Juliet Helmke

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NSW's budget measures tackle housing supply from multiple angles

By: Juliet Helmke

With new funding for Sydney hotspots on the cusp of rapid growth as well as financing for programs to support pre-fab and apartment building, the NSW state budget bankrolls a number of new and expanded housing measures.

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Australia's 'best development of 2026' turned an old mall into a buzzing precinct with heritage detail

By: Juliet Helmke

Others to win awards included a new build-to-rent project at the site of an old brickworks, and a new affordable housing project in inner-city Sydney.

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Why thousands of new home contracts are expected to be cancelled

By: Juliet Helmke

At a time when the country is looking to increase new homes starts, one change could see a substantial number of contracts fall over before construction has begun

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One key factor is steering the decisions of over half of new property buyers

By: Juliet Helmke

Add as a preferred source on Google It's nothing to do with school catchments or commute time.

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Dozens of lots have hit the market that only first-home buyers can buy

By: Juliet Helmke

Add as a preferred source on Google With prices starting from $250,000, these South Australian lots aren't available to everyone.

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From empty to essential: The property developers activating homes for people in need

By: Juliet Helmke

In a housing crisis, no home should be unused. But too often residential properties sit vacant while developers wait to begin work on their next phase.

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Piecemeal upzoning 'not enough': The case for a new density rule in all Australian cities

By: Juliet Helmke

The Productivity Council's interim report on housing supply asks Australians to consider upzoning all major cities to at least three storeys.

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First look at Melbourne's newest suburb: 12,000 homes and 'five MCGs' of parks

By: Juliet Helmke

A new “precinct structure plan” shows how Victoria plans to set out a new suburb in the outer west.

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Australia's newest city needs help naming its streets and landmarks

By: Juliet Helmke

Western Sydney Airport is slated to officially open in weeks, while the nearby city intended to support this hub is under construction – and needs help with names.

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Brisbane River's 'biggest transformation in decades' brings 2200 new homes

By: Juliet Helmke

The Queensland government expects development of this inner-north site to be ready to show off by the 2032 Olympics.