Yesterday
Overseas student boom shows signs of slowing
There are very early indications that the seemingly unstoppable growth in international students might be tapering off.
- Julie Hare
This Month
Where to find the cheapest properties to rent near the CBDs
These are the suburbs where tenants can still rent a house for under $500 a week and units for less than $400.
- Nila Sweeney
Mirvac in $1b play to house downsizing Boomers
Mirvac will spend $300 million to acquire a near-half stake in the Serenitas portfolio of 27 land lease communities – affordable accommodation for downsizing baby boomers.
- Michael Bleby
Suburbs with the highest granny flat potential
More than 655,000 granny flats could be built across the country straight away to help alleviate the housing shortage.
- Nila Sweeney
Local boosts social, affordable housing, backed by Macquarie
While governments are trying to boost the country’s stock of social and affordable homes, some developers are already doing it – and taking a first-mover advantage.
- Michael Bleby
Airbnb says Victoria’s 7.5pc levy could push visitors away
The short-stay platform is seeking to influence other states and territories, which are considering measures to ease the rental crisis.
- Michael Bleby
- Updated
- Interest rates
Big squeeze no bar to another RBA rate rise
The Reserve Bank could still lift rates even after finding rapidly rising mortgage repayments had starved some borrowers of the ability to pay expenses such as health insurance and school fees.
- Updated
- Jonathan Shapiro and Michael Read
Rents soar to new highs as vacancy rate slumps to record
The residential rental vacancy rate plunged back to a new low of just 0.8 per cent nationwide over the September quarter, new data from Domain shows.
- Nila Sweeney
Airbnb boss plots long-term rentals despite housing crisis
The booking platform is to launch the ‘biggest update’ next month as it plans to expand beyond travel.
- Oliver Barnes
House passes in at $1.22m, then sells for $130,000 more
Increasing confidence about rates plateauing, as well as a new tenancy, boosted the competition for a property with some drawbacks.
- Michael Bleby
September
Six-figure households sleeping in cars: WA’s housing problem
Families with household incomes upwards of $160,000 a year are sleeping in cars in some parts of WA.
- Tom Rabe
The toughest suburbs for Sydney renters revealed
These previously affordable housing markets are now becoming out of reach for many renters after rents surged in the past year according to Suburbtrends.
- Nila Sweeney
Affordable housing mandates can work for developers, SGCH says
Without enforcement of affordable housing mandates, voluntary schemes such as density bonuses are unlikely to get much traction, advocates say.
- Michael Bleby
- Opinion
- Property market
Andrews’ high-risk housing plan is on-brand but unproven
Daniel Andrews’ long-awaited housing policy is big on glossy pictures and grand vision, but each initiative is just a sentence or two.
- Patrick Durkin
‘I’m not rich, I’m a single mum’: Airbnb tax hits property owners
Leanne Taylor is a 47-year-old solo mother of two teenagers who is battling to get ahead – something made harder by Daniel Andrews’ 7.5 per cent short-term rental tax, the first in the country.
- Patrick Durkin
Renters are offering gifts of wine and chocolate to get a home
Across Europe’s biggest cities, renters are coming up against a severe supply shortage that’s pushing prices to record highs.
- Alice Kantor, Sarah Jacob and Morwenna Coniam
- Exclusive
- Build-to-rent
At Australia’s first BTR houses, lawn mowing is included
Developer Resimax is building a portfolio of 500 rental homes in Melbourne’s suburban fringe. It’s a new offering and brings perks – such as getting the grass cut.
- Michael Bleby
Buying a house cheaper than renting in only 3pc of suburbs
And only 6.5 per cent of all unit markets nationwide are more affordable for buyers than renters since interest rates started to rise.
- Nila Sweeney
- Exclusive
- Build-to-rent
Global funds giant PGIM revs up co-living housing plans
Global property funds powerhouse PGIM Real Estate has joined forces with the founders of trendy modular hotel chain Tribe to roll out a portfolio of co-living facilities, at the affordable end of the growing build-to-rent sector.
- Nick Lenaghan
This start-up could ease the rental crisis by tracking Airbnbs
Deckard’s platform has helped its client councils force 95 per cent of short-term rentals in their jurisdictions to comply with laws.
- Campbell Kwan
