The big myths about the housing crisis

<p>Everyone knows we have a housing crisis – rents are spiralling, homelessness is growing and more and more of our income is going towards keeping a roof over our heads.</p><p>But did you know that on any given night more than a million homes in Australia sit empty? That’s more than 10 per cent of Australia’s housing stock.</p><p>The shortage is not in homes, but in affordable homes.</p><p>Today, National correspondent at <em>The Saturday Paper </em>Mike Seccombe, on how Australia lost its way on housing – and why the current plan only addresses one part of the problem.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> National correspondent at <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Mike Seccombe</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>