Housing affordability
Surprising NSW regional towns where rents rose most
The median weekly house rent in NSW regional and coastal areas is the highest yet, only $175 a week less than Sydney.
- by Sue Williams
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Revealed: The ‘missing middle’ Sydney housing changes delayed until after council elections
The major “stage 2” changes to permit more low- and mid-rise housing are now slated for the end of 2024 despite earlier indications they would be active by June.
- by Michael Koziol
How Australia can house a growing population without building more homes
The government wants 1.2 million homes built over the next five years. But what about the 3.5 million spare bedrooms across the country?
- by Sue Williams
A hair on the floor, $400 for sticky-tape residue: Inflated landlord bond claims hitting tenants
Over 80 per cent of landlord bond claims before VCAT have been found to be at least in part spurious, according to a new report.
- by Jim Malo
Church v state: The battle over density around Sydney’s metro stations
Everybody agrees Metro West will change Five Dock. But how much? A proposal by the Anglican Church for 20-storey towers has brought the question into focus.
- by Michael Koziol
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Housing crisis
‘A diabolical mess’: How did we get into this housing crisis, and how do we get out?
Hard-won deposits, soaring rents, crippling mortgages, capital gains, negative gearing … What’s to blame, and how do other countries do housing?
- by Angus Holland and Josh Gordon
‘Bad for the whole of NSW’: Inside the north shore’s NIMBY crusade
Ku-ring-gai Council is taking the state government to court to block its planning reforms. But even in NIMBY central, attitudes about housing policy are starting to shift.
- by Michael Koziol
‘Largest problem’: Barcelona plans to ban all holiday apartments by 2028
The boom in short-term rentals in Barcelona, Spain’s most visited city by foreign tourists, means some residents cannot afford an apartment after rents rose 68 per cent in the past 10 years.
- by Joan Faus
The regional property markets tipped to hit fresh records in the next year
The COVID-era tree- and sea-change boom is over, but some states can expect to see their regional house price markets improve in the next year.
- by Jim Malo
How much it costs to live in the top Victorian tree-change towns for wellbeing
The wellbeing factor of regional suburbs has been measured on indicators such as health, environment, jobs and income. But it comes at a price.
- by Jemimah Clegg
How much it costs to live in the top NSW tree-change towns for wellbeing
The wellbeing factor of regional suburbs has been measured on indicators such as health, environment, jobs and income. But it comes at a price.
- by Carmen Forward
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