Young Australians are increasingly relying on the Bank of Mum and Dad to get a deposit or to guarantee a loan. But it’s far from clear whether such assistance works well for the parents providing the support.
Julia Cook and Peta S. Cook
For many Australians, sharehousing is an essential youthful rite of passage. But Australia’s rental crisis means sharehousing is no longer just for cash-strapped students.
Editorial
Tenants looking for a rental in Perth are being asked to pay around $400 for a room in a house share with up to seven other strangers.
Rebecca Parish
Housing continues to be a topical issue in our society. It’s the topic of conversation at almost every BBQ in WA. How many offers were received? How many people lined up for that rental last weekend?
Michael McGowan
Perth has become the worst rental market in the country with the vacancy rate dropping to 0.75 per cent in February — the lowest of all capitals.
Raquel de Brito
WA’s highest-paid fat cat received an eye-watering $300,000 rental allowance for a London home as Western Australians deal with a dual cost of living and housing crisis.
Dylan Caporn
According to PropTrack, Perth rents have risen more than any other capital city — by $240 per week — since the pandemic hit in March 2020, which is an extra 67 per cent.
Kim Macdonald
More than $1 million in government-funded rent relief has been paid out to struggling families in just three months in the latest sign of the depth of the housing crisis engulfing WA.
Jake Dietsch
The median sale price for the humble villa is edging closer to the half million dollar mark as desperate buyers abandon Perth’s highly competitive housing market for the next best thing.
A big volume builder has entered the tiny house market, in a sign the niche sector has developed into a mainstream market play.
Daylight Savings turned Independent MP Wilson Tucker will try to amend the Cook Government’s rental reforms to ban no-grounds evictions.
House prices have risen by more than 30 per cent across Australia in the four years since the outbreak of COVID-19, a report has revealed.
Andrew Brown
A luxury penthouse apartment formerly owned by Sydney conwoman Melissa Caddick, 49, has been sold for an undisclosed sum with settlement expected next month.
Samantha Lock
A State-by-State economic health check by ANZ has WA as the “clear standout” based on its strong Budget position, low debt and a sharp burst in house prices at the end of 2023.
Simone Grogan
If the social housing waitlist is the canary in the coal mine for the accommodation crisis gripping WA, then someone in the Cook Labor Government should be looking for the gas leak.
Steve Martin
Australians are feeling more confident about their home buying plans, and they’re prepared to make big changes to crack into the housing market.
Jack Quail
Nurses, health support staff and other future workers at the new Murdoch Health and Knowledge Precinct will have access to a $100 million social and affordable housing complex.
Confidence may be returning to the housing market due to rate cut speculation but one economist says rising home values could keep the Reserve Bank wary.
Poppy Johnston
The tide may be starting to turn for struggling homeowners, with nine lenders lowering their home mortgage rates in the past fortnight. And there’s one group that can get you the best rate.
Nick Bruining
Perth’s median property price has hit a record high of $651,000, but as the recent sale of a two-bedroom fibro cottage shows, the money does not go as far as it once did.
Demand for housing is shifting to units, which are now selling almost as quickly as houses.
The Australian housing market found a new gear in February, with Perth leading the way.
The latest fight on housing is another symptom of every party’s attempt to wrest control of the cost-of-living debate. It is growing heated in the lead-up to this weekend’s by-election in Dunkley.
Katina Curtis
To put it bluntly, I think it is time to debate the State Government’s Per Cent for Art program.
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