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Call to encourage retirees to live overseas

A proposal to incentivise retirees to live overseas and place their Australian homes into the rental pool is being floated as way to help ease the current housing

Poorly located homes driving insurance rises

A Queensland insurance leader has cautioned against putting homes in the wrong places in the rush to address supply and affordability issues. Suncorp Group Chief

Plans for Valley twin towers under scrutiny

Brisbane City Council is continuing to assess a development application for a two-tower 550-unit high-density mixed-use project in Fortitude Valley. Earlier this month,

Taxes and fees a third of new home costs

A third of the cost of a new home in Queensland is made up of taxes, fees and charges, according to new research. The same research, from the Property Council of

Narrow office tower plan for Hamilton

A development application has been lodged with Brisbane City Council for a four-storey office building in the inner-northern suburb of Hamilton. Holm Developments plan

Fresh look for old Bulimba Barracks site

The site of the former Bulimba Barracks is being transformed into a residential development with 800 dwellings. New artist’s impressions for the site were recently

Minimum car parks scaled back for city apartments

Brisbane City Council is scaling down mandatory car parking requirements in the inner city as part of efforts to make housing more affordable. The Inner-City

Property with stellar views and rocket access

Are you in the market for a slice of Far North Queensland paradise from which you can launch your spaceships? You’re in luck. Utingu, an 88ha parcel of freehold

Budget billions for nation’s social housing needs

A multi-billion-dollar boost to social and crisis housing will be announced in Tuesday’s Federal Budget. A meeting of National Cabinet last week agreed on a

Most landlords getting tax returns wrong

The Australia Tax Office has rental property deductions in its sights after discovering that 90 percent of landlords get their tax returns wrong. ATO Assistant

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