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Baby boomers are almost twice as likely to resist new low-rise housing development compared to young adults, a survey has found.

A Sydney rental listing is advertising two mattresses lying on the floor at $250 each, per week, in a sign the city's housing crisis hasn't let up.

The cheapest suburbs for rentals have been revealed for every capital city in Australia.

The cost of living crisis is driving more adult children back home, with almost a third citing 'unaffordable' rent as a deciding factor.

A Queensland retiree and her dog have been forced to live in her car amidst the rising cost of living.

The latest Rental Pain Index released today by Suburbtrends found the worst suburbs to rent in were located in NSW and Queensland, with the majority registering vacancy rates well below 1 per cent.

"They (the rats) ate through everything that was downstairs, the lounges, the furniture, the clothing, anything at all they just ate."

The most rapid decline in home prices in recent history is now fully reversed, with national prices returning to their peak.

Bondi Bowling Club's president Matty Graham says he's unsure if the club can meet the demand.

The number of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals in the Byron Shire may be slashed by new legislation kicking in next summer.

New data has put another line under how much renters are struggling around the country, with those doing it toughest putting more than 40 per cent of their income towards the rent.

"This presents a real opportunity, and will enable us to solve a whole lot of problems."

Ballooning overseas student numbers are behind skyrocketing rental increases of up to $1000 in a year, according to a new report.

Rental property prices have increased by 26 per cent since June in Brisbane, at five times the rate of wage increases.

A cancer patient almost had her lease terminated by a "heartless realtor" while undergoing chemotherapy, a federal inquiry into Australia's rental crisis has heard.

'Thousands are stuck in rentals which would be considered hazardous purely because there aren't enough properties.'

Pensioner Rachelle Chilcott was struggling to find affordable housing in Brisbane until she discovered sharehouses.

New research has revealed the least affordable places to rent in Australia.

Airbnb has revolutionised the short-stay industry. Launched in 2008, it now eclipses the world's biggest hotel chains. In Australia alone there are about 100,000 listed properties.

Potential reforms being flagged include limiting landlords to one rent increase every two years.

A new report has found the fastest-shrinking rental markets in the country in the past month.

Bleak new data has revealed that nine in 10 rental markets across the country saw an increase in rent in the last year.

Ask three different people about how to solve Australia's rental crisis and you'll likely get three different answers.

It comes as a senior government source with knowledge of the discussions told The Age that limiting landlords to one rent increase every two years was being considered.

A ultra cheap rental listing in Wellington was removed over the weekend over concerns about whether it was compliant.

The government's rush to cash in on the $40 billion international student industry has negatively rocked the rental market, think tank warns

The state's first-ever rental commissioner starts work today on the mammoth task of creating a 'balanced' and 'fairer' market.

Queenslanders are being urged to check if they could be owed hundreds of dollars from the last time they moved house.

A new report has identified the toughest rental pressure points across Australia.

The Labor government made an election promise to "transform the system" and is now opening the stage two consultation process across the state.

By now, it's pretty much a given that renting in any Australian capital city is going to cost you, but some far more so than others.

Architect Michi Moses, 31, lives in what has been found to be one of the coldest homes in Australia. She's joining a call for regulations around heating in rentals.

'It's definitely a luxury to turn on a heater or something, but we just simply can't afford it.'

Tuesday's Queensland budget will include $320 million to build an additional 500 social and affordable homes by mid-2025, the premier has revealed, amid the state's deepening housing crisis.

A city council is set to launch an emergency fund for locals unable to pay their rent amid the cost of living crisis - and a tax on Airbnbs could help fund it.

New research has revealed the extent of fierce competition for rental properties in capital cities.

Australia's $2.2 trillion economy is sitting on a knife edge with a 50-50 chance of tipping into recession in the next 12 months, says a leading economist.

Australia's rental crisis is going to get worse before it gets better, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has warned.

A loophole in the state government's rules limiting rent rises means landlords can make more money by dumping existing tenants.

The man had fallen behind in rent after his catering business hit hard times, causing a rift with the unit owner.

New data has revealed the suburbs around Australia that have undergone the biggest median weekly rent increases for houses in the 12 months to April this year.

Landlords around Victoria have reacted with fury to the state budget's 10-year land tax hike.

Food prices and energy prices have soared the past year, leaving many households struggling to cope with rising mortgages and rents.

The vacancy rate in Sydney's rental market has slightly increased, although still sit at low levels.

The state's peak social services body has warned one policy could worsen the issue it's trying to address.

The NSW government is moving to have secret rent bidding outlawed under an overhaul to the state's tenancy laws.

As the rental market becomes more difficult with surging increases and historically low vacancy rates, the government is stepping in.

More interest rate rises are forecast for already embattled Aussie homeowners but renters also face steep price increases.

No light at end of tunnel for renters, as the surge in overseas migrants and international students puts the market under even more strain.

Young people and middle income earners are increasingly unlikely to ever own their home, and the impact on their retirement could be considerable.