Live: Shadow minister says he wants to see 6pc drop in entry-level house prices
By Joshua Boscaini
Shadow Housing Minister Andrew Bragg says he wants to see a 6 per cent drop in entry-level house prices. Follow live.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-05/federal-politics-live-blog-house-prices/106762216
#GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #Parliament #HousingPolicy #JoshuaBoscaini
Debate over house prices 'invokes terror' in politicians
Politicians have been hesitant to say whether prices should rise or fall, as both sides of politics feel the pressure of trying to appease voters who own and voters who are trying to buy.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-05/politicians-mixed-views-on-falling-house-prices/106762196
#HousingPolicy #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #Budget
Why some home owners are at risk of slipping into negative equity
By Oliver Gordon and Nicholas McElroy
The 46-year-old former "forever renter" believes her house is now worth less than what she paid for it and she is at risk of slipping into negative equity, which would mean her Marrickville home could be worth less than what she owes the bank.
#HousingPolicy #FederalParliament #CreditandLending #OliverGordon #NicholasMcElroy
The 46-year-old former "forever renter" believes her house is now worth less than what she paid for it and she is at risk of slipping into negative equity, which would mean her Marrickville home could be worth less than what she owes the bank.
SA public service faces cuts as state budget to be handed down
By Eugene Boisvert
The treasurer says 1,000 full-time equivalent jobs in the public service will not be filled over the next 12 months as he gets ready to hand down his first budget since Labor's resounding election win.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-03/sa-state-budget-preview/106753028
#Budget #StateandTerritoryGovernment #GovernmentDebt #PublicService #Unions #HousingPolicy #EarlyChildhoodEducationandCareServices #EugeneBoisvert
Damning report questions what counts as a home in Tasmania's 10,000-home target
By Josh Duggan
A financial review into Tasmania's soon-to-be-axed state housing authority says it relies too heavily on spreadsheets, and noted problems with transparency and effective decision-making.
The housing 'super cycle' may be ending, and that could be a good thing
By Michael Janda
Before the federal budget, the housing market was already starting to choke on its own excesses. Now some economists are tipping an extended period where home prices grow no faster than general inflation.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-03/will-budget-tax-changes-free-housing-hostages/106751078
#PropertyPrices #HousingPolicy #Tax #RealEstateIndustry #MichaelJanda
Sightline Institute is hiring a part-time Alaska housing + cities contributor in Anchorage to build coalitions, engage decision-makers, and advance pro-housing policy.
https://www.sightline.org/alaska-housing-cities-contributor/
#urbanism #urbanplanning #HousingPolicy #Anchorage #AlaskaJobs
Why is Labor spending its political majority on this tax reform?
By Alan Kohler
Why has Labor decided to spend the political capital of a 50-seat majority on a minor change to capital gains tax on businesses?
#Tax #Budget #FederalGovernment #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #GovernmentandPolitics #HousingPolicy #HousingConstructionIndustry #MonetaryPolicy #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #Industry #AlanKohler
Budget won't be 'main driver' if house prices fall, housing minister says
By Jake Evans
The housing minister says the federal budget will have only a "mild" impact on house prices, and if predictions bear out that house prices may drop by 10 per cent, that won't be due to the government's tax changes.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-31/budget-house-prices-fall-oneil/106742070
#HousingPolicy #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #Budget #Tax #JakeEvans
Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies is hiring a research assistantfor its Remodeling Futures Program to study housing renovation, preservation and home improvement markets.
https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/research-assistant-iii-remodeling-futures-program
#urbanism #urbanplanning #HousingResearch #HousingPolicy #HomeImprovement
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