Calls for more homes to suit the ‘silver storm’ of downsizers
A greater mix of housing options is needed for the state’s ageing population to avoid a “silver tsunami” exacerbating a housing crisis, industry leaders say.
Rental Crisis
Clock ticks on NIMBYs: Call for Adelaide planning tsar
A planning tsar is being urged to spearhead Adelaide’s future development and help ease housing shortages.
Extend Adelaide rail to cater for housing surge: RAA
Northern and southern suburban rail line extensions are being urged by the RAA as part of a massive infrastructure push.
Mali’s holiday park housing deal the first wave in Whyalla ‘blitz’
The Premier will kickstart a regional infrastructure blitz by announcing deals with two holiday parks to head off a major roadblock.
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Evicted: Family living in a motel as rental becomes B&B
Thousands of people across regional SA are desperate for housing, with a single mother finding herself forced to live in a motel after she ran out of options.
‘When’s dad moving out’? Family’s awkward rental crisis
Picky landlords have left a woman locked in a bizarre house-sharing set-up with an ex who still can’t find his own place.
‘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?
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