55,000 extra social housing homes are being built. But a new study shows that boom still falls short

Thanks to an unprecedented lift in public funding in the 2020s, an extra 55,000 new, good quality homes around Australia will be available to people on the lowest incomes by 2030. That’s almost triple ...
The Economist

Australian houses are less affordable than they have been in decades

In Australia, as in most places, waterfront property comes at a premium. But to see the full effects of high-cost Australian housing, look beyond trophy homes on Sydney Harbour and beach pads in Bondi ...

Australian houses are getting larger: For a more sustainable future, houses can't be the space for everything

The average Australian household size has decreased from 4.5 people per household in 1911 to 2.5 people in 2024. At the same ...

The property guide price is not what you’ll pay: Australia cracks down on underquoting ‘plague’

Real estate agents and industry insiders say almost all properties are underquoted by at least 10 per cent and by as much as 40 per cent. Australian state governments, which oversee the property ...
Yahoo

Australian houses on the brink of collapse as wild seas batter the coast

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Some beachfront homes on Australia's east coast have come closer to slipping into the sea after wild storms lashed the coastline, residents said on Friday. Residents of Wamberal, ...