You Can’t Spend a Decade Making Rental Housing More Expensive and Expect Rents to Stay Low
Australia’s rental crisis isn’t an accident—it’s the predictable result of policies and market forces that spent ten years making rental housing more expensive. This article unpacks why you can’t spend a decade making rental housing more expensive and expect rents to stay low, exploring building cost surges, investor exits, supply shortages and what it means for Australian mortgage borrowers and property owners.