Wendy Lovell has today released the September quarter public housing waiting list. The total number of applicants increased by 56..

Adelaide's housing market still one of Australia's most affordable 27-Oct-2011

ADELAIDE is one of the most affordable mainland cities for buying property, data released today indicates. Read More... (http://www.adelaidenow.com.au..

Families benefit from affordable housing27-Oct-2011

Portfolio: Housing - 450 new house and land packages Packages priced between $280,000 and $380,000 in 15 suburbs - Made available through Project 450 ..

Public housing officers lose powers of arrest27-Oct-2011

Northern Territory Police Minister Paul Henderson says the Government listened to feedback in deciding to remove arrest powers for public housing safe..

UWS researcher challenges depiction of public housing tenants on SBS TV27-Oct-2011

UWS researcher Dallas Rogers has urged Australians to question the view of public housing tenants as the "suburban underbelly" of dole bludgers depict..

AAH - 1 in 10 Households face housing stress24-Oct-2011

Australians for Affordable Housing (AAH) today released new data that shows housing stress now affects more than one in ten households, with 850,000 h..

Households struggling to pay bills24-Oct-2011

MORE than 10 per cent of Australian households - or 850,000 - spend so much on rent or mortgage payments they have little left over to cover other bil..

NSW in slow lane of new economy24-Oct-2011

AUSTRALIA is now a three-speed economy, with NSW ranked in the slowest lane of growth. Analysis to be released today shows Western Australia is leadin..

Housing affordability alters demography21-Oct-2011

ELEANOR HALL: The Federal Infrastructure Minister used a report into the state of our cities to warn state governments today that their infrastructure..

Housing affordability measures attacked as new report says families are being forced to fringe subur21-Oct-2011

A new report into the property market that takes issue with a traditional metric used to define affordability has found families earning more than $10..

Rents push households to crisis point21-Oct-2011

High housing costs are pushing households to seek emergency relief services for the provision of basics like food parcels and bill payments, revea..

Tackling the cost of living and delivering affordable housing21-Oct-2011

HOBART 17 October 2011. At the start of Anti-Poverty Week, the Tasmanian Government has reiterated its commitment to easing cost of living pressures o..

Affordable housing: the RBA fix13-Oct-2011

This is one of the reasons I love the Reserve Bank of Australia. Actually, truth be known, we have a bit of a 'love-hate' relationship. On some days I..

Gearing down for more affordable housing13-Oct-2011

At last week's Tax Forum, David Koch, once finance reporter, now better known as Sunrise's Kochie, added his voice to the many speaking out against th..

Housing crisis considered in Sydney13-Oct-2011

Australia is currently in the midst of a public housing crisis. Not only is there not enough housing available for disadvantaged citizens but housing ..

Lovell lets down homeless with do-nothing plan13-Oct-2011

The Baillieu Government’s plan to tackle homelessness fails women and young people and comes on top of a record lack of funding for housing in t..

Major affordable housing boost for Tasmania13-Oct-2011

HOBART 7 October 2011. The National Rental Affordability Scheme is set to offer hundreds of university students more affordable rental accommodation i..

More affordable housing options for West Australians13-Oct-2011

2,300 homes for WA funded from Round 4 of the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) Affordable rental options in Western Australia will increase..

Social housing houses Happy Tenants 13-Oct-2011

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has found that nine out of 10 respondents to the 2010 National Social Housing Survey reported th..

Social housing survey reports improved health, job prospects and education opportunities13-Oct-2011

Nine out of ten respondents to the 2010 National Social Housing Survey reported they are satisfied with their social housing, according to a report re..

Housing affordability: the summit we really need11-Oct-2011

Various cartoonists and political jokes ran misinformed lines about sundry “elephants in the room” during last week's tax forum but they a..

State housing gets a boost10-Oct-2011

BUNDABERG families struggling to find housing have been given a boost with the announcement of 54 new affordable housing allocations for the region. I..

Public housing units riddled with defects09-Oct-2011

BRAND new bathrooms have had to be ripped out of dozens of newly built public housing units across Queensland after they were found to be riddled with..