In this housing bind, both the young and the old lose

‘A Trend Forming’: What the U.S. Construction Slowdown Means for the Housing Market

A shift is occurring in the housing sector, and experts note that it could be indicative of something larger.

Home Remodeling Contractor Decisions Change When Grandma Moves In

Home remodeling contractor decisions look different when the household spans three generations. Multigenerational renovations follow their own logic.

First-home buyers ‘biggest losers’ under Labor

Sky News host Caleb Bond says Labor's housing policies have left many recent first-home buyers facing negative equity. “The prime minister thinks that the answer to that is to redistribute some wealth and say well problem fixed,” Mr Bond said. “It’s not fixing the problem; in fact, it is actually making it harder. “There’s nothing here that is actually particularly helping young people. “If you’ve just become a first home buyer, particularly in Sydney or Melbourne, and you’ve bought it on that five per cent deposit scheme that the governments set up … you’re in negative equity; you’ve lost money. “It’s actually first-home buyers, people who just bought into the property market, who will end up being the biggest losers in this.”

The Revolving Door: How the Fourth Estate Vanished

The Revolving Door: How the Fourth Estate Vanished

Labor’s housing tax reforms must be the beginning, not the end

Labor’s capital gains tax and negative gearing reforms are a welcome start. But fixing housing will require broader tax reform, state cooperation and far greater investment in social housing. The post Labor’s housing tax reforms must be the beginning, not the end appeared first on Crikey.