Developers desert plans for new apartments in Sydney’s west due to construction costs and interest rates
After renting in Western Sydney for almost a decade, Dave Anderson fears his aspirations of buying a home…
Concerns domestic tenants required to share excessive personal data to secure leases
Tenants are being forced to hand over excessive personal data when applying for rental properties, with new research…
Brisbane residents swap apartments for boats as the cost of housing continues to rise
Jordan Koursaris is living the dream, but his inner-city home looks a little different to the apartments and…
Brisbane rent prices a ‘standout’ among slowing capital city growth
Tenants advocates are warning it is an “extremely stressful time” for renters in Brisbane, as new figures show…
Rental vacancy rate stuck at 1 per cent in ‘gridlocked’ Queensland market
New data shows the rental market in Queensland remains “gridlocked”, with the statewide vacancy rate stuck at 1…
I’m a pensioner – sharing with someone in their thirties has changed my life
Retired homeowner Sheila French said ‘it’s nice to get up in the morning and say hello to someone’…
Re-entering housing market after divorce hard for many due to loss of shared income
The rising cost of housing means many couples going through a divorce will struggle to return to home…
While Australians feel the pressure to buy a home this Austrian city embraces lifelong renters
Sally and Theo Messenger feel they might be part of a generation of lifelong renters. “I imagine that…
What does the average house price get you in regional Victoria?
In figures recently released by Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV), the median price of a house in…
Renters despair in ‘landlord’s market’ where no-grounds evictions and frequent rent rises are legal
One evening, just hours after paying rent, Emma — whose name has been changed for privacy and security…
Addressing Australia’s housing crisis is a mammoth task. Is making housing a human right the answer?
It’s never been done in Australia before — enshrining housing as a human right. But it’s a concept…
Interstate investors swarm NT homes, shutting out local buyers and raising rent prices
Interstate investors are targeting properties across the Northern Territory and buying them up hours before they hit the…