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HOUSING CRISIS News & Analysis

Young & Invested: Should you rent-vest?
Personal Finance
Young & Invested: Should you rent-vest?
First home buyer diving into the market? Explore this rising home ownership trend. 
Simonelle Mody | 11 March 2025
Young & Invested: Should you invest in shares or save for a house deposit?
Personal Finance
Young & Invested: Should you invest in shares or save for a house deposit?
With pressure on young people to enter the property market at sky-high prices, I explore whether they should invest in the sharemarket instead.
Simonelle Mody | 04 March 2025
Sim's monthly insights for February
Personal Finance
Sim's monthly insights for February
Rounding off this month with a focus on affordability. 
Simonelle Mody | 27 February 2025
Young & Invested: Can millennials afford to buy a house in Australia?
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Young & Invested: Can millennials afford to buy a house in Australia?
Is there any hope for younger people in our housing crisis?
Simonelle Mody | 26 February 2025
Young & Invested: No end in sight for Australia's housing crisis
Personal Finance
Young & Invested: No end in sight for Australia's housing crisis
Political parties battle the housing crisis as the federal election looms closer. 
Simonelle Mody | 26 February 2025
9 ways to fix Australia's housing crisis
Personal Finance
9 ways to fix Australia's housing crisis
Decades of policy failure have induced a fall in housing affordability. Unless painful changes are made, an underclass will emerge in a society that...
John Abernethy | 24 February 2025
What rate cuts could mean for your investment property
Personal Finance
What rate cuts could mean for your investment property
Own an investment property or looking to get into the market? Find out how the RBA's interest rate cut could affect you.  
Simonelle Mody | 18 February 2025
Does buying a house stack up financially?
Personal Finance
Does buying a house stack up financially?
Buying a house offers stability and a sense of community. But are you buying for these reasons? Or could your money work harder in other ways? 
Mark Lamonica | 15 January 2025
Why has nothing worked to fix Australia's housing mess?
Personal Finance
Why has nothing worked to fix Australia's housing mess?
Why has a succession of inquiries and reports, along with a plethora of academic papers, not led to effective action to improve housing...
Alan Kohler | 24 October 2024
Australian housing is twice as expensive as the US
Personal Finance
Australian housing is twice as expensive as the US
A new report suggests Australian housing is twice as expensive as that of the US and UK on a price-to-income basis. It also reveals that it’s cheaper...
James Gruber | 24 June 2024