Ashlee Berry on the ACT Budget: “Bitter pill of rate rises must give way to reform”

The ACT Budget delivers fiscal stability but rate rises loom. Ashlee Berry urges reform and transparency, highlighting infrastructure and housing initiatives.

ACT govt announces ‘missing middle’ planning changes

The proposed changes are aimed at allowing more townhouses and other low-rise housing types in Canberra’s suburbs to support housing targets. 

Calls for an ACT housing taskforce to boost supply

The Property Council has called on the ACT Government to establish a new Housing Taskforce, based on the successful NSW model, to fast-track approved housing and resolve the logjams preventing new homes from being built.​

Insurance costs in ACT risk becoming a hidden housing tax

The Property Council of Australia has warned rising insurance costs and poorly targeted regulation could add between $15,000 and $35,000 to the price of a typical Canberra home.

ACT eyes block consolidations to support missing middle

Planning Minister Chris Steel flagged at a Property Council event that the government is considering permitting increased block consolidation to encourage the development of more ‘missing middle’ housing within established suburbs.

Members share why you should join a Property Council Committee

With just over a week left to nominate for a Property Council Committee, Property Australia sat down with some current Committee members to find out what they gained from the experience. 

The plan to unlock 60,000 homes in the ACT

The Property Council of Australia is urging all parties ahead of the October ACT election to commit to zoning reforms that could deliver nearly 60,000 new homes in Canberra.

Five-point plan for Tomorrow’s Canberra

The ACT property sector has called on all major parties to endorse a five-point plan to meet the needs of “Tomorrow’s Canberra’, ahead of the October election.

30,000 more homes by 2030 planned in ACT 

The Property Council of Australia has welcomed ACT Labor’s commitment to deliver up to 30,000 more homes for Canberra by 2030, calling it a shot in the arm for the housing crisis.

Developer Licence Bill ‘will cripple housing and investment’

The Property Council of Australia has warned the ACT’s struggling housing development sector will be brought to a standstill from the unintended consequences of the Property Developers Bill 2023.