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Sydney home to 44 of Australia's 50 most expensive share suburbs

Sydney has continued to lead the property market with the state capital taking out 44 of the 50 most expensive suburbs in Australia to rent a room. Inner-city suburb Pyrmont topped the list with a...

Are sharers covered by tenancy acts?

A recent survey of share accommodation users has found over half of respondents say they have little or no knowledge of tenancy laws. Alarmingly, one-third of those who said they knew little or ha...

Is home-sharing the key to affordable property ownership?

Recent survey data has revealed that 68% of home-owners or those planning on owning a home would consider taking on a flatmate to help pay their mortgage. Over 2,100 people took part in the survey...

How to live rent free and make a difference

With rental prices in many Australian cities at record highs, the prospect of living rent free is an an almost unbelievable opportunity to most people. Live rent free and make a difference to s...

Student accommodation portal a first for Australia

Students looking for accommodation in Australia will find their search a little easier next semester thanks to a new student-only accommodation listing site. The website, CasaStudent.com, is the f...

Cost of living drives up competition for share accommodation

Released: 12 MAR 2015 According to Australia’s largest share accommodation site, Flatmates.com.au, demand for some inner city suburbs is outstripping supply with as many as 30 people looking to ev...

Australia’s most popular share suburbs for 2015

Released: 9 MAR 2015 Surry Hills (NSW) is the most popular share accommodation suburb in Australia according to latest data released by Flatmates.com.au. The inner-city Sydney suburb beat out equ...

How the share economy can help first home buyers.

Released: 18 MAR 2015 Owning a home might not be as unachievable as many think, according to Flatmates.com.au’s Thomas Clement, who suggests renting out spare rooms to help pay the mortgage. With...