More councils are putting themselves forward for greater density around train stations as the state government’s signature housing policy is due to start.
Instead of moving to big name coastal hotspots for the lifestyle,a wave of city dwellers are moving to under-the-radar towns due to the cost of living.
Two NSW MPs have urged the Liberal Party to adopt policies to help tenants,lest it become irrelevant.
Little has been done to help tenants facing runaway rents in Sydney. But they may shape the future of politics in marginal seats.
Perth’s rental crisis has worsened as unit and house rents reach fresh highs off the back of a record-low vacancy rate.
Tenants report being evicted with nowhere else to go as Melbourne’s rental crisis deepens and queues form for available properties.
It’s now the second most expensive capital in Australia to rent a typical unit. There are few homes available – and some suburbs are worse than others.
It has become easy for landlords and real estate agents to point to the recently expanded land tax as a reason for spiking rents. But it’s more complicated.
Gemma Toogood paid $875 a week in rent for a mould-riddled,rat-infested cottage. Do we still think that’s reasonable?
A typical house or unit in Sydney now costs $80 or more than a year ago,with scant relief for renters in sight.
It is the sprawling suburbs on Perth’s eastern fringe accommodating the lion’s share of the city’s post-COVID population boom. Here are the top 20.