Tag: housing
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Mid North Coast first home buyers increasingly frustrated by current housing market
A real estate ‘buyer’s advocate’ says first home owners are becoming increasingly frustrated with the current housing market. Ivor Thomas says all levels of government must work together to put a roof over locals’ heads.
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ANGERED RESIDENTS MEET COUNCIL OVER DIAMOND BEACH REZONE PROPOSAL
There’s uproar once again in Diamond Beach- with outraged residents meeting with MidCoast Council over a proposal to rezone land. The site has been earmarked for development for decades- but local say it’ll harm the local environment and their way of life.
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QUICK FIRE LAND SALE HEADLINES OLD BAR HOUSING BOOM
Demand for land and housing is far exceeding supply on the mid-north coast and real estate agents are struggling to keep up. A quick fire sale at Old Bar this week highlighting the intensity of the housing boom.
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CENTRAL COAST’S BATTLERS CAN’T FIND AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOMES
New data from the Samaritans shows Coasties at risk of homelessness are struggling to find affordable homes to rent. Fewer than one in five properties is suitable for people on the minimum wage. While just one percent of homes were available to those on income support who don’t qualify for the coronavirus stimulus. “Sadly we…
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ARE TINY HOMES THE ANSWER TO OUR HOUSING CRISIS?
As hundreds continue to be displaced from bushfires, a Northern Rivers business says it could have the answer to the housing crisis. Tiny homes are already in use on the North Coast but there’s calls to make them more accessible.
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HOUSING AFFORDABILITY STRATEGY RECEIVES TICK OF APPROVAL
Central Coast Council is pushing forward with plans to ease housing stress in the area. It’s endorsed a series of strategies to help those struggling to pay the rent, but which suburbs will be the focus still remains unclear.
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NORTH WEST SOCIAL HOUSING NOW IN HANDS OF ‘HOMES NORTH’
Getting in touch with your landlord will soon be much easier for social housing tenants in the North West. Local organisation, Homes North, is preparing to take over the contract from the State Government.
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS: “DO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL”
The growing issue of homelessness on the Central Coast has reached a political deadlock. Coast Shelter is calling on both the state and federal governments to make clear where they stand on the affordable housing crisis.