The Shame Of Vacant Property In A Time Of Homelessness!

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Jul 14 2024 | 00:14:29

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Back in 2021 the Census revealed a shocking “one million homes were unoccupied”. But now we have a new survey from economic research organisation Prosper Australia, looking at empty homes in Melbourne from 2019 to 2023. The report SPECULATIVE VACANCIES 11 makes the point that while around 30,000 people in Victoria have no home, it is hard to quantify the number of homes that have no people. This they attempt to do. To access vacancy, Prosper measures vacancy rates across metropolitan Melbourne using data from Melbourne’s three water retailers – Yarra Valley Water, South East Water and Greater Western Water. […]

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