Rental Housing

Nationally, the median house price for all the capital cities is now more than $1 million.

As questions persist about the effect of short-stay rental properties on housing availability, one council has cancelled plans to charge hosts higher council rates. 

It is no secret finding a rental as a university student can be a challenge. Some are opting for purpose-build accommodation instead, but this major city could be at risk of falling behind in its supply.

The cost of renting in WA has soared 66 per cent over the past five years, the biggest increase in the nation and 3.5 times more than the rise in wages, according to data from property research firm Cotality.

Tenants now pay an average of 33.4 per cent of their pre-tax income on rent, which is the highest level on record, according to a property research firm.

Vulnerable and elderly residents in homes subsidised by the National Rental Affordability Scheme are staring down decade-long waitlists for social housing as the scheme draws to a close.

An Australian first, the portable bonds scheme was announced as part of a suite of rental reforms that NSW Labor took to the 2023 state election. 

Tenants are being forced to hand over excessive personal data when applying for rental properties, with new research warning that applicants' personal information could be at risk.

Furnished accommodation company ShareSorted was found in breach of its obligations related to at least two properties, but a lack of regulation allows them to continue to operate.

Living at Brisbane’s Kangaroo Point overlooking the river would typically come with a hefty price tag, but some residents have found an alternative.

Mining companies were the 'big winners' on the share market today, while rents are rising to record highs -- but at a slower pace.

The median asking price for a rental house in Brisbane rose by more than 3 per cent last quarter — faster than all other capitals.

Four weeks after unpacking their last box, a Harcourt family fled fire with only their passports and clothes — and now face a difficult search for a new rental.

Australia's rental market is "starting to rebalance" with prices flat in some capital cities but affordability remains a concern, according to Domain, which says an annual salary of $100,000 is needed to live comfortably. 

With the nation gripped by a heatwave, renters will be looking at their rights for cooling their homes. Here's what they can do.

As protesters strive to keep a woman from community housing eviction, the complexities of her situation collide with a housing provider's options.

Community housing is seen as a way for the government to tackle the housing crisis, but between limited options and court orders, some people are falling through the cracks.

Victorian teachers say they are exhausted, living almost 100 kilometres from work, as their salaries fail to sustain housing costs.

The Ballini family made the move to regional Queensland where they are are paying half the mortgage they were in the south-east, but that's rapidly changing.

When Leylanie moved her family back to her home town a year ago, she did not expect to be spending this Christmas still living out of a motel.