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Home buyers hoping to snap up a bargain during the market downturn have been given a reality check as the latest data shows prices rebounding in popular inner suburbs.

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown the Victorian government falling well short of its building target of 80,000 homes a year.

In the week that political parties are offering to stoke demand, new figures show the sector started building 4 per cent fewer homes in the December quarter.

Voters gave the government a narrow victory on key cost-of-living questions, despite the policies from both major parties being called a “dumpster fire of dumb stuff”.

Expectations of deeper rate cuts along with demand-boosting Labor and Coalition housing policies could spark a sharp increase in prices this year, say analysts.

The share of home buyers with small deposits has been falling, but more buyers could be able to get in with modest savings under Labor policy.

Behind Labor and the Coalition’s first home buyer schemes is a bid to lure voters to win marginal seats across the outer suburbs of capital cities.

Economists say the Coalition’s tax deductions for mortgage interest could cost the federal budget billions of dollars more than the $1.25 billion it has claimed.

The two leaders drew swift criticism for promising tax breaks and deposit guarantees that could fuel demand for homes without doing enough for supply, prompting economists to warn of a surge in house…

The ill-fated St Collins Lane is set for a solid, if dull, new name when it opens in October after a $50 million revamp – Collins Arcade.

Signature housing policies both major parties announce will kick off a wider chain reaction if they are properly implemented.

Blackstone is looking to check out of Sydney’s Top Ryde City, one of the last malls left in the $3 billion portfolio it once earmarked for a float or mega trade sale.

The pandemic surge in demand has eased while supply is still ramping up, with rents falling as a result, a new report shows.

The setback at Figtree Hill comes as the ASX-listed developer, led by Tony Lombardo, presses ahead with a radical overhaul of its global business.

The commercial real estate investor is seeking capital for the first time overseas in a change of pace for the Queensland company.

Partisan political housing arguments and slow implementation put at risk Australia’s first major effort in years to boost social and affordable housing.

The project is rising at the $2-billion precinct in Melbourne's north Riverlee won approval for in 2023...

The nascent house price recovery could stall in the next few months. But interest rate cuts may spark a fresh rally.