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Of the vacant homes, about 27,408 were completely empty while another 70,453 were barely used.

A slice of island life is for sale in the Torres Strait - with a lagoon, bungalow and pool up for grabs for not much more than the median house price in Australia's biggest cities.

New research shows more than one in five are going to extreme measures to avoid delinquency.

"Many families are forced to allocate a substantial portion of their income to housing, leaving little room for other essential expenses."

An advertiser in the Sydney CBD is looking for a roommate, but they don't exactly have a room.

New data from Domain shows that Sydney's median price for rental houses stayed at a record $750 in June.

Persistent inflation and high interest rates are putting many households' finances in a vice grip.

August's RBA meeting could see the unthinkable happen after new data showed inflation rising again.

The asking price is believed to be in the region of $70 million.

Dozens of listings plastered on Facebook Marketplace spruik bedrooms between $200 and $250 per week in sought after Sydney locations - but there's a catch.

A new analysis of dwelling price data has painted a dire picture of the impact of rate rises on Australians' ability to pay a mortgage.

Five cities have been ranked impossibly or severely unaffordable in a new report examining 94 international markets.

The issue is costing the nation a whopping $1.2 billion every year.

Asked if they were aware he was the tenant, they replied 'I don't think anyone would willingly rent to him, would they?'

Roseville local Santhi King's has been living in her home on Kings Avenue for 18 years, but now the Kings have decided to sell, and so are their two neighbours, as one amalgamated block.

About 5.6 million properties are threatened but only 29 per cent of Australians are aware of that risk.

The government today announced it would begin the consultation process on expanding rental standards, which includes requirements for ceiling insulation, draught proofing, hot water efficiency and cooling.

One of the country's leading financial institutions says hard work hasn't made older people better off than young generations.

Approximately 277 previously derelict homes have been renovated to provide social housing for over 700 people across the state.

Australia's hopes of hitting its housing targets to address skyrocketing rents and property prices appear to be fading before they've even begun.

Availability for rental properties costing $400 a week or less has dropped from 49.2 per cent to 7.8 per cent

Have you ever wanted to live like Kevin McCallister? Well here's your chance.

Galliano Callegari is facing off with the local council over the fate of the magnificent home he took 20 years to build.

Sydney has jumped to the top of the list of Australian cities where people from overseas are looking to rent.

One homeowner said it had left a "stain" on their land, impacting their property values.

Assistant governor Sarah Hunter says 'there's little to no evidence' that rate hikes are causing the nation's rental crisis.

A tenant living in one of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's investment properties has urged his landlord to reconsider after receiving an eviction notice.

The last piece of privately-owned land in the Arctic archipelago Svalbard is up for sale for a cool 300 million euros ($490 million).

The nation's biggest bank says household spending in April was 1 per cent lower than in March, and had only increased by 2.6 per cent over the previous 12 months – comfortably lower than inflation.

The 'King Residence' in the Greenland Centre on Bathurst Street boasts 700 square metres of indoor and outdoor space, five bedrooms, five bathrooms and six car spaces.

The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than the entire populations of Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide combined.

One city in particular has shrugged off historic interest rate hikes to see sales soar.

Queenslanders have been warned to brace for more rent hikes, with housing supply still not keeping pace with demand.

Have you ever scrubbed your wheelie bin? How about ironed the curtains? These are among a comprehensive list of tasks that a New Zealand company asks of its tenants before they leave a rental.

Landlords have been warned to lift their game during tax time, with the ATO revealing nine out of every 10 people who own a rental property get their returns wrong.

Rents have reached record prices around Australia, with CoreLogic's latest data showing the median rose to $627 per week in April 2024.

Rising interest rates have cost mortgage holders a staggering $60 billion in under two years, new research has found.

The palatial Point Piper home of Australian Entrepreneur John Symond's has been put on the market and the sale could break the national property record.

The sprawling harbourside house is expected to sell for over $200 million.

The national median dwelling price is now at $779,817 after an 8.7 per cent increase around the country in the past year. But some of Australia's capitals particularly drove that upward trend.

Adelaide's property market has reached a new record, with the median house price passing $900,000 for the first time. 

In the 10 most expensive suburbs of Sydney, you need serious cash to own a home outright.

Photos of the New Zealand house show creepers and plants breaking through cracks, holes in the walls, black mould, and more.

While advertised rental prices for units are up 12.9 per cent in Sydney, 14.6 per cent in Melbourne, 18 per cent in Brisbane and a whopping 22.2 per cent in Perth over the last year, in Canberra they were only up 3.6 per cent.

An Instagram account called the Camden Art Cafe has posted an "official statement" online explaining why they squatted the York and Albany near Regent's Park, London.

The option means residents own their home but rent the land so they don't pay stamp duty or exit fees. 

The Heeler family could be upping sticks - and their happy home is on the market.

His secret artistic wonderland created in a rented unit has now been given protected status.

One Australian city has hit "peak unaffordability" for housing, a new report claims.

Here's what you can currently expect to pay as the median value for a home in all our capital cities, according to the latest numbers.