Margaret River's beauty hides homeless disaster as property prices boom

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People in search of Margaret River's good life have flooded the property market and pushed families out to the fringes, say local housing advocates.

Mr Murray said there was simply not enough supply of homes for the number of people wanting to buy or rent in town.

"It's really confronting, being aware of how many people in a community like Margaret River are homeless when there is so many holiday homes and we know that 30 per cent of houses at any given time are empty," he said. Naomi Godden said although Margaret River was seen to be a wealthy community, the average income is less than neighbouring regions.

"There is a huge disparity between the way our community is structured economically, by the reputation of our tourism industry, and the fact that it is a beautiful place to live and we have a growing underclass."the McGowan government's rent moratorium ends on March 28Once the moratorium ends, landlords will be free to increase rent and evict tenants that can not afford to pay.

 

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The treadmillers and well heeled have to have legitimate money laundering and tax avoidance schemes available to them...... otherwise it would make politicians hypocrites......

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Fact is Australia is becoming unliveable for many. The federal government is entirely to blame for this together with the reserve bank. Gov relaxing responsible lending laws recently is an example. The banks have gone mad..it will end badly auspol

And all this before the government stimulus' finishes. 'You ain't seen nothin' yet'!

What a country. Meanwhile the govt gives homeowners 25k for renovations...

I've got this really good idea... MOVE!

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