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

"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.

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.

Centrelink recipients either can't afford the most basic living expenses, or barely have enough left for medical care, clothing and other costs, according to a new report.

Properties unfit for the permit will be forced back onto the long-term rental market.

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?'

New research offers a glimmer of hope for tenants around the country battling skyrocketing rents.

Outraged tenants say they are sick of being forced to pay their rent through third-party apps which can charge hundreds of dollars a year in sneaky fees.

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

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.

Experts said not being able to comfortably afford rent played a factor in kids staying at home for longer

The federal budget is being touted by Treasurer Jim Chalmers as being for "every Australian". But as ever, some are better off than others.

Tonight's budget will include new power bill relief for every household in the country and one million small businesses.

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.

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.

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.

In the past year, house prices in Australia have risen 8.8 per cent.

A house for rent in Sydney which appears to have a toilet connected to water by a hose is being slammed as "disgusting"

Emma moved from Sydney to regional Queensland in search of cheaper housing but now can't afford to live there either.

"I heard another bang, crash, bang, crash... I jumped out of bed," O'Keefe said.

New research has shown the searing conditions many renters are living in during summer.

When single mother-of-two Michelle separated from her partner, she knew she wanted to keep her own home on Sydney's northern beaches.

Western Australia is the only state not to get rid of so called "no grounds" evictions, a move critics say would reduce stress for renters.

The share of Australians on high incomes choosing to rent rather than buy their own homes has tripled in the space of a generation.

The city will continue to rapidly lose its population if action isn't taken to soothe the crippling housing crisis, a report has found.

There were 39 per cent more calls for help in Western Australia last year - mostly by residents doing it tough.

Seven out of every ten tenants have found themself in rental stress, and even more want the federal government to take action on the crisis.

The South Australian woman has until April to find affordable housing. But vacancy rates are under one per cent.

The Hawksburn Penthouse features a private lift, five bathrooms, a home gym and panoramic views of Melbourne's CBD.

There's more pain for renters in almost every part of the country, with some paying more than $1000 a week.

This is how deep stressed-out tenants have had to dig during a rental crisis that shows few signs of ending.

The man suffered a campaign of harassment by other tenants living close by.

Darwin had the highest increase of rental availabilities in December, followed by Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart.

There were suburbs across the country with as little as one rental property advertised in all of December.

Rents have surged and supply is running at a trickle. Where to from here for frustrated renters hoping to sign on the dotted line?

Firestorm of criticism erupts after Rudolph Williams was trapped inside a 30-unit complex in Chicago.

The email reminded tenants to pay their rent on time to ensure their living arrangements "aren't jeopardised over this festive period".

Foreign investors will be funnelled into new construction and build to rent programs under a new plan from the Albanese government.

NSW residents are losing tenancy opportunities as some agents continue to encourage rent bidding despite a statewide crackdown. 

Scammers are increasingly targeting desperate renters on social media, with one woman losing $3200 in an elaborate Airbnb ruse.

Successive interest rate hikes and high inflation are eating into savings, new research released today found.

The latest figures show renters in Regional Queensland are now spending about 28 percent of their income on rent, compared with 28 per cent in Greater Brisbane.

Renters in every capital city are in a worse position than before the pandemic, according to a new report.