NSW Labor Housing Proposals will slow supply
14 March 2017
The announcement by NSW Labor that in government they would lift surcharges for foreign investors on residential homes will slow down the supply of new homes, says the Urban Taskforce.
Affordable housing bond aggregator should be accessible to private sector housing providers
10 March 2017
The Federal Government’s proposed affordable housing bond aggregator should be accessible to private sector housing providers as well as not for profit community housing providers, says the Urban Taskforce.
Housing delivery positions a good beginning for Sydney’s housing crisis
27 February 2017
The advertising of seven new positions to drive housing delivery by the Department of Planning and Environment is a good first step to help Sydney’s housing crisis, says the Urban Taskforce.
Premier needs to take a stronger role with housing supply during the transition to merged councils
15 February 2017
The Premier, Gladys Berejiklian’s reason for continuing with Sydney council mergers is to increase housing supply but approvals are dropping partly due to the confusion of the merger process, says the Urban Taskforce.
Green claims of ‘massive overdevelopment’ misunderstand where people want to live
07 February 2017
The data analysis on Sydney council housing targets produced by the Greens spokesperson for Urban Growth and Renewal, Jamie Parker, confuses locations where people want to live with ‘overdevelopment’, says the Urban Taskforce.