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Tasmanias rental crisis deepens as available listings plummet by nine percent, with just 770 rentals remaining at the end of March. Vacancy rates have been below one percent for over a year, exacerbated by population growth and a boom in short-stay rentals like Airbnbs. Experts blame lagging housing supply and a lack of medium-density options. Renters, particularly low-income families, face extreme stress in the tightening market. Local councils and state lawmakers have implemented measures to address the issue, but building more homes, especially infill apartments and medium-density units, is crucial to ease the pain.

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