Just in case someone actually reads this and the 78 views a month this blog now gets isn't bots and an actual human is reading it I'm writing this more for my own benefit these days buts it's still likely to give someone a chuckle, it's 1:44am I'm sitting in bed with two laptops the other one I'm running sudo apt-get update && upgrade on and can't sleep like usual and I just read an article on some fucking wanker in Sydney that's just breathed life into the dumbass idea of airbnb`ing their bloody swimming pool which i bet came from a semi lucid night of drinking at some dodgy bar and a bet with a friend , what exactly is happening here?
The Australian property market is a sick and twisted joke where the goal has become to extract as much out of it as possible before everything goes tits up. then I read that the recent census 2021 revealed that across Australia there are over 1 million 'homes' empty or at least there were on the census night ... go back a few words ok more than a few to the word 'homes' see what I did there..??? I'll show you something and it'll take just as much observation power as that ..
**Btw a 'home' is where you live breathe eat and shit , a house is a building and not a lot more than that most people will miss the meaning here
This is the official release from the ABS:
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/housing/housing-census/latest-release#data-download
at no point .. or at least not one that i can find using ctrl + F do they actually use the word 'home'
thats because there is a difference .. now do a google search on the topic.. here you go just click here -->>> here
here's where the observation power comes in because all of a sudden it's turned into '1 million empty homes' .. what the fuck is going on here ( i ask while the update is no where near finished and Bebe Rexha is playing in my ears at a volume likely to cause some kind of long term damage at some point in the future anyway whatever)
Just about every single article written on this calls them 'homes' .. but why? the truth is it feeds into people's common problem and in a lot of of cases the greatest stressor in modern life the roof over ones head, and ultimately leads to more clicks no-one cares about a empty building but the word 'home' has a certain heart string tugging effect and thats about it
According to https://chp.org.au/about-homelessness/data-and-demographics/ there is roughly 110,000 people homeless every night, and if the Victorian figures are anything go go off for the rest of the country 1 out of every 5 are children under 18 .... children ... fucking children ... in Australia
Meanwhile our government solution to this is the address the supply issue .... and this is where shit gets just downright strange our beloved government comes up with this absolute gem of a shit show --- >>: https://www.chde.qld.gov.au/about/strategy/housing/housing-and-homelessness-action-plan-2021-2025
So the solution to investor driven underutilization is to pump more money into the market by constructing more dwellings (covers both houses and apartments) and relies on mostly private investment because lets face it the 1 billion they have dedicated to it sounds like a lot but it's essentially $10k per homeless person.. these people will do anything to avoid fixing the problem with a simple solution, bring in 'use it or loose it' laws for investment properties. the concept is simple if you own an investment property and it isn't being utilized in some way whether it is rented out or Airbnb you should run the risk of it being taken off you or the taxes to own it should elevated to help pay for the adverse effects your investment causes, there is nothing wrong with this idea and it certainly wouldn't cost a billion tax payer dollars
Incase you are wondering ( points for getting this far ) why are people investing the houses and leaving them empty ..... it makes no sense .... ya
When you buy a house as an investment you have two choices one is to buy it with renting it out in mind for the long term in which case you are playing the "long game" and are considering the rental income in the plan a mere 13k at $250pw or you are playing the short game
some of the reasons for a house to be empty include:
- in some cases the 13k income will bring the investor into a higher tax bracket
- part of the investment plan is to shift the property quickly and this can be difficult to do if the property is rented and the new owner wants it empty,
- empty houses usually attract a higher sales price which can be substantial in this market , we're talking differences of 50k - 70k
- there is a higher than reasonable risk of foreclosure this is because the investor is so over committed on the loans
- they just don't want the hassle of being a land lord and can afford not to be
- a bank or fund actually owns the house and it's simply not part of the business plan
What a shit show ......... I can't wait for this to go tits up and it will at some point
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