Australian Housing Crisis Is a Human Rights Disaster, Expert Says

[@PASCALDAB]

Us Aussies are over taxed, over levied, over dutied, over rated, over fined, and yet we are citizens of one of the most beautiful and tourism rich countries, and one of the most resource rich countries. more and more people might face a tough time in retirement. Low-paying jobs, inflation, and high rents make it hard to save. Now, middle-class Australians find it tough to own a home too, leaving them without a place to retire.

[@viviancarolgioao]

The increasing prices have impacted my plan to retire at 62, work part-time, and save for the future. I'm concerned about whether those who navigated the 2008 financial crisis had an easier time than I am currently experiencing. The combination of stock market volatility and a decrease in income is causing anxiety about whether I'll have sufficient funds for retirement.

[@DonaldStokes-p]

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[@SeanTalkoff]

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[@DonaldStokes-p]

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[@SeanTalkoff]

Thanks for sharing. I curiously searched for her full name and her website popped up immediately. I looked through her credentials and did my due diligence before contacting her.

[@Funkteon]

Well, approximately 86% of Australia's federal politicians are also private landlords on the side with multiple rental properties. THAT is the biggest issue...

[@kazbah1217]

@@Funkteon it should be unlawful for them to use their real estate portfolios for rentals.

[@Franky4eyes-pv3uf]

It's literally a conflict of interest, it should be illegal for them to, because they are increasing their wealth by purposely not fixing the problem. Japan fixed its housing crises with a huge population and little land. There's no reason why we can't, if we have politicians who want to fix it.

[@waitawhileexplorer3904]

CORRECT! Google search>>>> "How many properties do politicians own? A public register of their interests provides the answer"

[@daleviker5884]

It is not the biggest issue. The biggest issue is that Sydney has a population of 5m, but people still expect prices to be what they were when the population was 1.5m.

[@Nathanfuckjihad]

The biggest issue is the 2 million immigrants who have arrived and all the foreign Chinese students

[@bflmpsvz870]

Do people realize that the biggest money donors to Australian politicians are big developer and real estate agents? This needs to be investigated and if any influence peddling is proven, harshly prosecuted.

[@vulpes122]

@bflmpsvz870 it unfortunately is a positive loop; the more the developers etc. get financial incentives from policies the more they can afford to donate and thus can push for more preferential policy treatment and make even more money.

[@myday2704]

@@bflmpsvz870 The people that live in Australia already that have been building houses for many years. They can train more young people.

[@Q_QQ_Q]

​@@myday2704you can bring in temp cheap workers from overseas as well like Dubai etc.

[@kajak012]

Do people realize that politicians are just puppets in the back ground?

[@sl2462]

Australia is run and owned by the property sector. These powerful dictators own our politicians and our media. All you have to do is turn on the TV in the morning to see economic shills paid for by the property sectors frothing at the mouth telling Australians to buy property now and saying how great the price gains have been. In many ways we live in a society which is hell bent on brainwashing us to love property. We turn on the news we see endless stories about property we try to relax and there are tv shows advertising property. It's an unhealthy obsession that is rammed down our throats by the property sector.

[@djmeltdown2345]

My rent has increased by $500 per month over the last 2 years. It’s insane. The property owner also owns 11 other properties. 1 person owns 12 homes. That speaks volumes about the situation.

[@cleft_3000]

Exactly this !

[@FreedomTalkMedia]

It seems like they're providing 12 units for rent. Since the rent went up $500, that tells me that there are not enough units for rent. They need to own more units. More units need to be built.

[@hx4791]

it should be 1 home per person would fix this

[@nztttttt]

@@FreedomTalkMedia correct. However, the government will make sure via immigration settings, that demand always outstrips supply. And the reason for this is very simple...they can't be responsible for popping the bubble, as doing so will see them lose power. Significantly cut immigration in the problem is solved, but unfortunately it creates a bigger problem in the short and medium term.

[@test143000]

@@hx4791 This was the rule in the USSR, that didn't work. The USSR economy collapsed.

[@everceen]

Housing crisis, health crisis, cost of living crisis, debt crisis, inflation crisis, EU war crisis, middle East crisis, bank crisis, retirement crisis. How many crises can a koala bear?

[@beautifulpeopleonearth]

I was just thinking the same... I'm approaching retirement with comfortable millions, yet scared of leaving my savings in the bank, pondering if I should just buy gold to preserve and grow my money

[@justlikeasoldier]

gold to me is an inflation hedge for long term, but not quite profitable in the short run, you can get more insights or guidance from financial advisors

[@garrickphillips-x1z]

Agreed, the role of advisors an only be overlooked but not denied. I was shocked that I made more money with investing than hard work, not even my CEO income. Earning ''return on investment'' fetched me millions within a space of 5 yrs.(But I still enjoy working)

[@justamanwithbeliefs]

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[@garrickphillips-x1z]

Personally, I delegate my excesses to someone of great expertise ''Annette Louise Connors" preferably you can look up the name on the internet, her qualifications speak for itself.

[@eagleeye9277]

A house is somewhere to live, not treated as a way to make money at the expense of everyday people. this is absolutely shameful. not so lucky country.

[@robertaustin6940]

@@eagleeye9277 Hasn't been the lucky country for at least 20 years.

[@shauncameron8390]

LOL. Real everyday people don't rent but own their homes.

[@cookiesoftware925]

the Australian government are evil

[@littereverywhere]

This be a racist statement. Housing is an asset and you are just upset that rich men from non white lands can force you out onto the street so that they can park their money in your town.

[@davec110]

Then try to out vote the 60+% of home owners. Pretty sure they want their assets to increase in value while they sleep.

[@rafasoares7]

It is absolutely surreal how irresponsive the Australian government has been with this disaster. We are almost into the third year of the Labor leadership and there is absolutely nothing even being proposed.

[@Clluthu]

I mean technically they have if you haven't been paying attention. Not that I think it will help much. it's just a distraction and just kicking the can down the road and let someone else deal with it.

[@danwhythough]

Labor can’t solve a problem created over decades in a single term. It’s not realistic. Plus there is a supply and labour shortage in the building sector so labor can’t just pour money into the building sector right now without driving up inflation. It’s a very complex problem.

[@JD-hi6tw]

Australian government is very responsible now. Only for the peoppe with power and money. More immigrants leads lower human cost and more expensive houses will give benefits for the people owning several houses and who have money to build several houses.

[@danwhythough]

@@JD-hi6tw the massive immigration post covid lockdowns are visa’s the liberal party approved that were delayed because of covid. The current gov needs to honour its promises or no one will ever trust it again. Like I said Labor can’t solve problems in a single term when the Liberals left the country in such poor shape.

[@aladinin]

Until people realise what is really going on, the masses will remain ignorant. The real truth is the Govt is doing this on purpose and they have been instructed to do this via their masters Black Rock, the WEF members etc. When you understand the Govt is purposely pushing society in this direction you will be able to see the situation from a fresh perspective. The Govt wants to re-set society financially so their masters ( Black Rock ) can then bring in digital only currency and enslave everybody into the new re-set system. They cannot achieve this ubtil society is soooo run down, people will beg to take on a new system that will be offered,. AND BTW.. while this is all happening with the housing market.. Banks are making record profits.

[@shehazi695]

As a 57 yo woman, always worked, I am now homeless. I was, after years of insecure ‘housing’ ( couch surfing and housesittting), offered social housing. There I was subjected to extreme acts of violence from fellow tenants who obviously needed more supported housing due to mental health issues. For my own safety I had to leave the social housing because the attacker was still there. Rentals are 100% unavailable to me both financially and due to lack of stock. Dozens of people vying for each property. Too many houses being turned into Air b &b, no interest by the powers that be in creating more affordable housing.

[@peterkoulogeorgiou9255]

Looks like you dont have any brains self inflict perhaps you didn't care all these years but now your sorry

[@SanctuaryLife]

Housing in Australia is now used as an investment scheme rather than to provide a roof over heads. When I grew up the 80s we had it all, opportunities to buy for 3x your annual wage, and there were loads of subsided social housing available. This meant the young, the poor and middle class alike, all had opportunities to meet people and have families. Now it's 5 people share housing to make ends meet or its kids staying at home watching the internet in their 30s. God help the future of these countries and their social health.

[@benjamin1435-k6n]

@@SanctuaryLife housing has was been an investment . It the only normal people can invest in and get a return. If u want a roof over your head rent.

[@ChristineMeyer-hs9rg]

@@benjamin1435-k6n There IS no where to rent. That's why families are living in tents. Your turn will come when the WEF agenda fully kicks in and we're ALL starving. It's not about national politics - or "getting ahead" it's the Globalist Takeover and this is just stage 1.

[@Mububban23]

@@benjamin1435-k6n If you're telling people "just rent" like it's easy and not an unaffordable feeding frenzy, then that shows you know nothing about the Australian property market as it affects real working class people 🙄

[@grizzz6884]

@@benjamin1435-k6n every cent of the inflation we have today , is from investing in property and wages not keeping up . if wages stayed at 3x the lowest wage , housing would not be a problem

[@benjamin1435-k6n]

@@grizzz6884 thats not how inflation works . Wages have been stagnate because australia decided to gut they entire manufacture base and move towards more of service economy. Housing is unaffordable not because of 'investing' but because of simple supply and demand.

[@SuperFunHappyTobi]

Australian here, to any fellow Australians here it is as simple as this, if you political party of choice is not willing to remove negative gearing they will not solve our housing crisis AND THEY ARE BENEFITTING FROM IT. This is a bipartisan issue. A family making average income trying for their first home should not be competing for a house against a mining executive looking for their 10th investment property to reduce their tax. It should have never been a option to avoid Income tax through housing. People are driven on incentives and we have pitted the wealthiest in our country against the poorest in a market that is a critical need for everyone. Foreign investment is also creating added competition but it is negative gearing that is killing us first and foreign buyers second.

[@andrews6617]

Also .. Google easiest countries to launder money (through real estate easy p z).. and you'll find why so many love Australia ! Politicians either stupid or corrupt or both. People are suffering !!

[@Skatted]

Vote Greens

[@Mgjuvfoss]

@@Skatted 🤣🤣

[@Skatted]

@@Mgjuvfoss yeah vote libs

[@Mgjuvfoss]

@@SkattedLibs. Just the other side of the same coin.👎

[@IamJonny-o4v]

As a realtor in my opinion, a housing market crash is imminent due to the high number of individuals who purchased homes above the asking price despite the low interest rates. These buyers find themselves in precarious situations as housing prices decline, leaving them without any equity. If they become unable to afford their homes, foreclosure becomes a likely outcome. Even attempting to sell would not yield any profits. This scenario is expected to impact a significant number of people, particularly in light of the anticipated surge in layoffs and the rapid increase in the cost of living.

[@winifred-k9e]

I suggest you offset your real estate and get into stocks, A recession as bad it can be, provides good buying opportunities in the markets if you’re careful and it can also create volatility giving great short time buy and sell opportunities too. This is not financial advise but get buying, cash isn’t king at all in this time!

[@MattsMkia]

You're not doing anything wrong; the problem is that you don't have the knowledge needed to succeed in a challenging market. Only highly qualified professionals who had to experience the 2008 financial crisis could hope to earn a high salary in these challenging conditions.

[@JacobsErick-u8r]

Recently, I've been considering the possibility of speaking with consultants. I need guidance because I'm an adult, but I'm not sure if their services would be all that helpful.

[@MattsMkia]

Actually, I'm not sure if I'm allowed to mention this, but I'd recommend looking up " Melissa Terri Swayne” because she was a big deal in 2020. She manages my portfolio and serves as both my coach and my manager.

[@LUCIASMITH-d1z]

Melissa’s profile appears to be fairly knowledgeable, therefore I must say that I value the advice. After locating her online on google, I thoroughly read through her resume, educational background, and qualifications, and I must say that they were quite impressive. We have set up a meeting after she replied to my message.

[@MaximilianFischer497]

I'm hoping there will be a housing crisis so I can buy cheaply when I sell a few houses in 2025. As a backup plan, I've been thinking about purchasing stocks. What advice do you have for choosing the best buying time? On the one hand, I continue to read and see trading earnings of over $500k each week. On the other side, I keep hearing that the market is out of control and experiencing a dead cat bounce. Why does this happen?

[@TicheDebb0]

Investing in real estate and stocks might be a wise choice, particularly if you have a sound trading plan that can get you through profitable days.

[@RowanBryson]

You're not doing anything wrong; you simply lack the expertise necessary to make money in a bad market. In these difficult circumstances, only really skilled experts who witnessed the 2008 financial crisis can expect to generate a large wage.

[@MarshalWagner457]

Recently, I've been considering the possibility of speaking with consultants. I need guidance because I'm an adult, but I'm not sure if their services would be all that helpful.

[@RowanBryson]

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[@vince9080h]

She appears to be well-educated and well-read. I ran a Google search for her name and came across her website; thank you for sharing.

[@Jojoxxr]

And to think we’ve actually got “housing” ministers in government that have done absolutely nothing to mitigate this disaster from happening for decades!!! Exactly what are we paying their wages for with our taxes?

[@sergedinatale7241]

@@Jojoxxr their wages

[@rz9509]

Wat yes they have lol . They have made it worse. By design. If they could get away with it they would stop all building lol. All about portfolios

[@Salta-kt3nh]

I’ve advocated to half their salaries, but they keep getting an increase year on year

[@budawang77]

The problem is that a significant proportion of Australians are property owners and have done extremely well from two decades of price growth. A lot of voters don’t want housing affordability.

[@shauncameron8390]

@@budawang77 They're actually the majority.

[@paulrmenezes]

The commodification of shelter is the worst thing to happen to capitalism.

[@Bigwilkdaddy]

Private property rights are essential though

[@clintmcmanus9906]

@@Bigwilkdaddy true, but i think there is something wrong when the rich and foreign investors own multiple investment homes and outbid Australians looking to by a house to actually live in.

[@johngoogle8635]

@@clintmcmanus9906 disincentivise it, remove the cgt discount on disposal of these assets, and make all other asset classes cgt free

[@Ric442]

Thank you Bloomberg for allowing us to comment, in Australia our news media turns comments off, no freedom of speech in Auztralia.

[@gardencity3558]

Same in Canada. They also prop up our silly PM Justine Trudy.

[@GoodWhinger]

Not the news media I use. Try SMH

[@Ric442]

@@GoodWhinger Thank for the tip, feels liberating not to be silenced for a change, shame about the other 99% of the media, Australia is a fake democracy.

[@johney3734]

he just dont not care.. dont confuse it for compassion

[@Mububban23]

I could be wrong, but I believe Aussie media rules allow the host KZbin channel to be sued for the comments made on that channel. So if you open the comments on a news channel, and someone goes off the deep end and slanders someone or makes a terrorist threat etc, the host channel can be held legally liable. To avoid that, they simply don't allow comments.

[@shortmemory]

A decent and dignified life... good luck with that in Australia these days

[@dudemanismadcool]

@@shortmemory I'm off to SEA, not perfect but at least people are generally happy there.

[@MrProzacmilkshake]

@@dudemanismadcool no Centerlink mate think about it.....dont jump

[@dudemanismadcool]

@@MrProzacmilkshake this is good

[@LoganInThailand]

​@@dudemanismadcoolI moved to Thailand at 30, ten years ago. Best decision ever.

[@seanworkman431]

An affordable and reliable energy supply is what we had and what we need. Forget the wind farts and sun catchers.

[@Whyunounderstand]

Can't even afford a 1 bedroom flat, born in Sydney worked my whole 20s saving a deposit. But housing went up 30% in 1 year under this government during Covid and continues to go up. Impossible it affects you everyday you begin to resent this country and the people running it.

[@trythis2821]

Needed to buy then, if you could go back in time, would have been best to take the mortgage insurance hit. I've also missed out, not much can be done now.

[@myday2704]

@@Whyunounderstand Check out the studio flat currently for sale in Potts Point for 350k. Otherwise can get 1 bedders in Blacktown for 400k. I agree though the whole covid shitshow screwed the housing market when prices went up steeply and suddenly.

[@libatalklieb5793]

You are deluded. This government wasn't in power during covid.

[@leghunter9201]

You can thank our lovely government for this. At the moment they are desperately struggling to keep this nonsense going...

[@leghunter9201]

lol earlier last month there was a total thrashed dump of a place complete with hobos' dick cheese that sold for like 1.4m.

[@bevanml]

For the crisis to have gotten this bad there has to have been people who wanted this to happen. Australia has become a speculator's market, and the speculators hold the political power.

[@budawang77]

A lot of Australians don’t want this problem fixed.

[@GoodWhinger]

It's the voters who wanted this to happen. We had the chance to change it and we voted for the tax benefits for people buying their second home and not buying their first.

[@johney3734]

labor libs and nats want this to happen.. they take bribs to make it happen for 40 years

[@humble_frog]

short our currency, it will collapse - they wont fix the situation and as such the value of our economy will deteriorate. people will think theyre getting "richer" by holding property but the value of the Australian Dollar will continue to suffer greatly.

[@peterkoulogeorgiou9255]

It's an even plain for most peaple but alot of peaple choose to live the high life hollidays new cars women buying gucci loui vuitton hand bags getting there nails done beauty products eating out restaurants how does that sound . A guy at my work with 5 years on Australia bought a house how did he do it please explain

[@davegubbins4428]

there is NO LIMIT on how many properties overseas buyers can buy. NONE. and they do not have to rent those properties out ! just sit there, empty, watching the price go up...for doing NOTHING. meanwhile we die.

[@daleviker5884]

This empty property thing is just another myth. At the last census there were supposedly 1m vacant homes, which got the lefft excited. But it was taken during covid when people walked away from their rentals to be home with family etc, and when others were trapped overseas, and when international students could not get back. Let's have another census in normal times and that 1m vacant homes nonsense will be laid to rest.

[@__martian__]

Buying Australian homes should be for Australian citizens only. That alone will help the housing crisis tremendously

[@tealkerberus748]

Being a citizen shouldn't entitle a person to hoard home ownership either. Have an ownership limit of one house per person and no corporate house ownership unless it's on-site accommodation for remote workers. I don't see a problem with non-citizen permanent residents owning a home, but again - only one house per person. And let the government take over owning apartments, like in Singapore and other smart places. Housing is a need, not an income stream.

[@JohnMikhail-q8f]

@__martian__ I totally agree. In Australia there's houses are bought by the Chinese who are living in China. They don't rent it to nobody

[@CatherineMck23at65]

@@Cha4k I’m never going to be loyal to Australia or a citizen I didn’t choose to move here. I have a right to be loyal to my Country of birth as much as any body born in Australia. I pay my taxes so I’m entitled to own my home

[@davidlp3019]

@tealkerberus748 I can't agree with this. If someone works hard and is successful why should the government tell you you can't buy another property? That's literal communism. But yes I totally agree that only Australian PRs or citizens should be able to buy.

[@daleviker5884]

@@tealkerberus748 Fred today owns two homes. You're now in charge. Tell me what happens next?

[@parisdevine8553]

Yup I’m 58 and I’m homeless with my dogs living in the storage area of my barbershop I pay my taxes workcover, salary to my staff their super , I pay insurance and electricity. I can’t afford to live anymore what’s there left to live for can’t even afford groceries most weeks . Australia is the worst country in the world 🇦🇺🥴

[@EatMyShortsAU]

Don't forgot to vote Labor. I am sure rich Chinese students are fine living in Sydney off their parents money.

[@diana-wilde]

I'm so sorry Paris.

[@ChickityChicken]

58? You had it a lot of opportunities to buy. Its impossible for 20 somethings.

[@GenZedsMother]

Why would you pay someone if they are costing you money?

[@nomadheros4663]

@@parisdevine8553 That's been your choice m8. You are the same age as my father the fact that you still don't have property means you've been wasting your income on the wrong things!

[@abrighterday508]

Politicians need to be brought to a royal commission for profiting through multiple properties on the side as well as the massive private housing sector donations. This has been created by corruption and politicians need to be held accountable for being private enterprise spokespeople.

[@dudemanismadcool]

It's all planned and therefore you have to ask why? What's coming? Something huge is coming in the next few years. Don't be in the city when the lights go out!

[@peterponcedeleon3368]

You allowed government into the housing industry, now government is enriching themselves and their buddies. You could have seen this come to fruition? Ask any libertarian and they could’ve told you what was going to happen if you allowed government to control housing.

[@James-kv6kb]

I think you overestimate how much the politicians actually end up with and there's no mention of the overseas landlords charging ridiculous amounts or the Chinese buying up houses so no one can live in them . But of course if young people would actually get off their ass and do something instead of playing games we may have better politicians but that's not going to happen

[@abrighterday508]

@@James-kv6kb If you know that much mate, you know foreign ownership isn't the problem. You're fronting. How many properties do you have while children are homeless for their whole childhood? If boomers and politicians didn't get us here, who did?

[@James-kv6kb]

@@abrighterday508 I have been suffering with overseas landlords all my life I have never owned any property and I wouldn't buy it anyway and I don't have any kids because I was born differently so stick your bulshit up your ass

[@tommygunTW1]

Ban foreign investment for the next few years and dramatically cut immigration. Remove negative gearing and start investing seriously into social housing on a scale similar to Singapore.

[@TimBarnesGoneGolfing]

Investing into social housing is now part of the problem, unless you build concrete junges, it drives government spending and inflation making it harder for everyone else. It is also a part of corruption in a number of western nations...

[@baits9301]

In Singapore you get to own it , here it costs a fortune to upkeep . Mostly due to damage .

[@XSquidbeatsX]

We should print money and buy everyone a house.

[@S.M.E.A.C]

@XSquidbeatsX Sure,if you're happy to end up paying $1000 for a loaf of bread due to hyperinflation.

[@XSquidbeatsX]

@@S.M.E.A.C That’s what central banks do anyway.

[@steffengrossmann169]

Moving from Germany to Australia about 17years ago, I was in disbelief of how bad the overall housing market was compared to Germany. Even if you have the money to buy a house, the house substance is a joke. Glorified tents for millions of dollars.

[@peterward9446]

we began as a colony for crooks ... the crooks are now in charge

[@steffengrossmann169]

@@peterward9446 definitely the cashed up ones.

[@johney3734]

hmmmm we are looking to bye a home.. got educations do you think we should go to Germany ?

[@steffengrossmann169]

@@johney3734 mmh, that question can’t be answered in a short comment as Germany is very different north to south, east to west. Culturally and housing affordability. But very generally speaking you get wayyyy more bang for your buck in germany (there’s also an international ranking on that) especially in 2nd or 3rd tier towns.

[@johney3734]

@@steffengrossmann169 i want a safe place to bring up kids.. we make good $$$$ and we would be well off.. we are well off in oz but can not afford a home as we are born to late.. do you think war in Europe is the major safety risk?

[@GhanYt]

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[@susannicky]

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[@_nebulousthoughts]

Most politicians have portfolios of real estate. More people make their numbers go up. Huge conflict of interest. We are asking career self promoting narcissists to do something against their own financial interest. This problem is making them rich.

[@blank.9301]

Exactly

[@roar1964]

Got all out of control 2 decades ago. All because of Greed.

[@scottwales9178]

@@roar1964 and no end in sight

[@danwelterweight4137]

This problem could be easily solved with 3d printing. You could build new housing with 3d printing for a fraction of the time labor and material costs. With $30 000 to $50 000 you could build a brand new house for a whole family in just a few days or weeks with much less equipment and labor. Your powers that be don't want that, thou. That is the problem.

[@hgf334]

Forget about 2 decades ago, the last government was in power for ten years and defunded Tafe, so there was going to be no qualified tradesmen.

[@leealex24]

It's weird Australia such a big country, but not enough houses? What a joke.

[@Ric442]

Yep Australia is suffering a greed sickness which blinds them to any compassion for their fellow man or any common sense period. Similar to Smigel off lord of the rings, their precious house.

[@burto77]

You will own nothing and you won’t be happy

[@adiintel1]

I'm already there.

[@Boababa-fn3mr]

But a significant chunk of the population still own houses

[@agirlfrommars3441]

@@Boababa-fn3mr a significant chunk of properties belong to the bank until people’s mortgages are paid off

[@Boababa-fn3mr]

@@agirlfrommars3441 yeah, and a significant chunk own them outright with no mortgage

[@agirlfrommars3441]

@@Boababa-fn3mr how do you even break this cycle ?

[@leealex24]

It's weird Australia such a big country, but not enough houses? What a joke.

[@ZMack888]

@@leealex24 It’s been massive levels of immigration, foreign buyers of our homes and a tax system that prompts housing investment for the rich and a number of other reasons that have caused this ridiculous problem.

[@tealkerberus748]

@@ZMack888 Immigration now is tiny compared to the number of refugees we took in after WWII. The difference back then was that we built enough houses for the demand. And yeah, foreign ownership and "investors" hoarding home ownership don't help. We need to cap house ownership at one per person, only for citizens or permanent residents, and ban corporate ownership of housing unless it's things like on-site accommodation for remote workers. Then let the government take over owning apartment buildings and rent them out at cost, and demand that zoning and building permits allow people to build enough houses for everyone - even if the NIMBYs don't like it.

[@stephenw2992]

@@tealkerberus748 No the immigrants back then like most other people built their own homes. Now everyone expects someone else to do everything for them. Not that you can get a reasonable priced piece of land anywhere useful these days.

[@Someb0dy1Day]

If you want to live in the Australian Desert, be my guest.

[@PeonyandRoses]

@@Someb0dy1Day ah , so you want it all with no sacrifice at all? This is what is causing Australian housing problems: you spend more than you can afford. And yes, I am an immigrant, and I had to clean toilets in order to have a roof on top of my head. And instead of blowing my hard earned money on alcohol at the end of a working week, I choose to save and invest in education. And yes, I lived in the outback Australia ( Katherine NT) working 3 jobs.

[@patriciabrown133]

The fact that the Labor Government allowed 750,000 migrants in to Australia over the 2023-2024 period all in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic is criminal in my opinion.

[@mikefernandes3959]

Too much demand for supply, hurting young Australians most

[@InfinityIsland2203]

It is a lot more than 750,000

[@patriciabrown133]

@@InfinityIsland2203 Would you please advise me on what you believe the true figure is? The figure I quoted above was on a government website and did not include foreign students who either rent or their parents buy property for the time they are studying in Australia.

[@ryanpzy9336]

@@InfinityIsland2203 they let in millions! and continue to do so on fairy floss visas

[@andyruth5333]

We pay tax to upkeep a system that gives us security. What happen if that security no longer exist, why do we still pay tax.

[@Ausbos5]

Because you don’t have a choice. That’s the whole point of cartels.

[@Boababa-fn3mr]

Now you're just paying to support a massive public sector that gives you almost nothing back.

[@shauncameron8390]

To pay the salaries of the ever-bloating public sector.

[@Skatted]

Maybe look who you are actually voting for. The liberal party just makes the rich richer, vote Greens.

[@MrFastFarmer]

@@andyruth5333 someone has to pay for Albo big computer

[@rossbaker9721]

Where I live in Adelaide, the average house since 2019 has risen somewhere between 300-400 thousand dollars. My wages in that time in total has risen 10% over 4 years. Today you need around $170,000 just for a 20% deposit. Unless you have rich parents in Australia you’re u likely to ever own property here.

[@hardpunk10101]

@@rossbaker9721 it's silly to save 20% in a rising market. Pay the minimal deposit needed and take the hit on LMI.

[@haha-eg8fj]

A house in my suburb was sold in 2006 for $1.95 mil, now it is on contract for $7 mil.

[@gregfraser8784]

Wow that is cheap. Here in Toronto an old basic bungalow starts at 1.5 million. Meanwhile in the us prices are half to one quarter of that

[@clintmcmanus9906]

@@gregfraser8784 Thats crap, but it just means we all need change not just here in Au.

[@ladybug3380]

Halt immigration for 10 years and focus on housing the citizens.

[@RoyalFroggyFriends]

As a renter I feel like a second hand citizen, forever serving the almighty property investor. thank you Labor & Liberals.

[@BridgetMiller-]

It is difficult to make exact projections for the housing market as it is still unclear how quickly or to what degree the Federal Reserve will reduce inflation and borrowing costs without having a substantial negative impact on demand from consumers for anything from houses to cars.

[@DhanaPayar]

If anything, it'll get worse. Very soon, affordable housing will no longer be affordable. So anything anyone wants to do, I will advise they do it now because the prices today will look like dips tomorrow. Until the Fed clamps down even further, I think we're going to see hysteria due to rampant inflation. You can't halfway rip the band-aid off.

[@Kin-28-8]

The new mortgage rates are crazy, add to that the recession and the fact that mortgage rules are getting more difficult, and home prices will need to fall by a minimum of 40% (more like 50%) before the market normalizes. For now, get your money (as much as you can) out of the housing market and get into the financial markets or gold. If you are at a cross roads or need honest advice on the best moves to take now, it is best to seek an independent advisor who knows about the financial markets.

[@Theodorebarba]

I will be happy getting assistance and glad to get the help of one, but just how can one spot a reputable one?

[@Kin-28-8]

'Jessica Lee Horst' is the licensed advisor I use. Just research the name. You’d find necessary details to work with a correspondence to set up an appointment.

[@DhanaPayar]

Thank you for this Pointer. It was easy to find her handler, She seems very proficient and flexible. I booked a call session with her.

[@benjones4866]

Our family is only one rent rise away from not having enough to pay rent. We sit in the dark, electricity is increasingly out of reach and we often skip meals.

[@EagerElectricCar-de1ss]

Ohhhhhh.... Are you living in a city? I think move out, go to a small town, maybe you can buy a house there. . .it is better to have your own house than renting.

[@davidlp3019]

@@EagerElectricCar-de1ss yeah if you can find a job. All the work is in the cities unless you work in emergency services or something.

[@EagerElectricCar-de1ss]

@@davidlp3019 I believe so, finding a job in a remote area can be difficult. . . big cities, big opputunities as they say. . . But, I prefer to go out of the city as I can plant, care fo poultry/livestocks as long as I have my OWN house...

[@janegarnham]

@@davidlp3019retrain in a needed skill area

[@clintmcmanus9906]

@@EagerElectricCar-de1ss yes, smart plan, move to a rural area, where there's little to no jobs, no proper training or places to do work experience, for lease signs in most of the stores ect ect...

[@Mike-d2m2u]

It's so frustrating and sad, when our Politicians who are meant to be employed to look after the people living in their country, instead are only concerned about looking after themselves (i.e. majority have several investment properties) and large corporations. How did Australian Politics become so corrupt and don't give a stuff about the average Aussie battler.

[@Mateomartinez-u1z]

I find it puzzling how a large area, naturally bordered by the sea like Australia faces housing issues when it could theoretically manage migration through legislation. It seems, however, that policymakers are not taking steps to address this.

[@johnmartin17t]

exactly

[@mojanburgandy]

@@Mateomartinez-u1z correct, it is by design

[@davidunwin7868]

@Mateomartinez-u1z Australia's population is concentrated on the coastline in about 6 or 7 or so major cities (depending how you count them). This is largely driven by access to fresh water. The centre of the country can't support large populations due to rainfall being more variable and infrequent, and the lack of mountains and valleys suitable for large dams/reservoirs.

[@SerendipityChild]

Australia had a right wing government for 11 years in a row. They stopped building and maintaining public housing, and by the time we got a left wing government there were 300,000 fewer public housing dwellings than there were supposed to be, relative to the population.

[@satiricgames2129]

Large chunk of our country isnt habitable

[@emk4937]

Thank you for covering this. I am in Ipswich, QLD and have noticed homelessness growing in the CBD. I started talking to one man I noticed was homeless. On Jobseeker, he apparently gets around $150 a week, which is not enough to rent a room. Can’t get work because he’s not housed (people don’t want to hire someone who can’t launder their clothes/take a shower), can’t get housing because he’s not earning enough. He also does not have a car/license. Not to mention the mental health toll it takes on a person to be constantly told to move on and never having true privacy/peace. Plus what about the mental health issues that led them to be homeless in the first place. Homelessness is not a moral or character failure. Many people who are homeless have trauma in childhood (ACE test) or Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or other diagnoses that make it difficult to operate like the majority. For some, their brain is literally different due to chronic stress in development (unsafe environments), meaning they have behavioural difficulties and won’t ever fit into our conventional expectations. Plus this is often coupled with addiction issues which aren’t easy to overcome. Or sure, maybe some don’t want to work - who cares, I feel terrible seeing people live on the street in this wealthy country. He’s on the wait list for housing, QLD State Department of Housing told him 2-3 months, but who knows what will happen. He’s already been on the streets for months. As he’s not a single mum, he’s not a priority (obviously). This video mentioned Canadian social housing, and yes, I worked at a homeless shelter and supportive housing (low-income apartment building) in western Canada. It’s not perfect, there needs to be more done, but at least it seems better than here.
 Following are two quotes from a fascinating book I recently read on class/privilege in Australia, which I think is relevant as it points out the decline in wealth equality in Aus, and as many wealthy people are property owners, that is likely one reason why we’re not seeing anything done. Plus the power they have over subtly developing our outlooks which see us reactively blame people for being "lazy" and not working hard enough when the reality is the system isn't in our favour. 1. “The world wars and the deep depression of the 1930s destroyed vast amount of wealth, bringing more equal societies after the second world war. In the 30 years following the war, historically high tax rate on capital kept the return on capital closer to the economic growth rate, ushering in more equal societies. But the neoliberal revolution of the 1980s and beyond, coupled with financial globalization, changed the political balance, resulting in sharp reductions in taxes on capital, including the reduction, or abolition of inheritance taxes, widening the gap between the growth rates of wealth and income.”
 2. “Wealthy elites shape the public discourse in ways that drown out other narratives. Most dramatically this discourse power has been used to redefine freedom as a personal choice to weaken the appeal of social democracy, and to make competitive individualism the prevailing model of society. The long campaign to instantiate free market liberalism, by mobilising intellectuals, think tanks, lobbyists, and media has been well documented. The success is evidenced by the insinuation of its language into all parts of society. Even progressives use terms like wealth creators, tax relief, big government, consumer democracy, red tape, compensation culture, jobseekers, and benefit cheats. These terms, all invented or promoted by neoliberals have become so common place that they now seem almost neutral. If you can control the discourse, you win the argument, and the wealthy elites largely control the discourse.” - The Privileged Few - Clive Hamilton and Myra Hamilton

[@Joao_133]

stop printing money.. and kick out foreign house prospectors including funds.

[@JohnMikhail-q8f]

@Maria-sz1fc in my country Iraq, I'm glad Saddam Hussein didn't allow foreign banks in Iraq. He banned it

[@lorraineformosa857]

Yes. But. Visa. Selling. And. Renewing. Is. Rolling. Over. Big. Bucks. For. Gov.... Thou. Look. At. The. Homeless. Damage. To. It's. Citizens .very. Sad. It's. Appalling. Of. The. Australian. Government. To. Allow. This .absolutely. we. Need. Proper. Actions. To. Help. Those. Affected .. govs. Need. To. Be. Accountable. To. This. And. Also. For. Opening. Landfills. Too. Close. To. Homes. Causing. Sickly pollution. For. Yrs...that's. Can. Take. 10. Yrs. Or. More. To. Be. Addressed. Govs. Have. Been. Guilty of. Non. Activity ,poor. Planning In. There role. In doing. The. Right thing. By. It's. Citizens🎉🎉🎉

[@zenboy1612]

@@JohnMikhail-q8flook what happened to him….

[@clintmcmanus9906]

@@JohnMikhail-q8f he must be a very wise and smart man.

[@drinno8900]

The Aus Governments continue to take with 2 hand and give back with one finger( 1st home owner grant). The house price is more than 50% fees and taxes (stamp duty, transfer duty, land tax, Gov tax on bank fees and insurance costs, Qleave, payroll tax, builders plumbers electrician licence fees, excise tax for material delivery, council application fees, infrastructures charges, environmental offset black mail and don't forget 10% GST on top of all the taxes).

[@kahkaaaaaa]

these reporters talk over the guest and then start typing while he's talking.. so unprofessional

[@SerendipityChild]

The cheapest place i could find .. my rent is more than half my income. I have to pay for everything else for me and my toddler with $150 a week: food, electricity, gas, water, nappies, medicine, clothes, petrol, phone, ambulance insurance. If the rent goes up when the lease renews, we'll be homeless

[@sleepmeditaterelaxconcentr7037]

Welcome to the lucky country , they would gladly make you Chinese slaves ...😂

[@Coastal-Sasquatch]

That's not an income, wow that is tough

[@PeacefulTraveller888]

I’m so sorry you are doing it so tough. I sincerely hope your circumstances improve 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@SerendipityChild]

@PeacefulTraveller888 thank you. I'm doing okay .. i just wish we had cheap housing, or sufficient public housing, for people like me.

[@sleepmeditaterelaxconcentr7037]

@@SerendipityChild and we won't have any of them

[@scarytime6420]

did you know Australian politicians have a minimum of 2-4 homes themselves.... seems like its self interested policies

[@MeditateMeHigher]

@scarytime6420 many have 50plus portfolios lol conflicts of inerest IS ILLEGAL

[@vincentcacciola7161]

Australian fed politicians own over half a billion dollars worth of property

[@spongybone4071]

They also don't do shift work so you won't find penalty rates improving any time soon. Ask them if they shop in aldi or woolies while you're at it!

[@vincentcacciola7161]

Federal politicians own three quarters of a billion dollars worth of property never mind the state politicians

[@adampatrick9639]

The government doesnt care, they are all property investors who are mates with developers. I can't afford a home in my country, why do i even pay taxes...

[@jmj48]

So much land so much greed of realtors

[@christopherpalmer4243]

So much land? Over half the the population lives in 3 cities?

[@shauncameron8390]

So much land yet most it's uninhabitable. It's not the realtors' fault most of the people only want to live in the cities inevitably resulting in some getting priced out.

[@GaZonk100]

so suddenly realtors got greedy and it has nothing to do with massive immigration

[@stephenw2992]

Government own nearly all the available land and release very little of it for housing development. That is why realestate agents make lots of money off the high prices out there.

[@QueenieAlexander2000]

@@stephenw2992 There are reasons that land is not released. Only a small proportion of the continent is habitable at any density. We are in competition for that land with the other species here, and we have a terrible record of extinction.

[@Yolo942]

I am an Aussie and I doubt anything is going to change in the next 2/3 years.

[@shrikartummala8055]

It won't change for the next 10 years.

[@kubabooba548]

I doubt it. People care more about this then any of the ideological driven policies offered to us by Labor. We are concerned about what is real and happening to us in the here and now. Climate change, race, leftism, rightism or whatever, nobody will care about any of that if they can't afford a home. Political parties will have to respond to this demand if they want the votes.

[@EatMyShortsAU]

You mean 20/30 years right?

[@ssj4vrn]

you ommitted a 0 and multiple by 2

[@Boababa-fn3mr]

When the majority of the population become renters, laws will change because there will be votes in it.

[@boop7313]

Lack of housing security causes single mothers and their child (or children) lifelong trauma. It's inexcusable and unforgivable. You're absolutely right, housing rights need to be in the legislation so various reigning governments can't change & revert everyone's efforts and housing security for all, increases over time instead of decreasing slowing over the years like rust!

[@drowningblonde]

The housing crisis is due to greed all the way down the chain. My partner and i bought a home in 2017, 3 bed 1 bath on a 670sq block for $380k. If we were to rent this house out, rent would only be $450 which is our mortgage plus realty fees, lets say $550. The rent in my area is $750 per week. Home owners are just 100% greedy and taking advantage of people that need housing.

[@ahpong]

Australia, USA, and Canada are continents in their own rights. It is mind boggling that they all run into housing crisis.

[@qsncures2201]

It has very little to do with land mass and has mostly to do with a broken monetary system (the Eurodollar).

[@mark-sb6os]

Its because unlike small european countries where there is usually another town or village 5 mins away there are huge distances and wilderness between cities and towns. As you said these countries are massive - too massive to have urban areas everywhere. I live in Perth, Western Australia which is a capital city of 2.1 million people. Outside of that you have a literal handful of towns between 80,000 to 20,000 which have decent facilities and job potential. Everything else is a small town sub 10,000 (usually under 5 thousand) with very little facilities and bugger all jobs. And thats in a place that covers 1/3rd of the entire continent! So you can see how we can run into a housing crisis.

[@user-rj5kx8wr6y]

@@ahpong it is a result of unfettered immigration driven by powerful vested interest and in direct opposition to the will of the people. No population on the planet should be growing if that growth is avoidable! And growth driven by immigrarion IS avoidable!

[@vivianoosthuizen8990]

Simple facts are that no or low educated real estate agents value properties for sale. Secondly the banks should have valued homes because most of Australian homes are cardboard boxes and not even worth half of what builders charge. Government should simply develop new suburbs and make the land affordable to buyers.

[@James-kv6kb]

You can't just develop new suburbs or we would have a billion people in Australia you need water you need sewerage you need facilities where is all this money coming from ?

[@peterforsyth962]

Affordable LAND...what an inspired idea!!!! Genius

[@polarnap]

Young people have the majority vote next election. Make housing the most important issue 👍

[@sfsf6768]

It’s always ‘the next election’, never the present. Nether side will do anything to fix this problem

[@TheRubberStudiosASMR]

Neither party will do anything about it

[@indiasweeney996]

That’s why young people are voting Greens. Because they are fighting for renters rights and to end negative gearing :)

[@jordonpollock1550]

@@indiasweeney996 No we're not.. anyone voting for the Greens has serious mental defects

[@ObfcrewOz]

@@polarnap How so when we're an aging population where the majority of voters will vote for more of what benefited themselves and will also in the future 🤔

[@worldmedia1476]

Sydney is so unaffordable right now. It is like a trap. It looks glossy and beautiful on the outside then once you live here you are stuck with such a high cost of living.

[@Azer_GG]

Australia is basically Canada, same housing problem, but with hotter climate

[@prao4603]

All part of the globalist plan to hollow out the middle class and create a serf class

[@Wilson12857]

Hong Kong as well

[@Jfff-ugfgh]

@@Wilson12857 if you go back to Hongkong , it would be good for you and housing market.

[@Wilson12857]

@@Jfff-ugfgh I’m not from home Hong Kong, but thanks for

[@MidnightSun-j1u]

😂 wrong ! Canada is a cold Siberia where you won't find jobs but a lot of Chinese and maybe French 😂!!! A poor country full of low class migrants

[@stevenf2225]

Foreign students, high immigration, foreign ownership. We don’t have a country, we have a rampant foreign influx. The Labor Party used to be the party of care, but no more.

[@peterward9446]

to be fair - the pollies on both side do care *_deeply_* ... about looking after themselves

[@johney3734]

well mostly its landlords but those are small factors as well

[@zenboy1612]

What do they do if they nuke the market who will vote for them, remember those that own properties vote too. They own the media too

[@clintmcmanus9906]

university classes now taught in mandarin, Australia is a joke.

[@jane4036]

Banks, financial institutions and property developers control the Australian policy makers....our Australian Two Party Preferred Government is a business not an Australian Parliament per The (original) Australian Constitution. Things will worsen for the majority of Australian Citizens and Residents as these moguls' greed is ALLOWED to run unashamedly rampant.

[@onlmkyefder2629]

Yeah i think the problem is greedy landlords , good time to be invested in those sectors though hey youve missed out on making money me including my self made i made abit of money of it and im only a pensioner its called the stock market invest

[@QueenieAlexander2000]

You are absolutely right.

[@HazelHenry25]

That man needs to mention the huge impact of immigration, and foreigners purchasing our properties, on our housing affordability and availability. When I was a young adult, this problem did not exist...... I am sure it is complex, but immigration is important to address.

[@jonathonwallen6427]

He is adjunct professor at Monash University. Academics will never bring up immigration when discussing the housing crisis because they want high foreign student intake. Insane levels of immigration is the single biggest issue with regard to the housing crisis.

[@crackerjacksailing]

@@HazelHenry25 Look around the world. Immigration is on steroids and it is basically a WEF agenda to undermine sovereignty and usher in a globalist new world order. The universities are all tools for the new agenda of world government so it’s little wonder this wasn’t mentioned

[@davidlane5349]

@@HazelHenry25 This is actually a false narrative. The real data shows that the most money in the housing in Australia is NOT foreign investment - but Super Funds. You have to limit negative gearing. Australia will NOT build themselves out of the problem. Developers are not going flood the market with new houses as they will not make money.

[@bradg7701]

If they don't mention immigration, they aren't really interested in solving the problem.

[@EatMyShortsAU]

He works for the Unis, so the wealthy immigrants says he salary. The whole country is corrupt and selfish admittedly myself included. It is like hunger games..

[@zd12101]

Doesnt help that Australian housing standards are so poor either. Compared to other western nations, its pretty embarassing.

[@johney3734]

why? do our homes fall down or are they small? is every one living in the home from home alone or something?

[@zd12101]

@@johney3734 have you lived in many rentals?

[@426dfv]

@@johney3734extremely poor insulation. Use more power to heat or cool the house which ppl end up paying more for their energy bills. So much hype but I think Australian Standards / Building code is pretty useless.

[@stephenw2992]

@@426dfv Yet if you actually tried to build something you would realise that regulations are adding heaps to the cost of every house built

[@zd12101]

@@stephenw2992 The cost seems artificially inflated too. Something as basic as double glazing for example would make a meaningful difference to anyones home, regardless of climate...but for some reason its treated as some obscure luxury in Australia. By comparison, its been mandatory in europe for over 25 years and doesnt set you back extortionate amounts if you need it installed in older homes that might not have it.

[@Charlie_E_]

Negative gearing????????? Hello is anyone there. Negative gearing is the one reason.

[@peterponcedeleon3368]

It’s government that created this problem and people think government is gonna solve it. Please. Central Banks across the world printed money like there’s no tomorrow during the pandemic and we’re still dealing with the consequences. And this housing shortage combined with skyrocketing housing is part of that consequence.

[@coopsnz1]

more taxes &regulations the problem

[@googleuser4207]

They printed AND gave it to the rich who used it to buy our houses.

[@peterponcedeleon3368]

@@googleuser4207 that is so true. You don’t think the government is going to give that money to poor people do you? Either way the government should not be giving money to anyone. Money is to be earned.

[@Kelly-oe8kr]

Ban foreign ownership PERMANENTLY, there are plenty of countries that don't allow foreigns to own property, this isn't a radical move! Force all foreign owners to sell within 3-6 months or the government buys you out at 25% the market value, motivation to sell quickly.

[@PatriusW]

Lol this is just not the angle mate. Rather this is the Aussie mum and dad with PPOR and 2 investment properties. This is the Aussie politicians with a portfolio of a dozen+ investment properties raking in the inflated capital gains and rental income. Australia has made investing in houses a national sport and the main stream media/those with vested interests are using foreigners and migrants as a scape goat for the issue that they have constructed.

[@s._3560]

The inability to reflect on the true reasons that are low interest rates on mortgages, low interest on savings, government encouragement, media generating a whole slew of property investment tv programmes and articles is why Aussies will continue to commit the same mistake again and again in the next few generations.

[@anubizz3]

Do you thinks the normal people magically can buy that property? it will gobble up by local investor.

[@gardencity3558]

@@PatriusW So 1million plus immigrants comming onto the country in the last 2 years is not a major factor in housing costs?

[@testicool013]

@@PatriusWloads of people with PR status are acting as proxy’s for foreigners to evade FIRB approval, only full citizens should be able to buy property and dual citizenship needs to be disallowed

[@Yasen1791]

We are slaves in this country

[@刘校同]

投资移民推高了当地的房价，我想这是其中一个因素我想可能是大量的，包括中国

[@dawn-yh1hf]

I doubt true slaves or truly oppresses countries agree there

[@joshkealy2624]

The Pharaohs of Egypt would be so proud of how Australia is now structured

[@peterward9446]

We have a Prime Minister whose "log cabin" sob story is that he "grew up in public housing" subsidized by government ... the *_grief narrative_* of those who are the victims of his & his ilk's decades of *"governance-incompetence"* ... is that their children are now being forced to grow up - not in "social housing" which is now an unattainable luxury - but in decrepit private cars & tents in the bushes on the side of the road.

[@hopefull61256]

Exactly what a hypocrite

[@zenboy1612]

Yeah don’t blame the LNP at all, no bias but I’m sure the party of landlords have nothing to do with it

[@DavidHarrisonDGH]

220,000 Australians fled Australia last year in 2023 for better lands. I don't know why Australians are sitting in apathy and not boycotting the federation, state, and territory governments and forcing complete change. Australia needs to be a strong one party socialist democratic system and repair all the damage the federation governments have done. How much more human rights housing abuse and terrorism can Australians tolerate from the Australian governments.

[@clintmcmanus9906]

good luck with that, Australians are compliant pushovers. We need to return to tradition, like the french, and cut the cancer out at the source! we have a two party system, its not democracy, its "shit" or "shit lite". politicians are self servants not public servants, they get paid to pat them-self's on the back, screw the country over and collect a fat paycheck from our tax dollars and lobbyists. VIVA REVOLUTION!!!!

[@rof8200]

I didn't think boomers would treat young Aussies this badly but i am sadly wrong 😢

[@wingheiwong7336]

Treated badly? How so? Please explain

[@QueenieAlexander2000]

People of past generations have fought these trends. You are buying the divide and conquer propaganda of the news media, which pretends that elderly people selfishly benefited from low-cost housing to the exclusion of young people. It is ridiculous. Australians have been keeping their family sizes small. They have not caused this problem. The endogenous rate of population growth is currently about 0.5% but the growth from immigration is 2%. (Huge!) It is the governments that have been growing the population through mass migration, without democratic consultation. How is this the fault of 'boomers'?

[@wingheiwong7336]

@@QueenieAlexander2000you’re right. Ain’t the boomers fault. A lack of education on the subject is the cause.

[@anonmouse15]

Boomers regard their children in the same light as wolves regard sheep.

[@chrispeters4405]

as long as governments (not just australia, but the world over) continue to go into debt, society fails to support itself and forthcoming generations of borrowers and taxpayers become alienated from the cost of living. this trend got underway in the 60s and 70s and has never reversed course, the numbers have only gotten further apart.

[@James-kv6kb]

Everybody's looking for the complicated solution it's just pure greed the corporations are squeezing so much money out of us so there's no left . On top of that you have landlords that keep putting up the price because the banks are being greedy .

[@descendantofgreeksandroman2505]

Very well said!

[@davidapswoude3259]

Since 1980-STAMP DUTY INCREASES alone comprise 50% of house value over a lifetime. State Governments have escalated housing by taxing GST, FEES, LEVIES, CONTRIBUTIONS & CHARGES.

[@3800TURBO]

Exactly right and people who don't own a house never see that. They complain about rent but owning a house costs 3 times the amount. Investing is even worse now with all the new taxes. There will be less and less rentals available. That'll push rent prices even higher.

[@QueenieAlexander2000]

The state governments are addicted to stamp duty, and thus housing turnover.

[@2001july06]

True human disaster. I wanted to move to Australia but housing is scary in Australia

[@Jag.aus16]

Don't get into this trap. People are moving out of Australia for good because of these politicians and Govt.

[@3800TURBO]

If you have a basic education you will be fine. This is fear mongering. I'm a forklift driver and own my own home 35min drive from Melbourne cbd. People just don't want to work for it.

[@Boababa-fn3mr]

​@@3800TURBO​so everyone who complains about housing is unemployed?

[@janegarnham]

@@3800TURBOThankyou. Yes finally someone said it.

[@janegarnham]

@@Boababa-fn3mrno but they are wanting to live in areas like Sydney or have a huge house rather than buy modest or God forbid move into a working class suburb.

[@joerocket1977]

The same scenario has been playing out in the rest of the commonwealth nations. It's almost as if the same bad decisions were made in all of these countries.

[@FritzA378]

Australia is becoming a disgrace. Our pathetic government does not want to or is incompetent to fix the real issues. Instead focuses on dumb questions on the census

[@adiintel1]

Yeah I've often wondered why they won't shut up about census shows how disconnected they all are.

[@EstherFisher-lv6rq]

maybe if the people prioritize what is important they will live better. don't have to live on take away, every day go out, twice a year HAVE TO GO a holiday, need the newest smart phone even for the 12 years old etc. I arrived here in 1987 with my husband and one child. We lived in Adelaide for 13 years, I never worked because my health issues, my son went to private school we went one holiday for 6 weeks back to Europe and when we sold our first house we had a choice a buy a run down hobby farm in one of the most expensive tourist area in SA, and we paid it less then 6 years. Yes, we had only 5 or six max 3 days holidays and once in Tasie for 10 days. But now both of us living on age pension VERY COMFORTABLE, WE HAVE 2 CARS AND A VERY BEAUTIFUL HOME. but our first priority was not only fun, go out, wear the most expensive clothes. and now if I want I can afford that kind of luxury.. I don't tell anybody have to live like this but if they first choice the fun and the expensive gadgets and cars, then don't have to winging all the time.

[@EstherFisher-lv6rq]

yes, and BTW both have the top private health insurance from the age pension.

[@anonmouse15]

All by intentional design and not just in Australia, either.

[@ellismeah8110]

@@FritzA378 Uncontrolled immigration, world wide, to western countries , open borders, are destroying everything

[@muzammilm.nurdin3349]

A big country/continent with the population of 30mil is having a housing crisis???

[@Elemenopi205]

Have you looked at the map? Three quarters is desert, dry arid land. Unliveable.

[@williamcrossan9333]

Yep. Local government (councils), forbid us to build, or to expand the land area of cities. Then we have all this government red tape, because government bureaucrats think only Aussies know how to build housing. Which is quite strange considering the "quality" of construction these days.

[@kubabooba548]

@@Elemenopi205 Lol, not true. There's rural towns way out in the outback but theirs not much an incentive to live out there when the jobs are in the cities.

[@Elemenopi205]

@@kubabooba548 do you know that the rural towns are small and sparse. There are no housing there it’s mostly farming. I live in Australia. There’s shortage in rural housing too.

[@debbieanne7962]

@@Elemenopi205um, the Middle East?

[@sirdekkar]

Greed!

[@barito7]

Houses are for living in not for investing in. fix that and you fix the system, but the banks, unions and boomers will dethrone any party who does it unless it’s done over a generation.

[@williamzabiski7653]

Mainland chinese buy in cash especially corrupt ccp officials. The same now happening in singapore and the locals are not happy

[@gardencity3558]

BS! If what you say is true Cuba would be like Sweeden! LOL!

[@shauncameron8390]

@@gardencity3558 Yet Cuba = Haiti without the instability.

[@gardencity3558]

@@shauncameron8390 You use the countries with the poorest countries Western hemisphere to put forth the Cuban model as an effective housing solution in Australia?

[@barito7]

Sweden is Cuba with Universities but without the beaches, and machetes

[@PrincessDie187]

I live here and it's FUCKED. We are in A Great Depression. Not a recession, but A Great Depression. It just looks a bit different than it did back in 1929.

[@lavista4u]

andddddd it will get WORSE, Only place that will survive is South East Asia not even Japan, India or China or US could face what is coming.

[@johney3734]

yes mate... capitalism has failed in oz.. im interested in other options

[@426dfv]

But the government didn’t tell ppl we are in a depression. Everything has become so expensive and it seems ppl can somehow afford the living expenses. I just don’t understand.

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

Australia is not in a GDP recession.

[@johney3734]

@@buildmotosykletist1987 yes it is

[@go-live]

Nonsense, you can not have a human rights disaster in a country that does not have a Bill Of Human Rights. Step one is to give human rights to all Australian citizens.

[@NokBok-i3e]

14 years ago me and my wife rent a decent room kitchen living room 1 bathroom flat for 270 AUD per week.. we saw the change after 3/4 years later the front Botany road started to traffic gem ( was unbelievable before one or two cars passed sometimes) our rent went up 400perweek ..!

[@zynot91210]

@5:55 "Treat housing as a commodity like any other... investing in a mine". This betrays an underlying confusion of his own point. It would be great if housing was treated like a commodity. Investing in a business is NOT like investing in a commodity. There are many things that we treat like commodities (food, water, electricity, transportation, mobile phones) that are completely necessary, and if where limited, would be a catastrophe in the same way housing currently is. It's specifically BECAUSE we do NOT treat housing like a commodity that we are currently in this mess. We are treating housing like assets, which in turn, drive voting and local action behavior at the expense of those who are locked out of the "market". This is no market.

[@waynew2859]

@@zynot91210 Housing is not a human right. Less NOT more government intervention is needed.

[@snuscaboose1942]

Why are they not talking about mass immigration and foreign (CCP) buyers of residential property? Nearly all federal politicians are residential house investors, they don't care about the citizens only increasing their investment property values with mass immigration and opening the market to foreign buyers. The Foreign Investment Review Board regularly rubber stamps foreign investors purchasing existing housing stock.

[@HyperspaceHoliday]

Because 3 of the 4 people on the video are immigrants. Kind of uncomfortable for them to admit that THEY are the problem.

[@selselcuk9011]

WA 3 bedroom house $750 weekly + petrol + groceries + bills + regos + i don't know what to do. working 40 hours in construction still not enough.? 70 percent of houses bought by overseas investors. We should protest. 3000 years ago main problem was safe place to live and food. in 2024 still we have same problem.

[@sparshrastogi2646]

Man, Australia used to be awesome 20 years ago I have so many fond memories of visiting Perth and Sydney as a kid. Sad to see it go to shit now. Not much better in Canada, liberals have ruined this beyond repair.

[@aron.gortman]

Perth is still dope. Just not possible for the overwhelming majority of people to own a home now unless you really want to hustle. I'm currently working between 6 and 7 days a week. Not easy. If interest rates don't fall within 2 years I may just give up and sell.

[@clintmcmanus9906]

funny you say that, as that's around the time John Howard instated negative gearing and CGT 🤔

[@makerKID5]

Why is the EXACT SAME THING happening in Canada. Play for play. It's very weird.

[@jimmyflawless]

@@makerKID5 not weird. Both governments are hell bent on mass immigration from the third world.

[@xeero24]

@@jimmyflawless 100 percent correct. But the far left lie is it’s a global problem so you can’t blame us. Many western governments are hell bent on self destruction so here we are.

[@Jadegreen77]

Because it’s the WEF plan. We were told by Klaus Schwab that by 2030 ‘we would own nothing and be happy.’

[@sfrwriter]

​@@jimmyflawlessYup, corporations bribing politicians to import cheap labour which undercuts wages and pushes house prices up. It's not rocket science.

[@christopherpalmer4243]

NZ too

[@abrighterday508]

If we had a decent legislation, builders wouldn't have to deal with a boom and bust cycle

[@WayneFisher-cs3et]

Nothing will be done.

[@EatMyShortsAU]

100% The pollies, realtors, big banks, the whole system is corrupt..

[@anonmouse15]

I beg to differ. Things will be done to intentionally make it worse for anyone who doesn't own a house.

[@ziontrainmedia9498]

One word: GREED.

[@vasanthajennings8653]

Came for a long winter holiday, to spend Christmas here, sadly left 2 weeks ago! My rent was so high! Love Australia, weather and people.

[@Melanie00000]

Why are they even advertising and taking 50 plus applications..they are prejudice. It's so unfair. 30 years ago I had a choice of 5 plus houses. They had homes sitting empty waiting for families. Not now, Australia is so broken.

[@oldscribe6153]

We had a great system in my day, where you could rent government housing and then when you had paid a certain amount in rent equal to a deposit, you could own the home and continue to pay it off at the government loan rate until the loan was paid out. People quickly owned a home and took pride in it, and that meant that suburbs arose with decent gardens and landscaping done by proud owners. Then the Real Estate vultures swooped in when properties were onsold by children who had got a kick start in life because their parents could afford to educate and feed them. We have paid more than the cost of the house we are renting, and now it is priced way beyond our reach, and we are soon to be kicked out - God knows where we will live. So, now we become burdens on the state, and it could have been so different. Crazy, because the state set up housing to be affordable then gave it away and made it lucrative to own homes and rent them out with a golden windfall Negative Gearing. It is a recipe for millennial poverty.

[@alexlopez5800]

It's worldwide! All at the same time!

[@Leo-uhhuh]

No, only countries with high immigration or open borders like the EU. Japan doesn't have immigration and doesn't have a housing crisis. It's simple maths.

[@zealman79]

@@Leo-uhhuh Japan won't have people in a hundred years at this rate. S.Korea even earlier.

[@shauncameron8390]

Not in Cuba, Venezuela or North Korea.

[@k10pq1]

​@Leo-vk6qm Japan is very different from Australia in terms of housing issue. The country itself is aging. In Japan, there are many tourists and foreigners but very low birthrate and even with a low interest rate, people don't buy a house. Similar thing is happening in some Asian countries.

[@Leo-uhhuh]

@@k10pq1 Yeah it's demographics are different, my point is that immigration means you immediately have more people to house, something Japan doesn't have.

[@johnkauppi7078]

Restrict immigration severely, restrict negative gearing to one house per taxpayer. Bring back the housing commission houses. There, the problem is half way to being solved. And I don't need a uni degree or a whole government department to work that out. It's just a sheer lack of will by useless politicians to solve this issue.

[@hgf334]

It is the number one problem facing Australians.

[@abrighterday508]

Singapore has a 90% home ownership rate. We have less than 2% government housing.

[@s._3560]

Yes but most of it is 99 year leasehold and usually last around 50 years before the area is being redeveloped and you are made to move.

[@ryanh5242]

Singapore is too high of an expectation for Australia though lol They are so successful in so many aspects without any natural resources. Imagine Australia without all its natural resources, however lol

[@dynamicsoulslayer]

A low cost ownership of a flat is superior than a no cost tent next to a park bench.

[@adiintel1]

​@ryanh5242 don't look at the commodity markets. 😮

[@abrighterday508]

@@s._3560 gotta be better than children spending their whole childhood homeless

[@Christmas12]

Our 'Luck' has run out

[@rhythmandblues_alibi]

Politicians need to be banned from owning multiple investment properties - currently, most of them do. As long as they have a vested interest in keeping prices high and supply low, nothing will change. The whole system is broken and needs an overhaul.

[@Sonia-dn3np]

It’s very difficult to opine on Australia housing crisis with a few sentences… I own a home on my own, another home with my husband and husband owns another property on his own. Between us we own 3 properties. Yes the return on this investment has been phenomenal BUT I don’t want this against the backdrop of other Aussies suffering homelessness. Govt has failed to address social housing. They’ve been keeping their eyes blindfolded. It’s gone too far. Even though I’m would gain more by rising prices, I wish the prices would drop or we get more housing supplies or the govt invests in social housing to address the homeless epidemic in Australia. We have SO much land, there’s just no excuse. Professor Kevin Bell in this interview is spot on. He should become the next prime minister. Basic human right isn’t asking for the world. God Bless.

[@MrLombardi]

The reason why Australia is lagging is because of our superannuation. Our super is whats stabilising our ASX and large construction projects in the country. Thats it. When 20-35% of the asx is our super and that moves based on the REQUIREMENTS of the government not where WE need to be thats the only reason why we've been able to stay afloat for so long. But unfortunately now the supercharged immigration has reached a point where its reduced the average living standard and in turn caused not only a shortage in RENTAL properties but a drop in MEDIAN wages. The rental prices is due to investstors not being able to afford their mortgages causing a rise (same rise to the rise in interest rates) in the cost to rent.

[@Barone2013]

It is not a global problem, it is mostly a problem in the Anglo-Saxon hemisphere. In Europe, countries like Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland have very affordable housing. There is no negative gearing in these countries. The government holds a good chunk of public housing in these countries. Tenant rights are also very strong in these countries. Housing is not primarily a speculative asset in these countries.

[@Barone2013]

@@28FlyingDutchman I have lived in Germany for over 22 years and can tell you that is utter rubbish. Germany is the biggest country in Europe and everytime NATO starts some war, Germany always gets the bulk of refugees. Hundreds of thoysands of Syrian refugees arrived in 2015 and more than a million have arrived from Ukraine. However, you must note that Germany has over 80million population and most of the polulation is concentrated in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Koln and stuttgart. There has been a moderate rise in real estate prices since 2018 when many foreign firms got into the german real estate markets buying up millions of home and trying to up the prices to international standards given the price difference to london, new york and other states. There has been major push back from local governments and the increase is nothing like you have in Australia. I challenge you, go online and check the prices of houses and appartments in Berlin and compare with Sydney. It is no where close. The main difference in Australia is the government allows for negative gearing. Ask the average Australian what negative gearing is and they have no clue. If you are wealthy in Australia or earn a very high salary, the government allows you to use real estate to offset some of your taxes legally. Only real estate. That explains why everyone tries to park money in real estate. Now, i know you are watching a lot of youtubers, content creators from a particular segment making tons of noise about immigration in Germany. Yes, the Ukraine war has brought in further migration but is nothing like you get on youtube. This is just another rinse, repeat phenomenon. Everytime there is some economic crisis looming, same talking points and headlines. In Germany, with the government spending big on war, immigration and actions like nordstream destruction, it is clear these talking points will be headlines for a while. Don"t get carried away by social media. This is all not new. Yes, certain political parties will gain in the short term while playing the immigration card but it won't last. It's all justba Dejavu. Many content creators making content whilst travelling the world as digital nomads from Thailand and the like trying to tell everyone how bad everything is without having any first hand experience, just amplyfing news they found on internet. In 2 years time, the world would have moved on to other talking points.

[@QueenieAlexander2000]

You are right. See Sheila Newman, The Growth Lobby in Australia and its Absence in France, esp chapter 7.

[@samsarapearl]

I have relatives in Austria and their housing affordability and accessibility ensure no-one is homeless and nearly every citizen has a home they can call their own. Far superior to anything we have here.

[@richardharris885]

politicians love Aussie battlers the poor and the homeless they made a lot of them

[@tararoast]

What we Australians don't have Human Rights but when our government refuses a criminal refugee a visa and tries to deport them they are able to make a claim under Human rights to fight deportation. That's f&%ked up seriously

[@edfast5893]

It’s a simple solution, first time home owners get to borrow at a low interest rate, investment purchases are at a very high interest plus capital gains because it is an investment not a home.

[@alivepenmods]

Pals. The rich is getting richer. They have to invest their money somewhere. It's either stocks, gold, bonds or real estate. The more the wealth inequalities will rise, the more the real estate will be bought by the rich and the regular dude will have none. As simple as that. Deal with it, it only becomes worse from then on, and until we put up global tax systems. Social housing alone solves nothing as it is funded with local taxes, which the rich don't pay much.

[@googleuser4207]

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