UK property market: The changing face of the rental market
The UK housing landscape has changed significantly in recent decades with a large fall in home ownership rates. Importantly, the proportion of private renters is…
Renters should look out for these red flags when signing a property lease, experts say
In a competitive rental market, many people are facing stress and anguish just trying to find a property.So when you finally get your hands on…
CoreLogic reports record-high rents across Australia’s biggest regions as WA and Queensland tops list
The promise of fleeing the high cost of living in Australia's capital cities and finding reprieve in the regions is fast evaporating, with rental prices…
California’s housing crisis is hitting Nevada. Could it help Trump?
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Christine Dyken had just returned home after picking up her grandson from school, and she was stressed. Dyken — who lives…
Regional SA university students detail cost of moving to Adelaide for study
In short: People in regional areas are less than half as likely to gain a bachelors degree as people in metro areas.There are six local foundations in…
Struggling to pay rent, Alys McDonough left Sydney to buy a dilapidated house in the outback
Alys McDonough rubs her face with a wet cloth and then proceeds to wrap her panting dog."This is my air conditioning; it's called muslin cloth,"…
Department of Communities backflips on decision to evict Coolgardie family two weeks before Christmas
A family facing eviction from government housing in Western Australia's Goldfields has received a temporary reprieve, after a department backflipped on its decision to remove…
Gold Coast developer Soheil Abedian calls for affordable, inclusionary zoning to help solve housing crisis
Soheil Abedian has made a fortune from Australia's housing market. The Queensland developer has built tens of thousands of homes and some of the most exclusive…
No one can escape this housing crisis — it’s coming for homeowners too
The national conversation about our housing crisis is too antagonistic.Too often, it's pitting younger Australians against Boomers, and that's putting Boomers on the defensive which,…
Rental squeeze pushes Gold Coast couple from house tenancy to unknown future in ‘home on wheels’
Kristy Bowman and Kevin Humphrey have had enough of paying rent — so they've decided to stop.For them this is not a #vanlife adventure, it's a…
Residential Tenancies Authority asks more than 100,000 Queenslanders to collect their forgotten rental bonds
More than 100,000 Queenslanders are owed a collective $52 million in outstanding rental bonds, and the state's residential authority is urging people to collect their money.Key…
As homelessness rises in WA, mayor calls for crackdown on begging at traffic lights
The mayor of Western Australia's largest local government area by population has called for a coordinated approach to deal with an increasing number of people begging at…
Flatpack homes are being touted as the salve to affordable housing, but will it work?
Homes built off-site and trucked to the regions are being proposed as a quick solution to Queensland's housing affordability issues, but some builders say the approach isn't sustainable. Key…
Cost of living sees 35,000 Vic households struggle with rental stress, homelessness and overcrowding
Brooke Haebich's partner was made redundant the week before Christmas and a medical emergency that saw their six-month-old son airlifted to a Melbourne hospital left…