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Housing boost for NSW non-profits
Blocks of government land will be sold off at a discount of up to $40,000 to boost the number of affordable homes built by non-profit organisations, NSW housing minister David Borger says.
Sydney Morning Herald, 18/03/2010
Rental crisis hits home
With rental vacancies hitting record lows, Eurobodalla residents are finding it harder to put a roof over their heads than to secure full-time work.
Bay Post, 10/03/2010
Housing NSW cashes in on private rents
The Department of Housing is collecting almost $7 million from private renters living in what is supposed to be public housing, while almost 50,000 people are on waiting lists.
Sydney Central, 09/03/2010
'Disturbing' levels of homelessness in Parramatta
The first survey of homelessness in Parramatta has found a disturbing number of people sleeping on the street.
ABC News, 03/03/2010
Rising youth homelessness 'dire'
A not-for-profit group responsible for housing homeless young people on the New South Wales south coast says it is having to turn them away.
ABC Illawarra, 25/02/2010
Public housing gets $12m security boost
The New South Wales Government has announced a $12 million trial aimed at improving security for 1,500 public housing residents in inner Sydney.
ABC News, 19/02/2010
Lithgow’s rental squeeze
People seeking rental accommodation in Lithgow are facing a problem increasingly familiar in other centres with a dwindling supply of vacancies.
Lithgow Mercury, 16/02/2010
Thousands wait for public housing
Public housing in NSW is among the worst in the country with almost 50,000 people on waiting lists for homes despite high vacancy rates.
Daily Telegraph, 08/02/2010
Lack of rentals causing housing stress in Newcastle
A lack of affordable rental accommodation in Newcastle is placing a growing number of low- and moderate-income earners under housing stress, a report has found.
The Herald, 02/02/2010
Update pending on Rosemeadow public housing works
Campbelltown Council will be given a progress update on the redevelopment of Rosemeadow’s troubled 3M estate this month.
Campbelltown Macarthur Chronicle, 02/02/2010
Rental property demand surges, students flock in
Rental demand is rocketing upwards in Armidale, even though the beginning of the first semester at university is still weeks away.
Armidale Express, 25/01/2009
Public housing set for green facelift
THE NSW Government has launched a new statewide $30 million tree planting and landscaping program for public housing.
Mt Druitt St Marys Standard, 19/01/2010
Threat to rent relief scheme
THE Henry Tax Review will recommend closer targeting of the $2.3 billion rent assistance program to help lower-income earners cope with the country's affordable housing crisis.
Sydney Morning Herald, 08/01/2010
Homelessness a growing problem
The government concedes the homeless crisis has worsened since the Prime Minister declared war on a problem he described as being a 'national obscenity'.
Bigpond Live News, 02/01/2010
Mudgee rental prices set to rise
Mudgee’s rental market has seen an increase in demand over the past months, resulting in slight week-to-week price rises for some tenants as real estate agents and landlords come into line with market values.
Mudgee Guardian, 31/12/2009
Tenancy changes bring relief for renters
Tenants will be able to break a lease more easily and will be spared from a number of administrative fees under changes to tenancy laws proposed by the State Government.
Sydney Morning Herald, 23/12/2009
Ultimatum issued on indigenous housing
State governments unable to deliver value for money in building houses in indigenous areas will face the prospect of losing future funding.
The Australian, 08/12/2009
Delays prompt new housing deal
The Federal Government is redrawing its remote indigenous housing policy to allay concerns that it is plagued by cost blow-outs and delays.
Sydney Morning Herald, 08/12/2009
Tenants are being made homeless as investors default on mortgages
Tenants are being forced out of their homes as large numbers of investors around Nelson Bay default on mortgage payments.
Sydney Morning Herald, 08/12/2009
Minto set for $115m house boom
Minto will receive nearly 400 new social housing properties as part of the Federal Government’s stimulus package.
Campbelltown Macarthur Chronicle, 05/12/2009
Terrace buyers snare slice of early Sydney
Housing NSW's big sale of historic terraces in Millers Point continued last night with the auction of the first habitable dwellings in the area.
Sydney Morning Herald, 03/12/2009
Landlords to pocket $5.7bn more in rents
Rents in some parts of the country are forecast to leap by more than 7 per cent in the next 12 months, prompting predictions that households will hand across an extra $5.7 billion to landlords over three years.
The Australian, 30/11/2009
New units offer concierge and games to people on the streets
Brand new furnished apartments with a games room, library, conference rooms and a concierge - it is the kind of lifestyle rarely obtained for less than seven figures. But about 50 homeless Sydneysiders would call this home within two years under plans lodged by the State Government.
Sydney Morning Herald, 23/11/2009
Pay a fee to pay your rent
Tenants have been urged to question any agreement that forces them to pay convenience fees to pay their rent.
Sydney Morning Herald, 22/11/2009
Why housing is unaffordable
Inner-city housing laws miss target, council says
The State Government's new affordable housing laws will not address the critical shortage of cheap housing in the inner city and are likely to encourage overdevelopment, the City of Sydney Council says.
Sydney Morning Herald, 14/11/2009
More public housing units demolished than built
More public housing units are being demolished than built under Kevin Rudd's $42 billion economic stimulus package, designed to buoy the building industry.
The Australian, 05/11/2009
Tenants’ Union welcomes new renting laws
The Tenants’ Union of NSW today welcomed the release of draft legislation that would represent the most wide-ranging reform of the State’s renting laws in more than 20 years.
Tenants' Union of NSW, 04/11/2009
Draft residential tenancies Bill 2009
A draft Bill has been prepared to update and reform the NSW residential tenancy laws and has been released by the Government for community consultation. Submissions on the draft Bill close on 18 December 2009.
NSW Office of Fair Trading, 03/11/2009
Sydney 'denied' cheap rental scheme
Sydneysiders can't access affordable housing under a new federal government scheme because it favours areas with cheap land and low rents, property developers and financiers say.
Sydney Morning Herald, 28/10/2009
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