Pleasure to be on Pod Save the UK talking about the need for rent controls & the mass transfer of public money into the pockets of private landlords. Clip here 👇

This new Paris neighbourhood is VERY good. Clichy-Batignolles (former rail yard), 1 of many transformations at Metro transit stations around the city. Dense+mixed (urban IKEA, grocery store, schools, jobs etc), diverse (50% public housing, 20% middle class rental), 1/3rd beautiful park, 20k people.

Sadly, rental scams aren't a rare story. We've recently published a new resource to help renters avoid scams, and a new blog about how NSW can help prevent them.

Our latest Priced Out report is out and the findings are alarming and grim. The housing crisis has been smashing those on low incomes but it’s also hitting people who’re earning middle and even higher incomes. It’s time for real action on housing!

One hell of a report - I particularly like the domestic fossil / extraction emissions - holding steady at around 20% of the country's emissions

that is ONE FIFTH of Australia's total domestic emissions purely from digging up and selling fossil fuels (which mostly end up sold elsewhere)

big investigation into how many disabled people live in group homes, focusing on one provider and the role of the public guardian

not a single word of this should be a surprise to anyone, particularly after the Royal Commission

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With housing affordability and availability at a breaking point, millions of Australians are struggling to find a safe, secure place to call home. Hear from Labor MP @jeromelaxale.com about his vision for addressing these challenges!

Register now! events.humanitix.com/housing-in-c...

The correct way to play Spelling Bee is to just find any pangrams and move on, right?

Reflecting on Human Rights Day reminded me of the time @markriboldi.bsky.social and I tried to tease out what we could do to practically improve renting and the conception of regulation without some of the pitfalls that have arisen through rights conversations.

www.tenants.org.au/blog/limits-...

The Homes NSW plan has a lot of potential, and some big vision.

Too often these big departmental plans have left us underwhelmed, and we hear the scepticism from renters in housing and on the waiting list.

www.tenants.org.au/news/have-yo...

The best building internationally according to RIBA is… social housing

And rightly so! 85 Social Dwellings in Cornellà, by Peris + Toral Arquitectes, show us the standard we should be aspiring to in ALL housing

www.dezeen.com/2024/11/27/p...

One in five Australian renters are living without essential items and in poverty, peak body study finds www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...

Having lunch with elder gen-x's who are 3yrs into apartment living after houses. While we inevitably swap housing stories, the main reflection is just how in love they are with the convenience and the community in their building.

This is the story density advocates need to tell - and create.

OK so if you've been hearing that landlords selling up and it's hurting rental supply in Victoria, here's an interesting graph: CoreLogic data and analysis suggests the number of investors buying Victorian property has consistently been higher than the number of investors selling.

The release of the Rental Affordability Index today is always another demonstration of the need for real action to improve renting. My comments in this article, but there's one more key takeaway from today's release.

www.smh.com.au/property/new...

Hello bluesky!
#firstimpressions