With rents more expensive than mortgages in the Pilbara, prospective home owners are looking to the market for more affordability.
Chalmers 'relaxed' about accidental release of Treasury advice
The treasurer insists the government can reach its target of 1.2 million new homes despite his department's advice it will fall short, and says Treasury's call for tax reform matches his own.
Amalia was having chemo when her mum died. Her strata didn't listen
Amalia Vatavalis was undergoing chemotherapy for cancer when her mother died from a brain tumour. When she asked her strata manager for a hardship payment plan for her body corporate fees, they rejected the idea.
Council issues building orders to shocked tiny home residents
Evrim Sen's tiny house on wheels has allowed her to have the serene and idyllic lifestyle she'd always dreamed of. But a council will see that come to an abrupt end.
Treasury advises Labor to consider higher taxes and a new housing target
A series of subheadings accidentally sent to the ABC by Treasury reveals extensive detail about its frank advice to the re-elected Albanese government.
Another economist warns about intergenerational wealth in Australia
Older generations will transfer trillions of dollars in wealth to younger generations in coming decades, but how will it be managed?
YIMBYs vs NIMBYs in the battle for your backyard
The Yes In My Backyard movement is lobbying for denser cities and more housing in places people want to work and live and YIMBYs want these homes built yesterday. But the NIMBYs haven't given up yet.
These Tasmanians want to see housing as the number one priority this election
Amelia Bird would love to become a home-owner in Tasmania, but she isn't hopeful. Like many others, she is looking at what is being promised at this month's state election for people who want a place of their own.
Court rejects developer's plan to convert Sydney boarding house to apartments
The boarding house, which became a refuge for low income earners after World War II, was purchased by LFD Developments who then served its residents with eviction orders last October.
Cheaper to buy than rent as this WA city's housing crunch worsens
Pilbara suburbs dominated a recent report detailing communities across Australia where a mortgage is a cheaper option than weekly rent.
Where is Australia going to build thousands of new homes?
To meet the government's housing target every year there will need to be infill land created about 26 times the size of Melbourne's CBD across Australia.
Potential 'meltdown' could see four interest rate cuts by early next year
The potential of four rate cuts is welcome news for millions of borrowers and business owners, but a double-edged sword for first homebuyers with property prices tipped to pick up further as a result.
Seniors who call Shark Bay home trade caravans for a house
They live in one of the most picturesque locations in regional WA but, until now, a lack of housing meant these seniors were not able to truly call Shark Bay home.
These 18 terraces have sat empty for six years despite Sydney housing crisis
These inner-city houses in Sydney were approved for development 10 years ago. Today, in a middle of a housing crisis, they remain boarded up.
'Losing their homes': Unit owners facing bankruptcy after stratas take action
An inquiry into strata management in Canberra hears of some unit owners struggling to pay levies and ending up bankrupt with no legal protections.
Rental investor numbers fall for third time since records began, ATO data shows
Thousands fewer investors declared rental income in 2022-23 than a year earlier — only the third time annual falls have occurred, according to Australian Tax Office data.
Regional SA homes among country's most affordable even as prices soar
Despite house prices nearly doubling in the last five years, regional South Australia is still a buyer's market, according to fresh research.
Housing measures not enough to help woman with four jobs into own home
A working Sunshine Coast woman with dreams of owning a home says a new equity scheme excludes Queenslanders from secure housing.
Final tenants to leave Sydney boarding house ahead of redevelopment
The last two residents of a Paddington boarding house have been given until Monday to vacate or face eviction, forcing them to leave what has been home for a number of years.
New limits on short stays proposed for Whitsunday region
As people in southern Australia flock to the tropics for the winter holidays, some popular destinations are looking to crack down on short-stay accommodation.
The deeply personal reasons Australians call themselves YIMBYs
Australia's YIMBY movement is relatively new, but it is making an impact and each member has their own housing struggle spurring them on.