Six more train stations added to high-density housing plan

Six more train stations added to high-density housing plan

More councils are putting themselves forward for greater density around train stations as the state government’s signature housing policy is due to start.

  • byAlexandra Smith

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Unexpected NSW regional towns where rents rose most

Unexpected NSW regional towns where rents rose most

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.

  • bySue Williams
Five ideas to make life easier for renters and first homebuyers

Five ideas to make life easier for renters and first homebuyers

Two NSW MPs have urged the Liberal Party to adopt policies to help tenants,lest it become irrelevant.

  • byMax Maddison
Power to the renters:Demographic changes give them new clout

Power to the renters:Demographic changes give them new clout

Little has been done to help tenants facing runaway rents in Sydney. But they may shape the future of politics in marginal seats.

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‘Perilously close to zero’:Vacancy rate plunges as rents hit all-time high
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‘Perilously close to zero’:Vacancy rate plunges as rents hit all-time high

Perth’s rental crisis has worsened as unit and house rents reach fresh highs off the back of a record-low vacancy rate.

  • bySarah Brookes
‘People are being made homeless’:Melbourne rents soar to record high

‘People are being made homeless’:Melbourne rents soar to record high

Tenants report being evicted with nowhere else to go as Melbourne’s rental crisis deepens and queues form for available properties.

  • byJim Malo andTawar Razaghi
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Brisbane a ‘landlord’s market’ as rents hit record high after fastest rise in 15 years

Brisbane a ‘landlord’s market’ as rents hit record high after fastest rise in 15 years

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.

  • bySarah Webb
Victoria’s new tax is driving landlords out. But is that a bad thing?
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Victoria’s new tax is driving landlords out. But is that a bad thing?

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.

  • byJim Malo
What can a landlord get away with? In the court of public opinion,it’s changing
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What can a landlord get away with? In the court of public opinion,it’s changing

Gemma Toogood paid $875 a week in rent for a mould-riddled,rat-infested cottage. Do we still think that’s reasonable?

  • byTawar Razaghi
‘A big problem for a large part of society’:Sydney rents hit record highs

‘A big problem for a large part of society’:Sydney rents hit record highs

A typical house or unit in Sydney now costs $80 or more than a year ago,with scant relief for renters in sight.

  • byTawar Razaghi
Growing pains:The Perth suburbs bearing the brunt of the population surge

Growing pains:The Perth suburbs bearing the brunt of the population surge

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.

  • bySarah Brookes andCraig Butt