Staggering number of children homeless in housing crisis revealed
An urgent plea has been issued to stop tens of thousands of Australian children and young adults falling into a life of homelessness, as new data reveals the extent of …
Housing Market
Australia-first scheme allowing NSW renters to digitally transfer bonds on the way
NSW is pushing ahead with an Australia-first portable bond scheme that will allow millions of renters to digitally transfer their bond to their new home. The state government on Monday …
South Australian family living ‘nightmare’ amid fears Rossdale Homes left them with defective house
Noeleen and Jack Miller were excited to be living the Australian dream in a new beachside home, but their experience with one of South Australia’s oldest and most well-known builders …
Home buyers urged to apply for Australian Home Guarantee Scheme that could save them thousands
Home buyers are being urged to apply for an Australian government scheme that allows them to purchase a property without needing a guarantor, saving them about $25,000 on bank fees. …
The 20 Sydney suburbs where landlords can’t raise the rent
Amid a cost-of-living crisis and a housing crisis, Sydney renters are giving up their dreams of beachside living for cheaper pastures. As a result, 20 suburbs along the city’s coast …
Adelaide mother facing homelessness with disabled son told to use ‘spells’ to ‘manifest’ home
An Adelaide woman who faces homeless with her severely disabled son was told by a public servant to use “spells” to “manifest” a home because of a shortage of public …
Adelaide homeless man to sleep in his own home after five years living on the street
A homeless man who was living in a tent in Adelaide’s northeast will soon have a place to call his own after five years. Peter Woodforde, affectionately known as Woody, …
Increasing vacancy rates providing relief for renters, according to new report from Domain
Clouds are finally starting to part for Australian tenants, with rents in most major cities either falling, stalling or growing at a slower pace. Low vacancy rates have pushed advertised …
South Australian family labels Consumer Affairs ‘toothless tiger’ that fails to support struggling customers
Geoff Browne and his family should have been settled into their first home, instead they’ve paid tens of thousands of dollars worth of debts and sold their dream home because …
Worsening rental affordability hurting regional areas with WA’s north the hardest hit
Australians living outside the major cities have not been spared from eye-watering rental hikes, putting pressure on populations in disaster-prone areas and other vulnerable groups. Renting in the regions has …