Share house life can be fun in your 20s,but housing priorities change over time.

Wanted:A rental without a leaky roof or wine stains on the carpet. Am I too fussy?

If I owned an apartment,I’d be installing air con and a dishwasher. Instead,I’m searching rental properties for what feels like a unicorn.

  • Melissa Mason

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Some property investors own for only a short time.

Why so many landlords are forced to sell their properties

Experts are calling for more education and even a UK-style business registration scheme for property investors renting homes out.

  • Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Building defects across Sydney.

Search for buildings with defect notices across Sydney

Building defects cost homeowners north of $700m a year. These are the rectification orders issued in the past four years.

Demand for properties in Jindabyne spiked during the pandemic as people holidayed at home.

‘There’s only one’:The unexpected holiday idyll that boomed

Like the coast,it became a more popular place to live all year round since the pandemic hit due to high amenities and natural beauty.

  • Alice Uribe
Property investors buying now would be out of pocket.

Where property investors are losing thousands every month

Despite the prospect of cash-flow losses,investors have been rushing to borrow more money and buy property in the hope of future gains.

  • Elizabeth Redman
 “Samujana Twelve,” is located in the tourist hot spot of Koh Samui.

The incredible house from The White Lotus is available for your next holiday

Are you a White Lotus fan mourning the latest series’ end? You can fill the gap with a stay at Greg/Gary’s luxe villa in Koh Samui.

  • Alice Uribe
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Rhiannon Crowley is renting a home with a balcony and would like to live somewhere with a courtyard.

The Melbourne suburbs where rents soared most over the past year

Some of the sharpest increases are in relatively affordable suburbs,but many affluent neighbourhoods have not been spared.

  • Elizabeth Redman
Sophie Hodges says rent is higher in her new Enmore share house than she paid before,but her work commute is quicker.

The Sydney suburbs where rents soared most over the past year

Rents in most Sydney suburbs are higher this year than last,but some landlords have been raising prices faster than the rest.

  • Alice Uribe
Swan Hill rents have risen.

The surprising regional Victorian towns where rents are rising fastest

Some former Melburnians who made a tree-change a few years ago have stayed,but others are now leaving the city for a cheaper cost of living.

  • Emily Power
Byron rents have jumped.

The glam NSW coastal town that’s back – after 18 months in the doldrums

It’s such a popular lifestyle location,but there aren’t enough homes available to satisfy the demand,and anything that comes onto the market goes.

  • Sue Williams