Housing affordability
John will be evicted from his ‘forever home’. He has nowhere to go
He is one of 32 battlers in the Paddington boarding houses that will have locks changed and power cut on February 1 before redevelopment into luxury houses.
- Sue Williams
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- Perspective
- Renting
The renters’ revolt: How to safeguard your rights as a tenant in Queensland
Recent changes to tenancy laws are a start, but there are other steps renters can take to protect their rights in an increasingly competitive market.
- Courtney Kruk
Landlords could once increase rents sharply. That’s changed
A tenant on a median household income would need to spend a third of it to rent the median home, the highest proportion on record.
- Jim Malo and Elizabeth Redman
There’s an easy solution to housing affordability. But voters hate it
No one ever stopped John Howard in the street to complain about the value of their house going up. But are we at a tipping point?
- Jim Malo
Doing a home reno has been gruelling. This year that’s set to change
It will still be a challenge to find tradespeople, and material prices are not about to fall, but there are hopeful signs on the horizon.
- Jim Malo
The Melbourne suburb where a beach box is less than half price
In Brighton, a beach box could easily cost you $450,000. In Portsea, buyers pay up to $1 million. But elsewhere, they’re much cheaper.
- Orana Durney-Benson
Surprising amount you could afford to spend on a house
For anyone watching homes in their area sell for millions, the budget considered achievable for an average household would be a big surprise.
- Elizabeth Redman and Kristy Johnson
Crunch in building approvals sounds warning for Australia’s housing crisis
The prime minister defended his plan to deliver more than a million houses, saying the overall trend in approvals was upward.
- Millie Muroi
Where house prices are falling most, and why ‘it doesn’t really help’
Over the years, property values have had periods of large gains and then dips, much like the one the market is going through now.
- Elizabeth Redman
- Opinion
- Cost of living
Don’t say the S-word out loud, but Australia secretly loves socialism
Our nation has long considered itself the land of the fair go. But as housing affordability and healthcare standards slip, are we kidding ourselves?
- Gary Newman
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