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Could living in smaller houses redefine the Australian Dream and help fix the housing crisis?

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Davriellelouna@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨australia@aussie.zone⁩

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-22/house-size-housing-crisis-apartment-living-downsize-smaller-home/105048902

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  • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Literally all that’s needed are regulations that universally make apartments more livable; actual building standards with real criminal and financial consequences for shotty builds… strong sound proofing, energy efficiency and climate control, minimum storage space requirement, restrictions on strata control, etc.

    Them promote absolutely everything that won’t impact housing as an investment vehicle, and ignore everything that improves housing security.

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    • MisterFrog@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      This. We keep pretending like there are no solutions.

      There are no solutions that won’t affect the bottom line of someone rorting the system

      People are allergic to apartments despite it being a great option for many, many people

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      • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        People are allergic to bad apartments. Dogboxes with no amenities or public areas. We got a shitload of those, and building more won’t make them more attractive

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  • appetizer@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    This article is literally “some architect built a tiny home, could million dollar tiny homes on million dollar land parcels be the answer to housing?!”.

    The answer is no.

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  • dumbass@leminal.space ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Landlords say yes!

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  • Tenderizer@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Granny flats may be a great way to act on this … assuming your parents live in a property that would allow for that.

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    • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      …if your relationship with your parents is one that could tolerate that

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  • Eyekaytee@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yes please, I currently live in a 3 bedroom apartment but would be far more suited to a cottage

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