More Australians Feeling the Crunch From Rental Crisis

A 'sold' real estate sign is seen outside a high-rise apartment block in the suburb Kirribilli in Sydney, Australia, on May 8, 2021. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Helen Howell is planning to pitch a tent outside her mother’s house in Launceston if she can’t find a place to live in the next month.

The 48-year-old Tasmanian has applied for 10 rentals in the past three weeks, but has found many are being snapped up even before they are open for inspection.