Housing crisis
Brisbane rents post surprise fall as tenants finally hit their limit
Sky-high rents put tenants under financial pressure and cut their ability to pay landlords’ asking prices for homes, ending a years-long run of growth.
- by Sarah Webb
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‘A landlord’s market’: Sydney rents hit record highs
Tenants are forced to make a raft of compromises to afford a roof over their heads, amid a broader cost-of-living crisis. Is any relief in sight?
- by Tawar Razaghi and Elizabeth Redman
‘I was so broke’: Melbourne rents reach record high
Melbourne’s tight rental market is putting pressure on tenants and causing some to look for more affordable options. Is any relief in sight?
- by Alexandra Middleton
They pay $200 a week rent to live in Paddington. They’re being evicted
The battlers living in a row of rundown boarding houses have been told they’re to be kicked out, leaving them shocked and uncertain about next steps.
- by Sue Williams
Property market finally slowing down as Australians save their tax cuts
The Reserve Bank is getting more evidence that high interest rates are bringing the property market to heel and curbing plans by people to spend their tax cuts.
- by Shane Wright
How migration is ‘turbocharging’ housing demand on Melbourne’s fringe
The government wants to flip Melbourne’s growth from the fringes to its established suburbs, but it will need to overcome years of migration trends to do so.
- by Adam Carey
Why build-to-rent is booming in Melbourne only
Renters in Melbourne are being given more choice than their Sydney counterparts as the “build-to-rent” sector takes a strong foothold the southern state.
- by Simon Johanson and Nicole Lindsay
Why young workers are fleeing Sydney’s wealthy suburbs
The housing crisis is triggering an exodus in the eastern suburbs, inner west and lower north shore.
- by Matt Wade
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Negative gearing
PM not keen on negative gearing change unless it won’t hurt supply
A new report shows more than 120,000 voters in marginal seats are negatively geared – and reveals where the most people are using the property tax concession.
- by David Crowe and James Massola
The zombie debate about negative gearing is back. What’s at stake?
Negative gearing is back on the agenda. Labor says it’s just looking at possible policy. The Greens are squeezing the government for big changes. Here’s what it all means.
- by Millie Muroi
Quiet, windswept, devoid of trees: The ‘disaster’ neighbourhood created by too much housing
The inner-west precinct is widely seen as one of Victoria’s worst examples of urban renewal. And it may not be the last.
- by Sophie Aubrey
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