Category: Unaffordable Rental Housing

Queensland Is Missing 20,000 Rental Homes: Summit

The Queensland premier is hoping next week’s federal budget will give Queensland housing sector the significance it deserves after a summit of industry leaders was told the state is missing 20,000 rental properties. More than 100 representatives from governments, social services, charities, property and construction groups took part in Thursday’s summit to address what’s been…


Working Wages Don’t Pay Rent in Orange County, Report Says

An average worker cannot afford market-rate apartments in Orange County, New York, in 2022, according to a newly released report by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress. To afford a one-bedroom apartment in the county, which has a fair market rate of $1,107, a renter must have a regular 40-hour-a-week job that pays over $20 an…