‘Not open to negotiation’: New homes face delays
By Andrew Brown and Tess Ikonomou, AAP The federal government minister tasked with delivering housing solutions has sidestepped questions on whether a place to call home should be a human right. The Albanese government will give an extra $1 billion to the states and territories to help boost housing supply as the nation faces a shortage. […]
Average Australian house price hits almost $800,000
By Amanda Parkinson, AAP It’s been another bumper year for house price growth, spelling bad news for people trying to get on the property ladder. The median cost of a home in Australia grew by $59,000 to $794,000 in 12 months, according to CoreLogic’s July report. The continued growth since February means average dwelling prices […]
Tried and true plan to build homes cheaper and faster
By Jack Gramenz in Sydney Plans to build much-needed homes in the nation’s most expensive market will draw on an old idea to deliver houses cheaper and faster. The NSW government is taking expressions of interest for a design competition to create pattern books that are hoped to accelerate housing construction by streamlining the planning […]
triConvey V9.0 Release Notes
Version 9.0 includes a host of exciting upgrades to the triConvey Desktop App and triConvey Companion Site Web App. Desktop App updates Create a Purchase matter in one click from the NSW Contract of SaleIf you have the triSearch integration enabled, you can now upload a NSW Contract of Sale from your computer to […]
Government lays foundation for social housing upswing
By Amanda Parkinson, AAP Billions of dollars in funding have been allocated to states and territories in Labor’s plan to address shortfalls in social housing and homelessness services. Labor’s nationwide plan to increase social housing is days away from starting, but will take years to put a roof over the heads of some families. The […]
Strata laws under scrutiny in NSW after waves of complaints
By Alex Mitchell, AAP Dodgy agents managing apartment and townhouse blocks are in the firing line, as NSW becomes the latest state to overhaul strata legislation. The state government has proposed a string of changes to strata laws, which manage key decision-making in shared property blocks, seeing it as another avenue to solve the housing crisis. […]
Thousands of Tassie home buyers anxiously waiting for Royal Assent on stamp duty changes
Conveyancers and clients are facing a stressful time as some buyers face upfront outlay of close to $11,000 on each purchase – until concessions package has final seal of approval. Pre-election promises of across-the-board relief that were made as part of the government’s Stamping Out Stamp Duty pledge have passed a first and second parliamentary […]
<strong>Target of 1.2m homes too much of a stretch, conveyancers say</strong>
Federal government plans for 1.2 million homes in five years as part of the Housing Accord are too ambitious, conveyancers believe. George Sourris, of Brisbane conveyancing firm Empire Legal, thinks the federal plan is a stretch “unless some major fires get lit under some people in government fast”. “I don’t know how it’s going to […]
Former Google and Oracle executive to transform triSearch customer support
Rachna Garg brings two decades of international experience and leadership to the Australian conveyancing SaaS technology leader as the new Head of Operations to overhaul and enhance customer support. Garg is a strategic planner and operational governance specialist, who previously led digital financial services integration at Google, the transformation of The Salvation Army’s financial processes […]
Sydney losing a generation because of cost of housing
NSW Housing Minister Rose Jackson tells conference of industry leaders of exodus of 30-40-year-olds – driven out by the affordability crisis. Sydney is losing a generation because of a chronic lack of affordable housing, according to NSW Housing Minister Rose Jackson. But the high-flying cabinet member pledged to work with the private sector to tackle […]
