Holiday homes
Opinion
Homelessness
My home became a holiday rental, so I lived in a cemetery
My friends and I don’t deserve to be homeless any more than you do. No one is immune to homelessness.
- by Jacq Gallagher
Latest
Want to stay in a luxury holiday home rent-free? There’s just one catch
For those tiring of their holiday bolthole or feeling it’s underused, imagine being able to do a swap for a glamorous getaway somewhere else.
- by Mary O'Brien
From neighbours to best friends: the families that renovated a holiday home together
Two families hit it off and decided to take their friendship to a new level, purchasing a holiday house to renovate together four years ago.
- by Carmen Forward
There are now 50,000 short-term rental properties in NSW. The area with the most isn’t Byron Bay
A levy on short-term rental accommodation is being considered by the government, but regional property owners say any broad-based levy would kill tourism.
- by Christopher Harris
Crackdown threatened on number of guests at holiday rentals
The big group getaway at an Airbnb could come to an end if the government decides to cap the number of people who can stay at a property at any one time.
- by Michael Koziol
Exclusive
Housing affordability
Airbnb and Stayz accept tourism levy for all holiday rentals
Expedia, owner of brands such as Wotif and Stayz, has told a NSW government review that it backs a tax “of a sensible quantum” to fund social and affordable housing.
- by Michael Koziol
Analysis
Housing crisis
No, Max, we don’t really have a million vacant houses
The Greens housing spokesman says the empty homes recorded in the census means supply isn’t the cause of the housing crisis. The reality is quite different.
- by Rachel Clun
Hot coastal towns where property prices have almost doubled in five years
Buyer interest has eased since the height of remote work but is still outpacing the number of homes for sale in many hotspots.
- by Kate Burke
WA’s Airbnbs are set for a shake-up. But will it help the state’s dire rental market?
Airbnb Australia’s public policy head Michael Crosby was not convinced the cash incentive would have much impact on WA’s housing issues.
- by Hamish Hastie
‘An ugly duckling into a swan’: Inside a dramatic beach house renovation
It was once the worst house in its street in Torquay, but a nine-year renovation project transformed it into a stunning beach home that now looks completely different.
- by Jim Malo
The Sydney holiday rentals that the rich call home for summer
Cashed-up international visitors and returning expats are forking out as much as $150,000 per week to stay in Sydney’s top spots for the summer holidays.
- by Kate Burke
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