Top Qld suburbs where it’s cheaper to buy than rent

Buyers will have to settle for a unit over a house in Brisbane if they want a property that’s cheaper to own than rent. Explosive rent rises paired with the latest interest rate cut have made it up to $804 a month cheaper to own a property than rent in …

Jersey City just banned landlords from using AI to set rent — a first for the Garden State

Jersey City landlords are going to have to set rent the old fashioned way. The Jersey City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to ban the use of AI-driven, rent-setting software by landlords. The ordinance, introduced by Councilmember James Solomon, is …

Where it’s cheaper to own than rent

Houses and units in more than 460 suburbs nationwide are now cheaper to buy than rent, with Queensland and Western Australia spoiling buyers with the most options across the capital cities. Latest Finders data modelling shows Australia’s unit market …

After banning rent-setting algorithms in PVD, is rent stabilization next?

NYC Rent Guidelines Board will hold rare re-vote to possibly lower range of rent increases

The panel that sets the rent for tenants in roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments is meeting next week to vote on a revised range of potential increases — possibly leading to a lower final rent hike on new 2-year leases, according to three people …

Your Taxes: Deductions for prepaid property rent and expenses

Things just got more complex if you rent out properties or sell tickets in Israel. The Israel Tax Authority has issued limited relief for landlords who receive prepaid rent in advance of the period of occupation. On the one hand, receiving property rent …

Non-payment of ground rent: FCTA to take possession of 4,794 revoked properties from Monday 

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said it will begin enforcement actions on Monday, May 26, 2025, to take possession of 4,794 properties recently revoked due to the non-payment of ground rent spanning between 10 and 43 years. This was …

Rent Guidelines Board plans rare revote on preliminary rent hike ranges

In an unprecedented move, the New York City Rent Guidelines Board has scheduled an additional meeting to revisit its preliminary vote on rent increases for nearly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, NY1 has learned. The board’s executive director …

Multifamily Built-for-Rent Construction on the Rise

According to NAHB analysis of quarterly Census data, the count of multifamily, for-rent housing starts increased during the first quarter of 2025. For the quarter, 88,000 multifamily residences started construction. Of this total, 83,000 were built-for- …

Ground rent: FCTA to take possession of 4,794 revoked properties on Monday

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said it would begin to take possession of the 4,794 properties revoked over non-payment of Ground Rent, for between 10 and 43 years from Monday.  This was made known during a press briefing on Friday, …