Entries by JKents

HUD adds $2.2M to VASH program for Native American veterans

Following a tour of the Oneida Tribe reservation in Wisconsin this week, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced that the department will be adding $2.2 million to the Tribal HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program. Turner toured the reservation with tribal leaders and U.S. Rep. Tony Wied (R-Wis.). The […]

Worst NIMBY suburbs: Sydney areas choking housing supply

Chronic opposition to new housing in prime western suburbs has strangled attempts to supply Sydney with the vital homes needed to meet surging population growth. Alarming new analysis has revealed multiple, large Harbour City enclaves where fewer than 20 new homes were built over the past two years, with local housing supply growing by less […]

Townsville’s worst NIMBY suburbs exposed

Townsville’s NIMBY hotspots have been revealed. Picture: Evan Morgan Townsville is regional Queensland’s NIMBY capital with five of its suburbs being named in the top 10 NIMBY resistance hotspots thanks to almost non-existent new dwelling approvals. A shock analysis revealed “an entrenched pattern of underdevelopment” across Queensland, intensifying the affordability crisis as families compete for […]

Townsville critically undersupplied

Generic aerial photo of Townsville. Picture: Supplied Townsville needs more than 9000 new homes within the next five years to house its booming population, a new report has revealed, as the number of dwelling approvals in the North Queensland region has plummeted since 2021. The recent report by property analyst Michael Matusik predicted prices in […]

Couple’s two-for-one housing solution

56 Hoff Street, Mount Gravatt East Replacing a post-war house on a double block, Paul and Yiota Russo built two modern five-bedroom homes, contributing much-needed housing to a fast-evolving Brisbane suburb. Mr Russo, a civil engineer, said he enjoyed the challenge of creating a home for his growing family in Mount Gravatt East, an area […]

Listed: SA’s worst NIMBY hotspots

South Australia is facing a critical shortage of homes in 15 key locations marked as hotspots of NIMBY resistance, with virtually no new dwelling approvals despite growing demand and rising property prices. A shock analysis revealed “an entrenched pattern of underdevelopment” across some of Adelaide’s most established suburbs, intensifying the state’s affordability crisis as families […]

Qld’s 65 worst NIMBY hotspots named

Queensland’s NIMBY suburbs have been revealed Queensland is facing a critical shortage of homes in 65 suburbs marked as hotspots of NIMBY resistance, with virtually no new dwelling approvals despite growing demand and rising property prices. A shock analysis revealed “an entrenched pattern of underdevelopment” across some of Brisbane’s most established inner and middle-ring suburbs, […]