A pedestrian mall in booming Hobart, Tasmania.
With the Tasmanian economy outstripping mainland Australian states, opportunities are being crippled by the lack of affordable housing. The jobs are there, but the housing isn’t.
Education finds itself in a battle with Airbnb for affordable apartments and home share accommodations. As a consequence, the University of Tasmania is being forced into the accommodation construction business, servicing student clients and staff who are essential to its existence.
Should you wish for a boom in your home town? Read some of the sobering housing problems it creates in the remotest corners (except for Tasmanians!) of the world,
at ABC News: Tasmania’s international students living in Hobart hostels amid accommodation shortage
