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Local government role in Sunshine Coast 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 the Sunshine Coast’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 … Continued

Escaping the Rental Crisis – Strategies to Secure Your PPOR

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In an Australian housing market where the cost of rent is skyrocketing at unprecedented rates, many Australians find themselves caught in a financial paradox. They are squeezed by rent increases they can barely afford, yet paradoxically, these rents often exceed what their monthly mortgage payments could be. Lloyd Edge, Australia’s leading buyer’s agent, best selling … Continued

$10b needed to double NSW social housing supply

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Media release | Thursday, 7 March 2024 Homelessness NSW is urging the state government to spend $1 billion each year for a decade to double the supply of social housing by 2050.  Homelessness NSW CEO Dominique Rowe said the state must build 5,000 dwellings annually to lift NSW’s share of social housing from one in … Continued

Local government role in housing supply critical to success

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Ahead of the Lord Mayoral debate, the state’s leading housing and homelessness peak has revealed the proactive and preventive approaches that local governments can adopt to help remedy 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

***MEDIA ALERT*** Embargoed Homelessness NSW budget briefing

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Media alert | Wednesday, 6 March 2024 Homelessness NSW will hold an embargoed online briefing at 11.15am on Wednesday, 6 March about its 2024-25 NSW government pre-budget submission. When: 11.15 – 11.45am Wednesday, 6 March 2024 Who: Homelessness NSW CEO Dom Rowe Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YWE4YThhMmYtYWY3MC00ZjY5LThjNTUtOGY3NjY4NjEzMmU1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%220cebf66c-2e77-47fa-9622-da0232527ae3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2208abb07e-3207-4235-b4ef-7672533e9ce3%22%7d (Meeting ID: 450 558 472 288, passcode: b3dUxa) What: The briefing … Continued

New options to keep assistant agents in the property services industry

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1 March 2024  The NSW Government has offered more than 14,000 assistant agents the chance to apply for an extension of their certificates of registration. These agents, in real estate, stock and station and strata management, will get another 12 months to complete their training and continue working while they finish their qualifications, ensuring residential … Continued

New data reveals surging demand for homelessness services in WA

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New analysis by Shelter WA reveals demand for homelessness services soaring as the housing crisis impacts people across the state. The analysis of newly released Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data finds 5,100 people every day are being helped by specialist homelessness services in WA. The figure has increased by 1,100, or 27.5%, in … Continued

***MEDIA ALERT*** Surging demand for homelessness services in WA

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***MEDIA ALERT*** Press conference: Surging demand for homelessness services in WA   New analysis by Shelter WA reveals demand for homelessness services is soaring as the housing crisis impacts people right across the state. In the first of a series of pre-budget asks, Shelter WA is calling on the State Government to boost funding for … Continued

Rooms worth renovating: how to add the most value to your home

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Renovating can be time consuming and expensive, particularly when you’re attempting a whole home upgrade. Coupled with rising interest rates, it can leave a hefty hole in your pocket. However, there are clever ways to get the most out of your renovation without breaking the bank. Investing in the most crucial rooms in the home … Continued