http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/modern-living-two-couples-one-flat/story-e6frg6nf-1226012258475 How Gen Y & millenials are saving for a deposit these days by 2 couples sharing inner city apartments. Public transport reliability is also a factor. Now the new standard of 2 bed 2 bath apartments of the past decade has been modified according to Meriton with more 2 bed 2 ensuites being built to accommodate this trend.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/tax-homes-and-control-mine-boom-ceos-urge-20110225-1b8kh.html
Top CEOs call for CGT on family home to limit increasing prices of homes in Australia.
There is a series of videos from Ted Webber on housing affordability linked to this video.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/markets/australian-homes-prices-the-worlds-most-overvalued-the-economist/story-e6frg926-1226015956075
Now our homes are officially the most overvalued worldwide!
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/research-paper-adresses-hidden-price-of-urban-loneliness/story-fn59niix-1226017319945
The rise of single people living alone isn’t catered for in urban planning.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/chatswood-residents-challenge-mirvac-20110318-1c0ik.html
An example of some of the consequences of NSW development legislation & last minute outgoing ALP govt approvals.
http://smh.domain.com.au/home-investor-centre/cap-on-population-in-cities-could-slash-the-value-of-houses-20110328-1cdfc.html
Proposal to cap populations in capital cities to reduce housing prices.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/population-growth-essential-for-capital-cities/story-e6frg9if-1226029658946 Another perspective on this report.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/pistolpacking-pachyderms-have-other-plans-for-ofarrell-20110330-1cg6s.html The history of NSW Planning Act’s Part 3A & why reforming it will be difficult for new state govt.
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/part-3a-scrapped-in-100-days-plan-20110404-1cwq2.html
First item on agenda for O’Farrell is scrap Part 3A from the NSW Planning Act.
http://smh.domain.com.au/real-estate-news/cohousing-not-just-for-hippies-any-more-20110412-1dbzy.html Another approach to the housing problem in our urban areas which has had success in Europe.
http://smh.domain.com.au/blogs/talking-property/towering-apartment-blocks-20110411-1daoi.html Another article on the debate about apartment storey levels in inner city Sydney.