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KPMG urban economist Terry Rawnsley said the renovation boom was arguably diverting resources away from building new homes during a severe housing shortage.This was in part because renovating is simpler and less risky than building new homes, he said.“More straight-forward planning processes and lower risks for builders make renovating existing homes a favoured option over adding multiple homes on the same block,” he said.“There is a limited number of builders, a limited number of bits of wood and nails, and we need to try and shift more of these resources to building new houses rather than knocking down and rebuilding…
Coalition attacks Albanese over $4.3m house
In a change in tune from the Coalition, Liberal senator Jane Hume has attacked Prime…
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Make Clovelly Great Again
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George Negus dies aged 82
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Superquiz, Tuesday, October 15
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