Renting
Opinion
For subscribers
Being a Sydney renter is a moving tale, but all my evictions have all been honourable
If you’re a tenant, you become accustomed to mistreatment. But I’ve embraced the slowmadic lifestyle and you can too.
- by Jayce Carrano
Latest
The luxurious holiday home rentals that cost up to $150,000 a night
Rich summer visitors to Sydney are paying up to stay in the lap of absolute luxury, but there is better value around.
- by Sue Williams
Opinion
For subscribers
It’s the season for giving, but as a young renter I think I’ve given enough
Young Australians have had little to no say in the policies that have led us to the housing shortage we now face. And yet, our plight seems to be getting worse.
- by Millie Muroi
‘I feel loved’: St Mary’s House of Welcome brings Christmas to Melburnians sleeping rough
Every Christmas Day, this Fitzroy organisation provides people experiencing homelessness with everything from a three-course lunch to presents to hot showers.
- by Jewel Topsfield
Politics and planning: The pitfalls facing Chris Minns’ housing reforms
Solving the state’s housing crisis is the NSW premier’s Everest. The solution will require him overcoming problems that undid the previous government.
- by Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
The best value suburbs for university students to live in
How much does it cost to get a rental in a convenient location these days and where can you get a better deal by sharing with friends?
- by Kate Burke, Melissa Heagney-Bayliss, Jim Malo and Fran Rimrod
Analysis
Planning
We’re getting the biggest housing bang for our buck - but it’s no quick fix to an unparalleled crisis
The government’s centrepiece policies to “marry” housing and transport are finally clear. Amid a crisis, these are big, slow changes that will only bear fruit down the track.
- by Michael Koziol
The stark graph that shows why property prices could be higher a year from now
Australia’s property market rebounded sharply this year, taking many by surprise, but will it be more expensive to buy in a year’s time?
- by Kate Burke
Thought it was hard enough to buy a home? It just got worse
Renters, hopeful home buyers and those with large mortgages are feeling the pinch, and one graph shows why.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Opinion
Immigration
Immigration is smashing renters. It’s time to hike fees for international students
Migration was expected to bounce back once Australia’s borders reopened, but it’s run far stronger than anyone imagined.
- by Brendan Coates and Trent Wiltshire
Krissy spoke out about her 50 per cent rent hike. Then she got evicted
The eastern suburbs firefighter and single mother of four will have to leave her rental property just five days before Christmas.
- by Tawar Razaghi