Corelogic's latest housing report revealed housing prices continued to rise in 2023 but five of the eight capitals are still recording home values below record highs.
Lynette Martin was one local forced from her home after living in the quiet streets of Mountain Creek on the Sunshine Coast's Mooloolah River for 17 years.
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 are avoiding calling their landlord or real estate agent for repairs because they are worried about having their rent increased, according to new research.
Nearly half of Annemarie King's fortnightly aged pension will go towards rent on her two-bedroom unit in South Tamworth when her lease is renewed in December.
Since 2016, newly-built homes have required a $300 fee to activate internet connection - but whether the charge should fall on the landlord or renter has been hotly contested.
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.
A family from Melbourne's west feared they will become homeless after they were told to move back into their uninhabitable mice-infested house by their insurer.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept the nation's interest rates on hold, but experts have warned borrowers not to breathe a sigh of relief yet.