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The Residence is a penthouse in the heart of the CBD that costs $75,000 per night.

Got a spare $75,000? You can rent this Sydney holiday home ... for a night

For that price, guests of the glamorous residences can request a mattress or spa of their choice, and enjoy the pool, view, and full-time chef.

  • Kristy Johnson

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My home became a holiday rental, so I lived in a cemetery

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  • Jacq Gallagher
Jason and Jenny Dunn are recent converts to holiday-home exchange platform ThirdHome.

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.

  • Mary O'Brien
Chris and Peta Wallace-Harrison with Frank and Maryane Bogovic. The Bogovics moved next door six years ago, and the two neighbours quickly became best friends.

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.

  • Carmen Forward
The number of homes placed on the short term rental market on platforms such as Airbnb across NSW has hit 50,000

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.

  • Christopher Harris
Airbnbs in destinations such as Palm Beach are a popular choice for large group getaways.

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.

  • Michael Koziol
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Victoria unveiled Australia’s first statewide Airbnb levy in September.

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.

  • Michael Koziol
Greens housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather recently said the million unoccupied properties around the country could help address the housing crisis, but unfortunately, it’s not that simple.

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.

  • Rachel Clun
Median unit prices have more than doubled in Noosa Heads over the past five years.

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.

  • Kate Burke
WA Planning Minister John Carey, Finance Minister Sue Ellery, Airbnb reforms. Pictures: Hamish Hastie/Supplied

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.

  • Hamish Hastie

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