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84: Down With Commonwealth Games, Up With Landlords!

Serious Danger

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The Misalignment of Priorities in Rental Property

Fiona Martin, a Victorian real estate vendor advocate who sits on the Australia Landlords Association. She said real estate is actively managing short term rentals. So his Airbnb can be financially more rewarding for landlords than having a tenant. New South Wales tenant union spokesman Leo Patterson Rose was interesting. He says it stems from years of framing rental property as an investment despite housing being an essential service. If you're looking to grow wealth, it conflicts with providing stable affordable housing. We've created which exploits people's basic human need for shelter. It requires a complex coordinated approach involving multiple players. The national housing accord is the right concept but they're working on it actively right now.

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