A disgruntled renter in Perth has called out property investors who are buying up homes and increasing rents in the capital city. Taking to social media, the frustrated local shared they were continuously shocked their rent had increased by more than 50 per cent over the past year-and-a-half from $350Continue Reading
Governments have manufactured a crippling crisis that’s led to unprecedented housing pressures, a rising risk of homelessness, and the rapid death of the Great Australian Dream. And while Anthony Albanese champions multibillion-dollar plans to build more homes and save families from financial disaster, the Prime Minister has avoided mentioning oneContinue Reading
Australian workplaces are set to force their employees back to the office in greater numbers this year, despite the recent rise of “hybrid” arrangements that have people frequently working from home. “We have seen a number of organisations recently introduce new measures to drive people into the office,” Jo Masters,Continue Reading
A 28-year-old mum who was reduced to tears after her landlord doubled her weekly rent just days before Christmas has been forced to hit back at critics who have callously claimed she doesn’t deserve the sympathy. Jakki Brooking, a registered nurse living in Perth, went viral for sharing that theContinue Reading
Australia’s rental shortage has continued to worsen with the total number of listings falling to a record annual low, a new report has revealed. Released on Monday, new analysis from PropTrack has found the number of new rental listings fell 5.7 per cent in the year to September, as theContinue Reading
House values are expected to surge by nearly 10 per cent from midway through next year as buyer demand drives up prices. Nationally, prices will jump by 4.9 per cent over the next nine months. And then after that, from June 2024 onwards, prices are set to rise 9.4 perContinue Reading
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, alongside Labor MPs in Macnamara, Higgins, Wills, Cooper and Richmond will be targeted in a fresh electoral assault by the Greens in the lead-up to the 2025 poll. Off the back of a rousing victory in their fight to amend Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s signature housingContinue Reading
The total combined value of Australian housing rebounded to $10 trillion in the June quarter, up $325bn from March, after taking a hit during 2022 as the Reserve Bank delivered its punishing round of rate increases. The average price of residential dwellings rose by a further $25,200 in just threeContinue Reading
More pain could be on the way as soaring rents and higher power bills crunch household budgets, with the Reserve Bank warning that their fight against inflation may still have some way to run. The quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy, released on Friday, has seen the Reserve Bank slash itsContinue Reading
Four out of five new homes built in Sydney over the next half-decade will be needed to absorb an “unprecedented” international student wave, according to a new report blasting the federal government’s “unplanned” population explosion. The research, published by the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) think tank on Monday, foundContinue Reading