The suburbs to get towers up to 20 storeys in fast-tracked housing plan

The suburbs to get towers up to 20 storeys in fast-tracked housing plan

The new housing developments come under a state government plan to deliver an extra 60,000 homes across 10 suburban activity centres.

  • byAnnika Smethurst andKieran Rooney

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Tents in busy Brisbane intersection just one part of crisis,advocates say

Tents in busy Brisbane intersection just one part of crisis,advocates say

The new cluster of tents has prompted renewed calls for urgent investment in long-term solutions to the housing crisis.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Kevin’s new dream home became riddled with mould. Then he got the bill
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Kevin’s new dream home became riddled with mould. Then he got the bill

With its building licence suspended,ANSA Homes continues to pursue clients for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

  • byMax Maddison
It’s gone from slum to million-dollar suburb,but my Karawara scars remain

It’s gone from slum to million-dollar suburb,but my Karawara scars remain

When my family arrived,we quickly learnt to lie about where we lived. Now,though its house prices have doubled in a year,I can still see behind the McMansions.

  • byBrendan Foster
Perth housing target falls short by 35,000 homes

Perth housing target falls short by 35,000 homes

As WA falls deeper into a housing crisis,the next state government must prioritise measures to deliver homes faster,say property industry professionals.

  • byClaire Ottaviano
Hot property:Desperate buyers resort to DIY marketing to snag a home in Perth

Hot property:Desperate buyers resort to DIY marketing to snag a home in Perth

While it’s common for agents to letterbox potential sellers,buyers are now taking matters into their own hands and writing their own letters to sound out owners.

  • bySarah Brookes
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My home became a holiday rental,so I lived in a cemetery

My home became a holiday rental,so I lived in a cemetery

My friends and I don’t deserve to be homeless any more than you do. No one is immune to homelessness.

  • byJacq Gallagher
It’s the only place Rod could afford to live in Sydney. He may have to leave

It’s the only place Rod could afford to live in Sydney. He may have to leave

The Paddington boarding house resident couldn’t imagine living anywhere else – until his home fell under the threat of redevelopment into luxury houses.

  • bySue Williams
CBD residents face off with investors over push to turn homes into hotel

CBD residents face off with investors over push to turn homes into hotel

A hotel operator wants to turn a city apartment tower overlooking Carlton Gardens into serviced apartments,but it faces a fight from the building’s residents.

  • byAdam Carey
Builders going broke are hampering efforts to confront housing crisis

Builders going broke are hampering efforts to confront housing crisis

The collapse of small to medium building companies is making it much harder to solve Sydney’s housing crisis.

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The shocking figure that reveals the depth of Sydney’s housing crisis
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The shocking figure that reveals the depth of Sydney’s housing crisis

Sydney desperately needs houses,so why are more builders going broke than in any other industry?

  • byMatt Wade