Construction’s annual workforce shortfall hits 130,000
Australia’s building and construction industry needs an additional 130,000 workers this year to overcome shortages.
New figures revealed in Master Builders
Read more23 September 2024Property
13 million spare bedrooms key to housing crisis
Older homeowners would be incentivised to rent out their spare bedrooms in a bold plan to ease the current housing crisis.
QUT economist Dr Lyndall Bryant said housing
Read more22 September 2024
Largest social housing project targets downsizers
Work on Queensland’s largest social housing project begins next week, aimed at downsizers in an attempt to free up larger homes for families.
The 490-home complex in
Read more22 September 2024
Homes underprepared for heatwaves ahead
Australian homes are largely underprepared for longer and hotter summers, RMIT University research has revealed.
Sustainability and social impacts researcher Sarah
Read more21 September 2024
Forty four-bedroom units in 28-storey Valley tower
A 28-storey residential tower is planned for St Pauls Terrace in the inner-city Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley.
Luxe Property Investments will develop the tower,
Read more19 September 2024
Ipswich listings reflect wider real estate trend
New data shows the real estate market is shifting, with stock levels rising in key markets.
An analysis of Australia’s property market has shown a significant shift in
Read more19 September 2024
January deadline for mandated climate reporting
Large Australian businesses have less than four months to ensure systems are in place to produce mandated climate-related reports.
Australian Securities and Investments
Read more19 September 2024
Call to tie negative gearing to property standards
Australian landlords would loss the tax benefits of negative gearing unless their property met national standards, under a plan to improve conditions for the country’s
Read more19 September 2024
Planner shortage looms as courses are shut down
The Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) is warning of “dire consequences” for growth and development in Queensland from the closure of planning courses.
The PIA
Read more17 September 2024
Paddington plan leverages Games venues
A proposed Paddington development has one eye on the Brisbane 2032 Games, with 31 short-stay suites in the plans.
The mixed-use development aims to maximise the
Read more17 September 2024