Redfin Cuts Ties with the Powerful National Association of Realtors Amidst Controversy
Oct 03, 2023 06:16 am UTC| Economy Real Estate Business
Redfin, the renowned online brokerage based in Seattle, has decided to sever ties with the National Association of Realtors (N.A.R.). The move comes in the wake of a damning expose. In August, The New York Times...
Dan Andrews' housing plan is bold and packed with initiatives. But can it be delivered?
Sep 20, 2023 23:48 pm UTC| Economy Real Estate
Victoria has led the states and territories in setting out a detailed housing statement that it says will help tackle the states housing shortage. Broad in scope and ambition, the plan includes new dwelling supply...
Governments are pouring money into housing but materials, land and labour are still in short supply
Sep 20, 2023 23:30 pm UTC| Real Estate
As Australias housing affordability crisis worsens, governments are spending more on housing. Victorias Andrew government has announced a suite of reforms (such as boosting social housing and making planning processes...
International students are not to blame for Canada's housing crisis
Sep 20, 2023 02:01 am UTC| Real Estate
At the start of the new academic school year, around 30 students at Canadore College in North Bay, Ont. held a protest to decry the lack of accommodation provided to international students. The protesters were demanding...
Aug 16, 2023 09:15 am UTC| Economy Real Estate
Roughly one in three Australians rent their homes. Its Australias fastest-growing tenure, but renting is increasingly unaffordable. From 2020 to 2022, our research found a large increase in the proportion of renters who...
How small wealthy suburbs contribute to regional housing problems
Jul 11, 2023 06:46 am UTC| Real Estate Economy
The odd headlines about little towns in the San Francisco Bay Area just keep coming. First Woodside, a tiny suburb where several Silicon Valley CEOs have lived, tried to declare itself a mountain lion habitat to evade a...
How the UK's mortgage rescue deal could help or hurt you – in part depending on where you live
Jul 04, 2023 07:41 am UTC| Economy Real Estate
Millions of UK mortgage borrowers could experience significant payment shocks this year. This is happening due to a steep rise in the Bank of Englands base rate over the past year to the highest level since 2008. This rate...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well