#housingpolicy — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #housingpolicy, aggregated by home.social.
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Sick of the city, Queenslanders head west and boost property prices
By Owen JacquesThey lived in some of the Queensland's most sought-after areas, so what was the appeal of heading west for a country town?
#RegionalCommunities #RealEstateIndustry #PropertyPrices #HousingPolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #OwenJacques
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Visitor tax on short-stay accommodation dies in Tasmanian parliament
By Lucy MacDonaldA Tasmanian government push to introduce a visitor tax on short-stay accommodation has been defeated in the state's upper house with Labor and multiple independents voting it down.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/tasmanias-upper-house-votes-on-short-stay-levy-bill/107110498
#HousingPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #TourismandLeisureIndustry #LucyMacDonald
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Visitor tax on short-stay accommodation dies in Tasmanian parliament
By Lucy MacDonaldA Tasmanian government push to introduce a visitor tax on short-stay accommodation has been defeated in the state's upper house with Labor and multiple independents voting it down.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/tasmanias-upper-house-votes-on-short-stay-levy-bill/107110498
#HousingPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #TourismandLeisureIndustry #LucyMacDonald
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Visitor tax on short-stay accommodation dies in Tasmanian parliament
By Lucy MacDonaldA Tasmanian government push to introduce a visitor tax on short-stay accommodation has been defeated in the state's upper house with Labor and multiple independents voting it down.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/tasmanias-upper-house-votes-on-short-stay-levy-bill/107110498
#HousingPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #TourismandLeisureIndustry #LucyMacDonald
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Why are Bathla and other home builders collapsing?
Owing about $3.4 billion to private lenders, Bathla's voluntary administration has thrown the construction of more than 2,000 apartments into limbo, while jeopardising a further pipeline of 14,000 homes.
#ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #HousingConstructionIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #HousingPolicy #Industry #GovernmentandPolitics #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #COVID19 #CommunityandSociety #Home
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Why are Bathla and other home builders collapsing?
Owing about $3.4 billion to private lenders, Bathla's voluntary administration has thrown the construction of more than 2,000 apartments into limbo, while jeopardising a further pipeline of 14,000 homes.
#ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #HousingConstructionIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #HousingPolicy #Industry #GovernmentandPolitics #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #COVID19 #CommunityandSociety #Home
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Why are Bathla and other home builders collapsing?
Owing about $3.4 billion to private lenders, Bathla's voluntary administration has thrown the construction of more than 2,000 apartments into limbo, while jeopardising a further pipeline of 14,000 homes.
#ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #HousingConstructionIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #HousingPolicy #Industry #GovernmentandPolitics #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #COVID19 #CommunityandSociety #Home
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https://www.laviezine.com/1634595/korea-must-now-build-cities-people-want-to-live-in/ Korea Must Now Build Cities People Want to Live In #HousingPolicy #KoreaRealEstateBoard #PopulationDensity #seoul #SeoulConcentration #UrbanPlanning #UrbanizationInSouthKorea #UrbanizedArea
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Court ruling clears way for 124-home Byron Shire development
By Hannah RossOpponents of a controversial housing development in northern New South Wales will have a week to appeal a Federal Court ruling before excavators start digging up the site.
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalPolicy #Activism #HousingPolicy #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #HannahRoss
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Court ruling clears way for 124-home Byron Shire development
By Hannah RossOpponents of a controversial housing development in northern New South Wales will have a week to appeal a Federal Court ruling before excavators start digging up the site.
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalPolicy #Activism #HousingPolicy #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #HannahRoss
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Court ruling clears way for 124-home Byron Shire development
By Hannah RossOpponents of a controversial housing development in northern New South Wales will have a week to appeal a Federal Court ruling before excavators start digging up the site.
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalPolicy #Activism #HousingPolicy #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #HannahRoss
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Court ruling clears way for 124-home Byron Shire development
By Hannah RossOpponents of a controversial housing development in northern New South Wales will have a week to appeal a Federal Court ruling before excavators start digging up the site.
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalPolicy #Activism #HousingPolicy #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #HannahRoss
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Court ruling clears way for 124-home Byron Shire development
By Hannah RossOpponents of a controversial housing development in northern New South Wales will have a week to appeal a Federal Court ruling before excavators start digging up the site.
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalPolicy #Activism #HousingPolicy #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #HannahRoss
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Sydney developer admits renting 'affordable' apartment to staffer
By Pat McGrath and Kate AshtonA Sydney property developer admits to allowing a staff member to live in one of its north-shore affordable housing properties, in an apparent breach of planning conditions now under investigation by the local council.
#RentalHousing #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #HousingPolicy #PatMcGrath #KateAshton
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'Nervous' residents on edge as vandals target vacant government homes
By Josh DyeAbout 50 condemned houses on the Sunshine Coast are sitting abandoned, as police step up patrols to protect residents after vandals trashed one property.
#Vandalism #InfrastructurePolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #PublicTransport #LocalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Police #RentalHousing #HousingPolicy #JoshDye
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Blocks smaller than tennis courts allowed under Brisbane planning changes
By Lottie TwyfordThe council is expecting the changes to clear the way for terrace-style housing and townhouse developments on blocks, which can be as small as 120 square metres.
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #LocalGovernment #HousingPolicy #HousingConstructionIndustry #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #LottieTwyford
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Luxury tower 'affordability' claim rejected in landmark court ruling
By Dominic CansdaleA landmark court ruling casts doubt over Gold Coast high-rise approvals, finding luxury apartments cannot justify exceeding height limits on the basis of "housing choice and affordability".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/gold-coast-high-rise-approvals-thrown-into-doubt/107032372
#HousingPolicy #LocalGovernment #HousingConstructionIndustry #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #DominicCansdale
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NSW government reveals blueprint to fit an extra 1.3m people into Sydney
By Tony IbrahimThe city's east will bear the brunt of Sydney's housing growth over the next 20 years, according to a new NSW government blueprint.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/nsw-sydney-housing-blueprint-more-homes-in-east/107032114
#HousingPolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #StateandTerritoryGovernment #TonyIbrahim
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Extra homes in Sydney's east as city looks to squeeze in 1.3m more people
By Tony IbrahimThe city's east will bore the brunt of Sydney's housing growth over the next 20 years, according to a new NSW government blueprint.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/nsw-sydney-housing-blueprint-more-homes-in-east-/107032114
#HousingPolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #StateandTerritoryGovernment #TonyIbrahim
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Queensland council to turn park into a dedicated homeless camp
By Georgina Robinson, Ellen Fanning, Craig Zonca and Loretta Ryan, and Kenji SatoA park in Moreton Bay will soon become a free, legal campsite for people experiencing homelessness under a 12-month trial by the local council.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/moreton-bay-free-homeless-camp-ay-wyllie-park/107031700
#Homelessness #LocalGovernment #HousingPolicy #Charities #GeorginaRobinson #EllenFanning #CraigZonca #LorettaRyan #KenjiSato
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Land shapes housing before design.
In cities like NYC and Tokyo, high land costs and zoning limits push apartments smaller.
Micro-apartments aren’t a trend, they’re a pressure response.
When zoning loosens, supply adapts; when land stays scarce, density is the only option.
So are micro-apartments the problem, or a signal of land policy at work?
#microapartments #landacquisition #zoning #urbanplanning #housingpolicy #realestate #housingcrisis #affordability #cities