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Lorne Gunter: Province may need to enforce municipal development rules
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (656+ words) It’s not hard to understand the anger behind the Parkview infill protest last weekend. At an intersection near the protest site the city is allowing seven — yes, seven — eightplexes to be built. On a single intersection. No wonder neighbourhood residents…...
Eastern suburbs high-rise proposals ignite housing density fight
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (292+ words) September 9, 2026 — 5:45pm Proposals to build 30-storey plus apartment towers around the corner would put the wind up most suburbs, but Sydney’s worsening housing crisis is likely to require sacrifices that simultaneously promise a better future while damaging what many residents hold…...
First look at high-rise plans to add 10,000 homes to eastern suburbs
5+ day, 40+ min ago (449+ words) September 8, 2026 — 10:47am The eastern suburbs skyline will be transformed with high-rise towers as tall as 34 storeys under dramatic new NSW government plans to add 9400 new homes. Draft plans revealed on Tuesday show varied building heights of 34 storeys around Edgecliff station and…...
Green homes cost more to build as Athens faces housing shortage
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (25+ words) Online Athens Green homes cost more to build as Athens faces housing shortage | WATCH...
Luxury riverside towers to be built at former athletes village site
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (453+ words) September 6, 2026 — 1:26pm Luxury towers expected to house up to 5000 people will be erected on a riverside block previously slated for the Olympic athletes village in Hamilton. Deputy premier Jarrod Bleijie announced the project, that will be handled by five separate developers,…...
Paying for the perks: The data behind Melbourne’s expensive build-to-rent market
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1686+ words) Build-to-rent projects are outpacing conventional apartments in Melbourne. But are these luxury towers an answer to the rental squeeze and affordability crisis, or a costly distraction? Travis Fein’s St Kilda Junction apartment has one of the most seductive views of…...
Four homes in two weeks: Labor unveils subdivision fast-track plan
1+ week, 3+ day ago (866+ words) September 2, 2026 — 4:45pm Victorian landowners who want to subdivide their property and build four homes on a single block will be able to get approval within just two weeks. Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny announced the change on Wednesday, and said fast-tracking subdivisions…...
Why this slice of land on Sydney Harbour might be harder to sell than expected
1+ week, 4+ day ago (652+ words) September 2, 2026 — 5:15am Endangered trees, powerful owls and historic scout halls have emerged as new frontlines in the battle over the future of HMAS Penguin as environmental and heritage assessments threaten to complicate the federal government’s plan to sell sections of the…...
We should all want to be YIMBYs. Shame the industry makes it so hard
1+ week, 4+ day ago (427+ words) September 1, 2026 — 5:04pm The good news is that property prices have fallen across all major Australian capital cities, providing sweet relief to young first home buyers clamouring for a lifetime of mortgage slavery. The bad news is that property prices have fallen…...
Melbourne flood mapping: These luxury Brunswick homes were already approved. Now they’re in a flood zone
1+ week, 5+ day ago (856+ words) August 31, 2026 — 11:30am Pre-sold developments already under construction are facing fresh assessments by Melbourne Water after sweeping changes to flood mapping pushed the properties into flood zones. In Brunswick, diggers are busy at work excavating underground carparks from the dark brown clay…...