Forced to flee homes: What’s making SA’s housing crisis worse
South Australia’s housing crisis is being made immeasurably worse by one horrible reality, experts will tell a landmark Housing Forum on Wednesday.
Rental Crisis
To fix the housing crisis, give us more land
There’s no overnight fix for SA’s housing crisis, the industry says, but there are two key ways to start – and one is increasing the supply of land.
What will your house be worth next year?
Interstate, housing markets are plunging. SA has had a rising housing market for some years – now the experts have their say on whether SA house prices are about to follow the interstate trend.
Sucked in, scammers: Expert advice after mum thwarts rental rort
Vulnerable renters caught up in crisis have been warned to remain vigilant after a northern suburbs mum had some fun with a would-be scammer.
‘Feeling helpless’: Long-term residents kicked from caravan parks
More than 30 permanent residents at Christies Beach and Moana Beach caravan parks have been told to vacate their sites, leaving them in limbo amid the rental crisis.
Mobile homes soar in popularity to beat housing crisis
As the housing crisis bites, the popularity of mobile homes has soared. Meet a young couple who have found a creative solution to make their own nest.
Fuel, food or laundry? The harsh choices this family faces
A family in southern Adelaide calculates every day whether they have enough fuel to take their daughter to school – and that’s just one of the tough calls they have to make.
‘Some nights I feel like it’s a coffin’: Carol’s grim search for a home
Carol Morris had a business and a life. She didn’t expect to be living in a van at 59. As another victim of SA’s rental crisis, she’s discovered homelessness can hit anyone.
Rental crisis victim robbed of car
A man sleeping in a caravan while looking for a home to rent has now had his car stolen. But technology meant he could turn the tables on the thieves.
Home at last for single mum living in her car
A mother and son who have been left struggling for a place to sleep while juggling jobs and school have finally struck some good luck.
Bold ‘quick-fix’ solution to SA’s rental crisis
The state government is being urged to lease tens of thousands of empty private properties – because focusing on new homes will take too long.
Renters paying top dollar for freezing cold homes
South Australia’s rental market might be overheated but tenants are shivering in houses that don’t meet basic health standards.
Four-bedroom house empty, in the midst of rental crisis
A four-bedroom house acquired by the state government for the now-delayed Torrens to Darlington project has been empty for four months while SA is gripped by a housing crisis.
‘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.
Calls for a ‘vacancy tax’ as tens of thousands of homes lie vacant
The state’s rental vacancy rate is at a critical low but Census figures have revealed a startling number of homes sitting empty. Now there is a call for a tax to be introduced to fix the problem.
Families with ‘no option’ but to sleep in tents, campervans
Businesses are reporting a surge in tent and campervan sales across South Australia as teens and young families are unable to find a home to live in.
Desperate mum left out in the cold
Knocked back from more than 100 rentals, a single mum was forced to give up her children as she found herself one step away from living on the streets of Mount Gambier.
SA’s rental crisis laid bare: Family of nine living in camper
Every day they wait for the call that there’s finally a roof over their head, out of the freezing cold. Meanwhile, mum cooks dinner on the tailgate, hoping.
Desperate search for homes as SA gripped by rental crisis
Amy Savage is the face of SA’s rental crisis. The single mum of twin boys is facing homelessness within weeks as vacancy rates hit “as close to zero” as experts have ever seen.
Rental squeeze triggers budget plea for urgent crisis funds
Domestic violence victims, children and homeless people all need next week’s state budget to make one issue a high priority, frontline workers say.
Rent crisis ‘more dire than before COVID’
Rental properties in Adelaide are now almost impossible to find for certain demographics and the city’s housing crisis has hit dire levels, an alarming new report has found.
Scam warning as bogus listings used in property rental racket
Scammers are targeting prospective tenants desperately searching for a rental property in Adelaide’s crowded market. Here’s how you can avoid them.
Adelaide’s ‘insane’ rental market goes off the charts
Real estate agents say hundreds of would-be tenants are checking out every property they offer as rental demand skyrockets.
Premier reveals $550m blueprint for housing in SA
The state is set to receive more than 20,000 new affordable housing options – from building new homes to getting vulnerable South Aussies off the streets – as part of a massive $550 million plan to overhaul SA’s housing.
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