Government must act quickly to amend legal loophole: REINSW
A legal loophole emerged in February, after the Court of Appeal declared that the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, which handles disputes between tenants and landlords, has no jurisdiction if one party lives in another state.
Have your say: draft superannuation laws to tackle housing affordability pressures
The superannuation measures announced in the 2017 Federal Budget aimed at alleviating housing affordability pressures have been put into draft legislation, and are now available for review and comment on the Treasury web site.
Over the past decade, the Victorian government has attempted to tackle housing affordability by implementing countless measures, but the Victorian Planning Authority predicts home ownership rates will continue to decline.
Victoria establishes taskforce to fast-track flammable cladding probe
Architect and former premier Ted Baillieu will head up the new Victorian Cladding Taskforce, which has been established to investigate how widely flammable cladding has been used on Victorian high-rise buildings.
Vic government introduces new laws to protect Yarra River
New Victorian legislation identifies the Yarra River and the land it flows through as one living, integrated entity, the first time in Australia such a declaration has been made.
Federal government should reconsider changes to investment deductions, says REIA
Changes proposed by the federal government mean that an investor who owns a commercial investment property can claim travel costs for their annual site inspection, but a residential property investor can not.
The NSW government is set to consider allowing development applications over a certain size to be automatically deferred to independent planning panels.
