9+ hour, 3+ min ago   (629+ words) Almost 70 per cent of public housing tenants in WA's Kimberley are waiting for urgent maintenance, the report says. (ABC Kimberley: Giulia Bertoglio) A new report has found almost seven in 10 public housing tenants in Western Australia's far north are waiting…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (458+ words) According to the government, the project will include 174 one- and two-bedroom rentals for affordable and social housing. The WA government will spend more than $100 million on a new 30-storey apartment building in the Perth CBD, which it says will ease…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (843+ words) Karli Bryant and her partner Sam Saunders celebrate the purchase of their first home in Malanda. (Supplied: Karli Bryant) A 25-year-old woman was outbid by $60,000 on a 116-year-old railway worker's cottage in Malanda. A handwritten letter about her family's roots…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (110+ words) ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: 'Fastest start' to a property downturn in 30 years, says Domain chief economist Domain chief economist Nicola Powell says sellers are listing their homes for auction to test the market and many are switching…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (754+ words) September's property data shows high-end houses have dropped in value. (ABC News: John Gunn) Property data shows high-end houses in Sydney and Melbourne are down more than 10 per cent in value from their peak. An expert says the housing downturn…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (651+ words) Joseph Te Puni-Fromont says the organisation hopes to secure a state government contract to build more tiny homes. (ABC Gold Coast: Danielle Mahe) A Gold Coast charity is helping young people at risk of entering the juvenile justice system rebuild…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1024+ words) Dave Summerville and wife Kay left Queensland's Sunshine Coast hinterland for a quieter life on the Darling Downs. (ABC News: Grace Nakamura) Tucked away in Queensland's Sunshine Coast hinterland, Dave Summerville lived in one of the most desirable areas in…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (460+ words) Parramatta will get a housing and student accommodation boost near the upcoming metro station. (Supplied: NSW government) The NSW government has announced a proposal that would build 470 new homes and 500 student accommodation units in Parramatta. The new housing, which will…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (84+ words) Bathla has been on the brink. (ABC News: John Gunn) Embattled property developer, the Bathla Group, will stumble along for another two weeks after administrators secured a temporary lifeline. The developer went into voluntary administration a couple weeks ago owing…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (1063+ words) There are many lessons, and consequences, from Bathla's collapse. (Supplied: Bathla website) Maybe housing developers should be required to live in what they build. In the lead-up to the $3.4 billion collapse of developer Bathla Group a fortnight ago, the NSW…...