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19 May 2026

Transforming transport needs density, infrastructure and precincts: Part 3, Precincts and introducing the ROD

The Fifth Estate - Peter Newman and Ray Wills argue that urban and regional precincts are the crucial scale for electrification, shifting development from foss...

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Planning PolicyRepost
19 May 2026

Federal Budget Changes: Impact on Victorian Property Development

The federal government's latest budget measures targeting first home buyers will reshape demand patterns across Victoria's property development landscape, creat...

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Federal PolicyEditorial
19 May 2026

Queensland Housing Deal Shows Federal-State Funding Model for Victoria

The $2.4 billion housing agreement between Canberra and Queensland represents a new template for federal-state cooperation that Victorian developers should moni...

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Federal PolicyEditorial
19 May 2026

Victorian Renters Face Budget Reality Check

The federal budget's rental measures highlight a fundamental challenge for Victorian property development: the growing disconnect between rental supply and dema...

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Housing PolicyEditorial
19 May 2026

Federal Budget Changes Reshape Victorian Property Development

The recent federal budget has introduced measures that will require Victorian property developers to recalibrate their investment strategies and project plannin...

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Federal PolicyEditorial
19 May 2026

Budget Housing Measures Risk Fuelling Victorian Development Bottlenecks

The federal government's latest housing initiatives could inadvertently worsen Victoria's development challenges, creating a scenario where increased buyer assi...

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Housing PolicyEditorial
19 May 2026

Coalition's $5B Infrastructure Pledge: Victorian Development Impact

The federal Opposition's commitment to $5 billion in enabling infrastructure funding represents a potential shift in how major housing projects could be deliver...

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Federal PolicyEditorial
19 May 2026

Development Opportunities in Melbourne's Sub-$1.3M Markets

The $1.3 million threshold has become a critical benchmark in Melbourne's property market, representing the upper limit of what average dual-income earners can ...

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Market AnalysisEditorial
19 May 2026

National Housing Accord Falls Short: What Victorian Developers Need to Know

The federal government's flagship housing initiative is struggling to meet its ambitious targets, creating both challenges and opportunities for Victorian prope...

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Federal PolicyEditorial
19 May 2026

Built environment bodies respond to Federal Budget

This year’s Federal Budget promise to grant free access to mandatory Australian Standards has received wide support from peak industry bodies....

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Federal PolicyRepost
18 May 2026

Why the auction market just dropped even further, but not everywhere

The property market is swinging in favour of buyers, but it’s not as simple as buyers being able to pick any property they like....

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Market AnalysisRepost
18 May 2026

Australian housing market update | May 2026

The national housing market is navigating a distinct cyclical turning point, with Cotality’s National Home Value Index rising by just 0.3% in April, taking the ...

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Market AnalysisRepost
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