Big update after mum-of-seven’s desperate plea for a home
Brooke Thomas had just eight days before she and her seven children would be homeless – but now she’s received some heartwarming news.
Rental Crisis
‘No-one wants us’: Family of eight will be homeless within days
Kicked out of their home with hundreds of rejected applications, a desperate single mum is pleading for help – but faces a 10-year wait from Housing SA.
See the images: 700 homes, new $200m community
Construction has started on hundreds of social houses and homes for private sale in what the state government says is SA’s largest social housing project in decades.
Mapped: The housing projects coming soon to SA
More than 23,000 new homes are being planned across the state since the state government took power, according to official figures. Search the map to see the plans in your area.
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‘Exhausted and overwhelmed’: What’s fuelling the rental crisis
South Australia’s prospective renters are facing unprecedented hardship. Find out why, and help us find a home for someone who needs it here.
SA’s rental shame: Why a pregnant mum had to live at Maccas
A statewide search for a home proved so difficult for one young couple that they could only find one safe place.
Rent race: Adelaide homes snapped up in two weeks
A low number of listings, surging rents and properties being leased in just two weeks means a challenging time to rent in SA. We reveal the hardest suburbs to find a rental.
SA’s rental squeeze: Vacancies the lowest in the nation
Those looking for a place to live won’t be surprised by new figures which show Adelaide has the lowest vacancy rate for rentals in the nation.
App-alling rental rip-off exploiting struggling families
Welfare groups want a ban slapped on rent payment apps which some tenants are being forced to use at the cost of $500 a year.
Why an SA abattoir bought an entire motel
SA has a billion-dollar problem, caused by under-investment and worsened by Covid. And some employers are going to extremes for a fix.
Adelaide cheapest city to rent despite more rises
Adelaide rents have jumped more than 8 per cent in the past year, yet the city remains the cheapest capital for rental properties. See our cheapest and most expensive rental suburbs.
Interstate investors buying SA homes ‘sight unseen’
Interstate investors are turning more and more to SA properties – but what does it mean for the tight rental market?
Why our rental crisis is set to worsen
Already struggling with a rental crisis, Adelaide is about to have “thousands” without a home. Here’s why.
‘I watched my housemate die in a fire … now I’m still homeless’
South Australia’s rental and housing crisis is reaching heart-breaking new depths as more people struggle to find a roof. But there are ideas emerging to try to fix it.
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