Desperate single mum’s ‘crazy’ social media bid to buy home
Single mum Kyra has saved $80k but still can’t afford a roof over her children’s heads – so, she’s made a bold pitch in the hopes of a lifeline.
Rental Crisis
Clean up Port Stanvac for 1500 new homes: US oil giant put on notice
Premier Peter Malinauskas has demanded ExxonMobil clean up its abandoned oil refinery at Port Stanvac to build a massive new housing development in the southern suburbs.
Full walk-through: Inside Adelaide’s newest affordable homes
The first of 67 new $475,000 two-bedroom homes have been handed over to happy buyers – take a first look at the mega new affordable housing project.
Major public sector review urged to boost economy, cut red tape
Pinpointing better public service standards and efficiency is recommended in a key productivity report, which also aims to improve SA’s national share of high-wage jobs.
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‘No-brainer’: Could this be a solution to the housing crisis?
Houses that are vacant and fenced off after being seized for the delayed Torrens to Darlington road project would be rented out in a new plan to help alleviate SA’s housing crisis.
How to find a new home for $400,000
‘Shared equity’ housing schemes can make buying a home as affordable as renting. Here is how it works – and how you can find a property for $400,000.
Exposed: The flaw which almost locked renters out
After attending more than 50 open inspections Andy Baines finally found a rental property for his family. But there was a major catch, which nearly locked them out.
‘Injustice’: Mali backs down after pensioner’s rental plea
A pensioner’s simple letter to the Premier has forced a sudden change in when renters will receive a government payout.
Builders blame rental crisis on ‘outrageous’ govt taxes
The easiest way to tackle SA’s worsening rental crisis is to strip away the “eye-watering” amount of taxes and stamp duty, builders claim.
Within a whisker of homelessness, one young woman defies the odds
Felicity Graham, 19, was facing homelessness after her foster care finished. A special program has helped her find her feet, and she is speaking up for others facing the same situation.
The suburbs where the last affordable rents are set to disappear
SA will lose huge swathes of affordable rentals with the winding up of a scheme that kept rents 20 per cent below market value. Search our interactive to compare your suburb.
Adelaide rentals now more expensive than Melbourne’s
Adelaide is no longer the country’s most affordable city to rent in according to a new report. It comes as a looming change could soon stretch tenants’ budgets even thinner.
Millennials ‘locked out’ of housing market – unless they have wealthy parents
Many younger people have been permanently pushed out of the property market – and forced into rentals – by the pandemic. This is why.
From a four-bedroom seaside house to a car yard granny flat
Social worker Amy Cracknell once dreamt of owning a house. Instead, she and her partner have ended up renting a granny flat in a suburban car yard.
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