12 May

That last column is a disaster. Multiple generations will now never afford a roof over their heads. We turned housing into a speculative status-driven casino, even the ridiculous TV shows that egged it on reflect what it's really about, the 'property ladder'. That ladder is a status ladder, renovation and building shows turn ordinary homes into ridiculous 5-star hotel rooms, in a pissing contest to see who can have the most 'premium' home. Like kids buying expensive sneakers to be cool, kidults now do it with housing and utes.