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HomeBuilder Gains Eleventh Hour Extension

Urban Developer-  The Homebuilder scheme will continue until the end of March in…
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HomeBuilder extension to generate $6b in economic activity

Australian Property Journal -  THE federal government has responded to the success of…
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New Design Review Panel a case of the Nanny State gone too far!

Sourceable - The Government needs to take a step back from its quest…
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NSW readies to do away with stamp duty

Australian Broker - In the New South Wales state budget 2020-2021 handed down…
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NSW to scrap stamp duty and land tax

Australian Property Journal -  THE NSW government has proposed a once in a…
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$1.1b developer levy to fund Aerotropolis infrastrucure

Government News -  The NSW government plans to collect $1.1 billion from developers…
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Tax changes boost projects by $850m

Sydney Morning Herald - Rate payers in parts of NSW will benefit from…
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ABS confirms (again) NSW planning system is the handbrake on economic recovery: Tom Forrest

Property Observer - Urban Taskforce Chief Executive, Tom Forrest, today expressed more concern…
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Television – Penrith and Liverpool Councils slap a massive new tax on industrial and employment land development

Channel 7 - Urban Taskforce slams Penrith and Liverpool Council plans to slap…
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Penrith Council’s plans for massively higher council property taxes: Urban Taskforce

Property Observer -  Penrith Council has added to its meeting agenda for today…
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Former Meriton director to chair property development lobby group

Government News - Former Meriton director Peter Spira as been elected as incoming…
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Television – Urban Taskforce calls for Western Sydney airport infrastructure to be completed ASAP!

Channel 7; 7News Sydney -  Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest, calls for Western…
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Time to Rethink Premier’s Priorities

Sourceable - The Urban Taskforce has been complaining long and loud about the…
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The “Premier’s Priorities” – It’s time for a re-think: Tom Forrest

Property Observer -  The Urban Taskforce has been complaining long and loud about…
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Former Meriton director Peter Spira replaces Peter Daly as Urban Taskforce chair

Property Observer - Urban Taskforce has announced a change in guard after the…
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Urban Taskforce elects new chair

Australian Property Journal -  THE Urban Taskforce has announced a new incoming chair…
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Sydney’s apartment of the week: Rhodes Central

Urban.com.au -  Championed by the NSW Building Commisioner and Urban Taskforce as a…
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Opposition Budget response sensible – but silent on immigration: Urban Taskforce’s Tom Forrest

Property Observer - The Budget Reply speech from Labor Leader Hon Anthony Albanese…
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Budget: Good for jobs, Good for Australia, But More to be Done

Sourceable -  Builders and developers across Australia would welcome this budget announcement but…
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Still house hunting after budget 2020

Fifth Estate -  More than $5 billion was poured into social housing after…
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Property industry welcomes budget, but said more needs to be done

Australian Property Journal - THE property industry has welcomed the federal budget but said…
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Federal Budget 2020: New home builds in focus with government boost for first-home buyers

Domain -  Government assistance for first-home buyers and loans to build affordable housing…
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New price caps unveiled in extension of the First Home Loan Low Deposit scheme

Property Observer -  The extension of the First Home Loan Deposit scheme was…
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First Home Loan Deposit Scheme extended for new builds, price caps increased

Queensland Property Investor -  The building industry has welcomed the extension of the…
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Practical Steps to get our Economy Going

Sourceable -  When COVID-19 hit our shores in earnest back in early March…
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‘Test case in fairness’: Minister challenged to hold firm on housing targets

Sydney Morning Herald -  NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes has been challenged by…
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Planning Minister warns of ‘direct action’ against north shore council over housing targets

Sydney Morning Herald (Syndicated article) NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes has accused a…
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The Star Sydney: Business groups mobilise in support of new Star proposal

The Daily Telegraph - A string of high-profile business groups have backed The…
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Star casino’s new proposed northern tower almost double height limits

Sydney Morning Herald - One of two towers The Star casino wants to…
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Economist Hits Back at Apartment Paper Critics

Sourceable - The co-author of a paper which claims that planning restrictions add…
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Koala stoush highlights planning policy with seriously unintended consequences

Property Observer - The conflict within the NSW Coalition over the “Koala Environmental…
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Why the plan for cheaper housing in Sydney’s most expensive suburbs won’t work

Domain -  Proposed changes to state government planning laws to encourage cheaper forms…
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Georges River Moorebank: Developers eye land for riverside living

Daily Telegraph -  An appetite for change has seen a number of planning…
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Limits on property tax relief could curb success of build-to-rent revolution, experts say

Domain - A new plan to revolutionise Sydney’s rental market and provide more…
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Recession demands Leadership to Drive the Economy

Sourceable -  The economic data published yesterday is a wake-up call for the…
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NSW Cuts North Shore Development Heights

Urban Developer -  Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest is extensively quoted in The…
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St Leonards, Crows Nest redevelopment: developers hit out over reduced building heights

Daily Telegraph -  It was the ambitious vision to transform St Leonards and…
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Planning in NSW and COVID-19 – What Next?

Sourceable -  When COVID-19 hit the NSW economy in March this year, the…
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What you earn shouldn’t stop you from living in any suburb: Stokes

Sydney Morning Herald -  Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest comments on the Housing Diversity SEPP…
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Television – Chester Hill isn’t impressing locals

Channel 9 -  Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest comments on the Chester Hill Development on…
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Urban Taskforce welcomes release of Pyrmont plan: Tom Forrest

Property Observer -  Urban Taskforce has welcomed the announcement by the NSW Minister…
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Public Spaces Legacy Program welcomed by Urban Taskforce: Tom Forrest

Property Observer -  The State Government's NSW Public Spaces Legacy Program - which…
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Planning Minister Slams RBA on Apartments

Sourceable | Architecture & Design - Planning Minister Rob Stokes debates RBA on…
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NSW planning system ‘driving up apartment costs’

Government News - Planning restrictions in NSW are driving up the cost of…
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$250m carrot for councils that fast-track DAs

Government News - Councils that fast-track development assessments and rezonings for housing projects…
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New RBA report finds NSW planning has caused apartment shortage

Property Observer - The Reserve Bank of Australia has released a new report…
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Need for ‘significant reform’ to NSW planning regulations as report shows significant cost differences

The Australian -  Steep costs imposed by NSW’s planning system are generating shortages…
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Buyers paying an extra $355k thanks to planning restrictions

Australian Property Journal - HOME buyers purchasing a new apartment in Sydney are…
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Tax cut for Build-to-Rent projects will attract investment: Tom Forrest

The Property Observer - The new approach to build-to-rent, announced by Treasurer Dominic Perrottet…
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NSW eyes investment dollars for new housing

Australian Broker -  The New South Wales government has introduced new legislation into…
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HomeBuilder Gains Eleventh Hour Extension
Urban Developer-  The Homebuilder scheme will continue until the end of...
Read More
HomeBuilder extension to generate $6b in economic activity
Australian Property Journal –  THE federal government has responded...
Read More
New Design Review Panel a case of the Nanny State gone too far!
Sourceable – The Government needs to take a step back from its quest...
Read More
NSW readies to do away with stamp duty
Australian Broker – In the New South Wales state budget 2020-2021...
Read More
NSW to scrap stamp duty and land tax
Australian Property Journal –  THE NSW government has proposed a...
Read More
$1.1b developer levy to fund Aerotropolis infrastrucure
Government News –  The NSW government plans to collect $1.1 billion...
Read More
Tax changes boost projects by $850m
Sydney Morning Herald – Rate payers in parts of NSW will benefit...
Read More
ABS confirms (again) NSW planning system is the handbrake on economic recovery: Tom Forrest
Property Observer – Urban Taskforce Chief Executive, Tom Forrest,...
Read More
Television - Penrith and Liverpool Councils slap a massive new tax on industrial and employment land development
Channel 7 – Urban Taskforce slams Penrith and Liverpool Council plans...
Read More
Penrith Council’s plans for massively higher council property taxes: Urban Taskforce
Property Observer –  Penrith Council has added to its meeting agenda...
Read More
Former Meriton director to chair property development lobby group
Government News – Former Meriton director Peter Spira as been elected...
Read More
Television - Urban Taskforce calls for Western Sydney airport infrastructure to be completed ASAP!
Channel 7; 7News Sydney –  Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest, calls...
Read More
Time to Rethink Premier’s Priorities
Sourceable – The Urban Taskforce has been complaining long and loud...
Read More
The “Premier’s Priorities” - It’s time for a re-think: Tom Forrest
Property Observer –  The Urban Taskforce has been complaining long...
Read More
Former Meriton director Peter Spira replaces Peter Daly as Urban Taskforce chair
Property Observer – Urban Taskforce has announced a change in guard...
Read More
Urban Taskforce elects new chair
Australian Property Journal –  THE Urban Taskforce has announced...
Read More
Sydney's apartment of the week: Rhodes Central
Urban.com.au –  Championed by the NSW Building Commisioner and Urban...
Read More
Opposition Budget response sensible - but silent on immigration: Urban Taskforce's Tom Forrest
Property Observer – The Budget Reply speech from Labor Leader Hon...
Read More
Budget: Good for jobs, Good for Australia, But More to be Done
Sourceable –  Builders and developers across Australia would welcome...
Read More
Still house hunting after budget 2020
Fifth Estate –  More than $5 billion was poured into social housing...
Read More
Property industry welcomes budget, but said more needs to be done
Australian Property Journal – THE property industry has welcomed...
Read More
Federal Budget 2020: New home builds in focus with government boost for first-home buyers
Domain –  Government assistance for first-home buyers and loans to...
Read More
New price caps unveiled in extension of the First Home Loan Low Deposit scheme
Property Observer –  The extension of the First Home Loan Deposit...
Read More
First Home Loan Deposit Scheme extended for new builds, price caps increased
Queensland Property Investor –  The building industry has welcomed...
Read More
Practical Steps to get our Economy Going
Sourceable –  When COVID-19 hit our shores in earnest back in early...
Read More
'Test case in fairness': Minister challenged to hold firm on housing targets
Sydney Morning Herald –  NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes has been...
Read More
Planning Minister warns of 'direct action' against north shore council over housing targets
Sydney Morning Herald (Syndicated article) NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes...
Read More
The Star Sydney: Business groups mobilise in support of new Star proposal
The Daily Telegraph – A string of high-profile business groups have...
Read More
Star casino's new proposed northern tower almost double height limits
Sydney Morning Herald – One of two towers The Star casino wants to...
Read More
Economist Hits Back at Apartment Paper Critics
Sourceable – The co-author of a paper which claims that planning...
Read More
Koala stoush highlights planning policy with seriously unintended consequences
Property Observer – The conflict within the NSW Coalition over the...
Read More
Why the plan for cheaper housing in Sydney’s most expensive suburbs won’t work
Domain –  Proposed changes to state government planning laws to...
Read More
Georges River Moorebank: Developers eye land for riverside living
Daily Telegraph –  An appetite for change has seen a number of planning...
Read More
Limits on property tax relief could curb success of build-to-rent revolution, experts say
Domain – A new plan to revolutionise Sydney’s rental market and...
Read More
Recession demands Leadership to Drive the Economy
Sourceable –  The economic data published yesterday is a wake-up...
Read More
NSW Cuts North Shore Development Heights
Urban Developer –  Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest is extensively...
Read More
St Leonards, Crows Nest redevelopment: developers hit out over reduced building heights
Daily Telegraph –  It was the ambitious vision to transform St Leonards...
Read More
Planning in NSW and COVID-19 – What Next?
Sourceable –  When COVID-19 hit the NSW economy in March this year,...
Read More
What you earn shouldn't stop you from living in any suburb: Stokes
Sydney Morning Herald –  Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest comments...
Read More
Television - Chester Hill isn't impressing locals
Channel 9 –  Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest comments on the Chester...
Read More
Urban Taskforce welcomes release of Pyrmont plan: Tom Forrest
Property Observer –  Urban Taskforce has welcomed the announcement...
Read More
Public Spaces Legacy Program welcomed by Urban Taskforce: Tom Forrest
Property Observer –  The State Government’s NSW Public Spaces...
Read More
Planning Minister Slams RBA on Apartments
Sourceable | Architecture & Design – Planning Minister Rob Stokes...
Read More
NSW planning system ‘driving up apartment costs’
Government News – Planning restrictions in NSW are driving up the...
Read More
$250m carrot for councils that fast-track DAs
Government News – Councils that fast-track development assessments...
Read More
New RBA report finds NSW planning has caused apartment shortage
Property Observer – The Reserve Bank of Australia has released a...
Read More
Need for ‘significant reform’ to NSW planning regulations as report shows significant cost differences
The Australian –  Steep costs imposed by NSW’s planning system are...
Read More
Buyers paying an extra $355k thanks to planning restrictions
Australian Property Journal – HOME buyers purchasing a new apartment...
Read More
Tax cut for Build-to-Rent projects will attract investment: Tom Forrest
The Property Observer – The new approach to build-to-rent, announced...
Read More
NSW eyes investment dollars for new housing
Australian Broker –  The New South Wales government has introduced...
Read More

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