Whether you're trying to keep up with runaway rent increases, hoping to break into the market for the first time, or struggling to budget for mortgage repayments, it's clear Australia is in the midst of a housing affordability crisis.
It's no surprise, then, that the issue featured in Treasurer Jim Chalmers's speech as he handed down his second budget to parliament. "For too long, secure, affordable housing has been out of reach for too many Australians," he said.
