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Sydney apartment layouts don’t suit families, study suggests

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Research into unit layouts reveals most are designed to meet the needs of developers rather than residents. More people in Australia, including families with children, are choosing to live in apartments. But it turns out that new units aren’t necessarily being designed for people living in them. Research led by UNSW Sydney reveals a mismatch in layout … Continued

Experienced Prestige Property Expert Walter Antonelli Joins Forces with Leading Sydney Real Estate Agency Highland

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  Highland Property Group welcomes prestige property specialist Walter Antonelli to the team, bringing over 30 years’ experience within the high-end market of Sydney catering to domestic and international clients. Mr Antonelli’s addition to the Highland team is highly anticipated, bringing extensive experience that includes the sale of luxury and high-profile homes in the Eastern … Continued

Airbnb levy needed to help solve homelessness crisis

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Media release | Tuesday, 19 March 2024 Dozens of homelessness and community organisations are urging the NSW government to at least match Victoria’s levy on short-term rentals to fund stretched frontline services. Homelessness NSW CEO Dom Rowe – backed by more than 60 organisations including youth homelessness peak Yfoundations, Wesley Mission and St Vincent De … Continued

Temperature data shows rental homes barely habitable in summer

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Rental homes had an average indoor temperature of 25°C and experienced two hours a day over 30°C according to a new report, ‘Cruel Summers’, from tenant advocacy organisation Better Renting. Better Renting tracked temperature and humidity in 109 rental homes over summer. Renters in NSW, NT, Queensland and WA had an average median temperature above … Continued

Sky High Opportunity: Goulburn Airport Hits the Market

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Goulburn, New South Wales, March 18, 2024 – Ashby York, a leading real estate firm, has been appointed to oversee the sale of Goulburn Airport, a premier general aviation facility strategically located between Sydney and Canberra. Situated just 7 km south of Goulburn, Goulburn Airport boasts unparalleled connectivity to major transport routes, including the M1 … Continued

Three in five voters back investor tax break reform

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Most Australians are open to winding back tax handouts for property investors, with less than a quarter supporting the status quo, according to a new poll commissioned by Everybody’s Home. The RedBridge poll of more than 1,500 Australian voters shows: Three in five voters (58 percent) support limiting or abolishing negative gearing and the capital … Continued

Local government role in Mackay housing supply critical to success

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As early voting opens across Queensland, the state’s leading housing and homelessness peak has revealed the proactive and preventive approaches that local governments can adopt to help remedy Mackay’s unmet housing need and homelessness. In letters addressed to mayoral and councillor candidates across all 77 of Queensland’s local government areas, Q Shelter outlined the key … Continued