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Engadine
The Sydney apartment building found to have serious defects
The builder being prosecuted by the EPA over 10 tonnes of asbestos-riddled construction waste on his wife’s Southern Highlands property has been dealt a new blow.
- by Anthony Segaert
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No more empty nests: Downsizing a major key to unlock WA housing
Here’s how many spare bedrooms there are in WA – and what’s stopping their owners from moving into something that fits their needs better.
- by Peter Milne
Opinion
Property prices
Can Australia rise to the challenge and deliver 1.2 million new homes?
Five million empty bedrooms while financially precarious home builders face rising costs and departing workers - change is urgent for Australia to house its people.
- by Alan Duncan
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Perth
Customer complaints pile up against Perth home builder Nicheliving
Commerce Minister Sue Ellery has revealed the staggering number of complaints lodged against troubled home builder Nicheliving.
- by Sarah Brookes and Rachael Clifford
Why downlights are making you colder and your split system less effective
Ever felt like the air-conditioner only pushes around cold air in winter? It may take climbing up into the attic and having a look around to find out why that is.
- by Jim Malo
‘Every day is like a paradise’: Sydney family’s tree-change transformation
They bought a run-down Northern Rivers block and turned it into a resort that’s now a multi-generational love affair.
- by Carmen Forward
Opinion
Opinion
Time for a reckoning over WA’s Nicheliving and construction crisis
This government overcooked the property market with millions of stimulus dollars in 2020, leading hundreds of ordinary West Australians into a nightmare.
- by Gary Adshead
WA opposition demands action on Nicheliving as customers lay bare ‘horror’ home builds
When Kathy Ellis signed a contract with Nicheliving for a new home in December 2020, she believed she had marked the beginning of a new chapter for her family. She is now living in a camper trailer with her two teenagers.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Building insurance
Building insurance to increase by 65 per cent for new homes
Home building insurance is increasing after a string of companies collapsed over the past year, leaving thousands of homes unfinished and the state-backed insurance agency making record payments.
- by Kieran Rooney
The neighbours desperate to stop building being demolished for luxury apartments
The battle over this building is seen as a landmark in the struggle between residents and developers over the future of Kings Cross, Elizabeth Bay and Potts Point and its continued gentrification.
- by Sue Williams
Their ‘paradise’ keeps flooding, but some can’t afford a solution
Rising water has become a constant threat in coastal Florida, but many residents in this suburb cannot afford to elevate their homes or move.
- by Patricia Mazzei