No significant change for real estate market but Government misses chance to incentivise long-term property sector investment

May 8 2024

The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) has labelled this year’s 2024-25 Victorian State Budget a status quo budget for the property sector, explaining this was welcome news in context of a steady flow of new taxes on owners and investors since 2021.

What is Build-to-Rent?

May 6 2024

Build-to-rent is often described as an innovative response to the housing shortage. As state and federal governments continue to plan and implement measures to overcome Australia’s chronic housing challenges, we unpack the BTR model and what it means to those working in real estate.

Housing approvals and rental bonds - is there a correlation?

May 6 2024

The link between building approvals and the prevalence of rental bonds in the market is not necessarily an obvious one. However, it is self-evident in some parts of the state that an increase in approvals leads to improvements in housing supply that is then delivered to the rental market.