<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/broadbeach-qld-4218">Broadbeach</a> offers plenty of reasons to live vertically, but moving from a substantial family home into an apartment can expose the compromises of high-density living. Privacy, room for guests and usable living space tend to matter more when an apartment is intended as a permanent home rather than an occasional coastal base.

A typical residential floor at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-eveleigh-broadbeach-7-9-surf-parade-broadbeach-qld-4218">The Eveleigh</a>, on Surf Parade,&nbsp;contains just four apartments. The 94-residence development by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/hirsch-faigen">Hirsch &amp; Faigen</a> is predominantly made up of expansive three-bedroom homes, with a limited collection of half-floor penthouses above.

Across the apartment floors, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a> has used the relatively limited number of residences to give each home greater access to natural light and outlook. Living spaces extend towards full-height glazing, while a series of bay windows frame selected views across the Pacific Ocean, city and hinterland rather than treating the building edge as a continuous wall of glass.

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“The apartment floors deliver a collection of homes that embrace controlled outlook via a series of bay windows deliberately framing moments of view,” Rothelowman Director Kim Lowman said.

From outside, those projecting forms contribute to the tower’s faceted profile. Strong horizontal and vertical elements establish its proportions, while the changing position of the sun alters the light, shadow and reflection across the façade throughout the day.

The same attention moves inside the apartments, where the material palette combines warm timber, natural stone, metallic detailing and softer curved forms. Kitchens sit within the main living zone, with stone island benches, integrated joinery and European appliances, before the living areas extend towards the glazing and the outlook.

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Three genuine bedrooms provide room to accommodate family and guests, while two secure car spaces and storage address some of the practical considerations that can become more noticeable when moving from a larger home. Feedback from the display suite has centred on the warmth and restraint of the interiors, with buyers commenting that the residences feel like homes rather than conventional coastal apartments.

A limited collection of half-floor penthouses occupies the upper levels, increasing the scale of the living spaces and adding private balconies and elevated finishes. From this position, the outlook extends between the ocean and hinterland.

Outside the private residences, The Eveleigh separates its shared spaces between the podium and rooftop. The podium is centred on wellness, with subtropical landscaping surrounding a swimming pool and pool terrace, yoga garden, private gymnasium, sauna and hot and cold plunge facilities. Landscaped retreats and pavilions provide additional places to sit away from the main recreation areas.

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Higher in the building, a rooftop pavilion and private dining suite sit alongside resident lounge, barbecue and outdoor dining areas, opening towards panoramic views across the ocean, city and hinterland.

“Buyers are no longer just looking for an apartment, but a lifestyle where they can relax, reset, and enjoy a balanced way of living,” Hirsch &amp; Faigen Director of Sales Matt George said.

Interest to date has come from established owner-occupiers and interstate lifestyle purchasers, including buyers planning a future move to the Gold Coast. Many are coming from larger homes and want to reduce ongoing maintenance without giving up space for family and guests, privacy, two car spaces or the ability to entertain at home.

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Much of that daily life can also take place beyond the building without requiring a drive. Kurrawa Beach and Pratten Park are an easy walk from Surf Parade, while Pacific Fair, Oracle Boulevard, The Oasis, restaurants, cafés, entertainment and public transport are also within walking distance.

The Eveleigh is Hirsch &amp; Faigen's fourth Gold Coast development since entering the market in 2021, following The Hemingway at Palm Beach, The Emerson at Kirra and Yves at Mermaid Beach. Each of the preceding projects sold out before completion.

“Broadbeach had been on our radar throughout our time operating on the Gold Coast,” the developer said. “Following our projects in Palm Beach, Kirra and Mermaid Beach, Broadbeach represented the natural next step for the business.”

The Surf Parade site brought together proximity to the beach, protected coastal outlooks and walkability to dining, shopping and recreation. Hirsch &amp; Faigen also identified the street as an emerging premium residential address, with enough separation from Broadbeach's busier destinations to retain a quieter environment at home.

The Eveleigh is now under construction by Maxcon, with completion forecast for mid-2028. Three-bedroom residences are currently available from $2.87 million.

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The Eveleigh brings house-like apartments to Broadbeach

A long-stalled Campbelltown development site is back in play, with new plans for 139 apartments set to supersede a mixed-use scheme approved almost a decade ago but never built.

The new proposal for 28 Cordeaux Street would deliver 116 market and 23 affordable apartments in a part 14-storey building, bringing a substantial new project into a Campbelltown market where new apartment supply remains limited.

Plans have been filed over the 3,092 sqm corner site at Moore-Oxley Street, around 600 metres from Campbelltown Railway Station and the city-centre retail core.

The site already carries a mixed-use residential approval dating to 2016. Doroch Architects has now been engaged on a larger replacement scheme, which is progressing as a State Significant Development Application following a Housing Delivery Authority determination in August 2025.

The apartment mix comprises 39 one-bedroom, 72 two-bedroom and 28 three-bedroom residences. Two-bedroom apartments make up just over half of the project, while three-bedroom homes account for 20 per cent.

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Of the 139 apartments, 23 will be delivered as affordable housing under the in-fill affordable housing provisions of the Housing SEPP. The affordable component represents 15 per cent of the residential gross floor area and will be managed by a registered Community Housing Provider.

Doroch has sought to break the scale of the building into two distinct elements, with a masonry podium of around four storeys establishing the street edge before the residential tower steps back above.

The corner position has shaped that approach. Cordeaux Street faces toward the commercial and civic centre, while Moore-Oxley Street leads into the lower-scale residential neighbourhood to the south, and the design verification report describes the site as "bridging the commercial core to the north and established residential areas to the south."

The podium will be expressed predominantly in face brick, while the upper levels shift to brushed and grooved concrete cladding with darker metal detailing. Recessed sections, deep balcony edges and landscaping break down the upper form, with an approximately 11.8-metre setback to the northern boundary addressing the adjoining St Peters Anglican School.

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Campbelltown has been starved of new residential developments in the last decade.

The only other notable development set to come to market this year is ALAND's Queen Square, a mixed-use precinct on over two hectares that will comprise apartments above a vibrant ground-level retail and hospitality dining precinct.

First look: New 139-apartment plans revive long-stalled Campbelltown city centre site

First Look: Sherlock Construction pitches apartments for low-rise Deception Bay

Queensland builder-developer MAYD has revealed the first look at its major North Kirra beachfront development, lodging amended plans that reduce the number of apartments and increase the proportion of larger residences.

The project is planned across a substantial 4,742 sqm amalgamated site spanning seven lots at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/2-6-pacific-parade-bilinga-qld-4225">2-6 Pacific Parade</a> and 27-33 Golden Four Drive in Bilin​ga, directly opposite Nor​th Kirra Beach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/mayd-group">MAYD</a> secured the site for $32.5 million in 2025, in what was one of the Gold Coast's largest property transactions of the year.

The development will be delivered across two stages, with the first stage carrying an estimated gross realisation value of around $360 million.

The latest amendments seek to reduce the overall apartment count and shift the project further toward the owner-occupier market, with larger residences designed for buyers wanting considerably more space than traditionally offered in a beachfront apartment.

The residential mix will include townhomes, oversized two-bedroom apartments, substantial three-bedroom residences and four-bedroom homes.

MAYD has appointed Cera Stribley to lead the architecture and interiors, with the Melbourne-based design practice drawing on the beachfront setting through a series of ocean-facing terraces and heavily landscaped balconies.

Strong horizontal forms and curved balconies will define the exterior, with subtropical landscaping integrated throughout the building to soften the built form and increase the connection between the residences and the beachfront.

The project will also include an extensive collection of resident wellness and lifestyle facilities, continuing the broader shift across the Gold Coast's luxury apartment market toward larger homes supported by resort-style amenity.

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MAYD Founder Todd Mould said North Kirra was increasingly appealing to buyers attracted to the more established, lower-density character of the southern Gold Coast.

"North Kirra presents one of the most compelling luxury residential opportunities currently emerging in Australia, combining absolute beachfront with the character and authenticity that buyers are increasingly seeking, and the same sense of tight-knit community that defined Burleigh and Currumbin perhaps 10 or 15 years ago," Mould said.

"With Gold Coast Airport on its doorstep, it also offers a level of accessibility that broadens its appeal across almost every market demographic."

The project comes as the southern Gold Coast continues to attract an increasing share of high-end apartment development and buyer activity.

Kirra in particular has emerged as one of the region's more tightly held beachfront markets, with its relatively low-density character, established surf and hospitality scene and proximity to Gold Coast Airport differentiating it from the higher-density markets further north.

Mould said those characteristics had informed the approach MAYD and Cera Stribley had taken to the project.

"We've worked closely with Cera Stribley to create a vision that is deeply connected to its surroundings," he said.

"Inspired by the coastline itself, the architecture has been shaped around space, privacy and resort-style living, creating a collection of homes that reflects the next generation of luxury on the southern Gold Coast."

MOTIV Managing Director Carly Cottam, who has been appointed to market the project, said buyer attention had continued to move south along the Gold Coast.

"Purchasers who may once have defaulted to Broadbeach, Main Beach or Surfers Paradise are increasingly recognising the value of a genuine beachfront location that offers lower density, strong amenity and a more established sense of community," Cottam said.

"Kirra has a powerful combination of growing demand and genuine scarcity. Beachfront supply is inherently constrained, the area remains relatively low density, and buyers are increasingly placing a premium on locations that feel established, uncrowded and authentic rather than heavily developed."

Cottam said the proximity to Gold Coast Airport was also proving increasingly important for interstate and second-home buyers.

"Being minutes from Gold Coast Airport makes it particularly compelling for interstate buyers, frequent travellers and second-home purchasers who can access an authentic coastal lifestyle almost immediately after stepping off a flight."

The acquisition takes MAYD's active development portfolio to more than $500 million, with the North Kirra project representing one of its largest undertakings to date.

MAYD is targeting an early 2027 launch.

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Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

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The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

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Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

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Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

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Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

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LF Economics duo Lindsay David and Philip Soos have lobbed their submission, titled The Great Australian Household Debt Trap: Why Housing Prices Have Increased as the first presentation to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics 2015 Inquiry into Home Ownership.
But at the same time they claim this latest housing inquiry is a "transparent political ploy" to avert implementing a raft of genuine policies that would impinge upon the government-supported ability of the FIRE sector to siphon record-breaking profits from the economy and labour through the extraction of economic rents, primarily usury and land rent. 
"Given that very few, if any, recommendations from previous inquiries have been implemented, there was little need to hold the recent inquiry into the housing sector," <a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Economics/Home_Ownership/Submissions" target="_blank">the submission says</a>.
"There is no need, therefore, for this inquiry to take place at all, especially considering it has been known since 1879 with the publication of the world’s most popular economics book, Henry George’s Progress and Poverty, what the most effective approach is in terms of efficiency and equity in dealing with the issues that afflict Australia’s real estate market. 
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"The Australian public would be far better served if an alternate inquiry were to be held that investigated ways to democratise the clearly malfunctioning political system which regressively only assists Australia’s army of private monopolists, usurers, speculators, rent seekers, free riders, financial robber barons, control frauds, inheritors and indolent rich.
"It is high time the nation’s politicians, political parties, public executives, top-level public economists, regulators and bureaucrats have their power over policymaking significantly restricted by and for the benefit of the public and common good.
"It is this self-interest that has helped to perpetuate the largest debt-financed real estate bubble in Australia’s history."  
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They argue in the 9000 word submission that since 1996, property prices have outpaced inflation, incomes, rents and GDP, making it difficult for potential first home buyers (FHBs) to enter the market while lower income households and marginal groups struggle to afford decent shelter.
They add the Australian housing market shares similarities with countries that experienced real estate bubbles, such as the United States, Spain, Denmark, the Netherlands and Ireland.
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"Government, the FIRE sector (finance, insurance and real estate) and the mainstream economics profession predictably deny the existence of a housing bubble, but Australia’s economic history demonstrates they occurred during the 1830s, 1880s, 1920s, mid-1970s and late 1980s. 
"The bursting of these bubbles invariably caused economic recessions and depressions. 
"Contrary to the analyses of the vested interests, the data clearly establishes Australia is in the midst of the largest housing bubble on record. 
"Policymakers are caught between a rock and a hard place, as implementing needed reforms will likely burst the bubble, causing severe financial and economic fallout as residential land prices revert to mean."
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They argue governments have worsened market inefficiencies by cynically enacting and maintaining policies to inflate housing prices. 
"The inertia regarding housing and tax reform is due to the recognition from the first Rudd government onwards that the nation is in the midst of its largest housing bubble on record. 
"The tolerance of housing policies that maintain bubble-inflated prices, ignore objective evidence, contradict the recommendations of earlier inquiries and erode housing affordability are entirely predictable. 
"Property ownership and speculation has been elevated to the status of religion in Australia, compounded by a perverse culture of homeowner entitlement driven by a degenerate taxation system that penalises work and effort while rewarding unearned wealth and income."
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The researchers noted previous inquiries into the housing sector in 2004, 2008 and 2015 identified both supply and demand-side variables as contributing to high housing prices: availability of finance, lower nominal interest rates and inflation, preferential taxation treatment for all land owners, developer charges and levies, the composition and rate of employment, demographic change (population growth, household size and age structure), cash grants to FHBs, rezoning policies and the returns from other investments.
"Current housing prices cannot be explained by these fundamental factors, however, as both the nominal rent to inflation and rent to income ratios have remained steady over the course of the housing price boom."
It is argued there are two primary causes for the housing bubble: a rapid acceleration in mortgage debt and perverse taxation policies encouraging speculation.
The duo make 15 housing market recommendations, (published below) and some 23 banking recommendations too.
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Recommendation #1: More efficient use of the State Land Tax (SLT). 
The SLT is an ideal tool to moderate both land price bubbles and their subsequent devastating busts, and is already in the toolkit of state and territory governments. Unfortunately, this tax has been rendered comatose by a host of exemptions and concessional treatments. The SLT requires broadening to include owner-occupied housing and agricultural land, calculated on a per-square-metre value basis. The narrow existing base and progressivity of the SLT incurs only a small deadweight loss; the complete removal of exemptions and concessions would reduce this deadweight loss to zero. 
On the other hand, the federal government could take charge by imposing a comprehensive Land Value Tax (LVT) on all land. An increasing marginal rate schedule taxes the least valuable land at 0 per cent, with rising rates calculated on a per-square-metre value basis. Land taxes apply per land holding, but not on an entity’s total holdings, to encourage development. 
Recommendation #2: Changes to municipal rates calculations. 
Municipal rates should be levied using site value (SV) rating, taxing the underlying land only. Under the capital improved value (CIV) or net annual value (NAV) system, construction is taxed, suppressing building activity and imposing widespread deadweight losses.32 Use of Minimum Rates provides a direct subsidy to those owning more valuable sites. Ratepayers should oppose this wealth transfer - an impost on their capital values as well as annual charges. Rates should not be capped to the rate of inflation given residential land prices have far outstripped inflation.
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Recommendation #3: Reform stamp duty tax. 
Unlike most recommendations regarding stamp duty, it is a tax worth keeping. Theoretical studies on the deadweight losses of taxation will indicate stamp duty is an inefficient transactions tax, but this only holds on the unrealistic assumption that the housing market is efficient. As Australia is at the peak of its largest housing bubble on record (revealing the housing market is not efficient), stamp duty instead acts similarly to a Tobin tax: it reduces both prices and volatility. Evidence demonstrates stamp duty in Australia reduces housing prices equal to or greater than the value of the stamp duty, rather than increasing prices as is commonly believed.33 This is precisely why the housing lobby seeks to reduce and eliminate this tax. 
Given the inefficiencies currently wrought in the housing market, stamp duty is likely to be welfare-enhancing, and thus should be retained. A reformist approach would be to increase stamp duty on the more speculative transactions, for instance, owner-occupier and investment property purchases with a loan to value (LVR) ratio above 80%, rising further if interest-only loans are used, while reducing stamp duty for transactions with lower LVRs and amortizing principal and interest mortgages. If a sufficiently large, broad-based LVT proved it could quell an inefficient housing market, stamp duty could be gradually reduced. It should also be noted that the incidence of stamp duty results in a portion falling on the dwelling structure, which results in inefficiency as with council rates based on the CIV or NAV system.
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Recommendation #4: Reform housing tax expenditures. 
The capital gains and land value tax exemptions for owner-occupiers and the capital gains tax discount for investors should be removed.34 Owner-occupier mortgage interest deductibility is ruled out because it is the equivalent of the negative gearing benefit for investors, and therefore likely to encourage larger private debt burdens. 
SMSF tax concessions should be modified by bringing them into line with the benchmark treatment for property investment.35 Provisions allowing SMSFs to borrow for investment purposes are removed to limit risk and losses during future real estate corrections. 
Recommendation #5: Quarantine negative gearing. 
Negative gearing is a Ponzi-amplification mechanism that provides incentive to increase mortgage debt to speculate on the movements of future capital prices. The ability of property investors to write off net rental income losses against labour income tax should be disallowed. The ability of investors to claim depreciation on buildings should be reviewed, as it allows income that otherwise would have been taxed at the full rate to be converted into capital gains that are only taxed at 50 per cent of the nominal rate. 
Recommendation #6: Removal of all first home buyer subsidies. 
The FHB grant and boost, including the first home savers accounts, should be removed. These housing subsidies act as a demand-side stimulus that further erodes affordability. When combined with highly-leveraged mortgages, the result is rapid housing price inflation that substantially outstrips the size of the grant. These grants are a gift to vendors, not FHBs.
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Recommendation #7: Prevent superannuation lump-sum withdrawals. 
Disallow the use of lump-sum withdrawals from superannuation accounts to finance purchases of owner-occupied property or to prevent foreclosure (while allowing SMSF purchases as noted above). The former acts like a FHB grant, while the latter is another gift to bankers. 
Recommendation #8: Increase the Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) scheme. 
The CRA should be increased to assist low and moderate income tenants, and index it to nominal rental price growth. The CRA is better targeted than NG and the NRAS because it provides direct cash assistance to tenants. The program may place upwards pressure on rental prices as it increases eligible tenants’ purchasing power. 
Recommendation #9: Greater investment in public housing. 
A substantial increase in funding for public housing would assist long-term, low-income individuals and families reliant on social welfare to exit the private rental market, ameliorating their financial stress. We have an obligation to look after those who have difficulty managing their affairs. 
Recommendation #10: Tenancy law reform. 
Australian tenancy laws should adopt the higher standards enjoyed by other Western nations. Tenants’ limited rights include less stability and security in tenure due to shorter lease terms (6 to 12 months on average), lower rental vacancy rates favouring landlords during contractual negotiations, termination of leases for no reason, and requisite landlord permission for minor alterations and pet ownership. 
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Recommendation #11: The adoption of ‘right to build’ laws. 
This policy encourages timely development of residential property. Planning delays and uncertainties may raise land costs, thus, this effect is negated by a right (positive presumption) for developers and home builders to undertake activity, within specified local and state government guidelines. If a development is opposed, then the onus is upon the aggrieved party to take the developer to the civil tribunal to modify or prevent construction. 
Recommendation #12: Elimination of state/local government infrastructure charges and levies. 
Governments should reverse its preference for imposing direct charges on developers, instead financing local infrastructure directly. Governments can either adopt the Texan Municipal Utility District (MUD) model or return to the original system of issuing municipal bonds to finance local infrastructure and paying down debts through council rates. 
It should be noted that developer levies and charges do not feed through into higher housing prices as is commonly believed; rather, developers subsume the levies and charges through lower profit margins which explains why they oppose them. Regardless, those who benefit from local infrastructure should finance its provision through the benefits-pays system: landowners through council rates and SLT/LVT. 
Recommendation #13: Streamlining of zoning processes.
 Land subdivision and zoning vacant land for residential use in capital cities takes too long, generating considerable costs, uncertainty and reducing developer competition. Comprehensive betterment taxes should be applied to agricultural land that is rezoned for commercial and residential purposes.
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Recommendation #14: Removal of most urban growth boundaries (UGBs). 
Except for ecologically or culturally sensitive regions of land, there is no sound rationale for UGBs, as only a tiny fraction of Australia’s land mass is urbanised. Building further out on the fringe may lower housing costs, but this will likely be more than offset by the rise in transportation costs. 
Recommendation #15: Establish the ‘Right to Rent’ program. 
The Right to Rent program allows any household in danger of foreclosure to remain in their home for a period of 5 to 10 years (or longer), paying the market rate of rent to the new owner (the bank). This policy helps protect owner-occupiers from the injurious effects of lenders’ control frauds. The plan does not bailout the banks or home owners, can be implemented straight away, does not create more bureaucracy and protects property from theft, squatting and vandalism. It also gives owner-occupiers more power in working through mortgage modifications, potentially reducing the number of delinquencies, insolvencies and foreclosures.
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