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New legislation to introduce tax incentives for BTR developers

As part of the Albanese government’s goal to build 1.2 million new homes by 2029, draft legislation has been released to introduce tax incentives for build-to-rent developments. More…

OpenAI releases Voice Engine insights

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has released insights and results from a small-scale preview of a model called Voice Engine, which uses text input and a single 15-second audio sample to generate natural-sounding speech that closely resembles the original speaker. There are potential productivity gains for real estate agents, but threats abound. More…

Rental application system ‘broken, convoluted’

The race to “streamline” rental applications has left the vast majority of Australian renters in the dust. Wendy Eva-Scott, owner of renter’s advocacy service Your Home Hunter, recently excoriated Australia’s rental application process as a maze that is “almost impossible to navigate”. More…

REIA launches action plan to tackle housing crisis and boost property management

The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has launched a Property Management Action Plan designed to simultaneously tackle the housing crisis and bolster property management as a profession. More…

Vacancy rates rise, but no relief for renters

The national vacancy rate has seen a modest increase in March, but renters are still under extreme pressure according to new data. More…

Property industry confidence is on the up – in every state but one

With buyer hopes buoyed by firming economic factors, industry sentiment has similarly grown more bullish in most regions, just not in Victoria. More…