EXPLAINED: Why Australians Houses Are Not Suited To Cold Weather 

Investors buying their second or third investment property, creating scarcity, driving up housing prices. But because they already have so much equity, the increased prices doesn't stop them from buying more, it just locks out younger people.

I lived in 3 different countries and I recently moved to Australia from Canada. Right now how I feel is, I just want to go back to Canada where I can always stay warm at home in Winter. Statistics tells us that there is a serious problem with houses but no policy makers do anything about this: "less than 1% of deaths in Australia were attributable to heat, almost 7% of deaths in Australia from 1988 to 2009 were attributable to cold weather", "more people die in Australia than Sweden due to poorly insulated homes", and so forth (you can easily find articles about it on Google). Looking at the house prices, I don't think I would like to own any of these poorly insulated houses. And because of Australian poor minimum insulation requirement when houses are built, I have 0 hope that I could find the one that I would like to call home, unless I spend 100~200k for only insulation after purchasing it. Australian houses have 0 protection from this 'mild cold weather'.

So good to know I'm not alone.

With dark grey roofs no eaves and surrounding areas concrete and tin fences, they aren't suited for hot weather either

Investing for our future shouldn't stop because market sucks, This phase is where the future millionaires DCA into the dips on assets; stocks , index funds, real estate especially!..

Unbelievable that no one mentions CENTRAL HEATING. Every apartment and house in Europe and the US has built-in heaters throughout every room in the house! For over 50 years, this is not a new invention. I'm not talking about reverse air conditioning, just google images of central heating in Europe and US. It's not just about insulation and double glazing windows, it's mainly the central heating that makes homes warm. Australian homes offer the bare minimum at maximum cost- open plan (too lazy to build walls), cheap windows and other materials, and no built-in heaters. These news segments about insulation etc are just trying to make you spend more money on your home by getting insulation etc instead of actually making it a law to build houses with central heating like every other part of the modern world.

Our government Needs to take a look at the many government initiatives New Zealand government has executed successfully to improve warmth in NZ homes such as government subsidied heat pumps and insulation, including legislation regarding insulation levels. My house here in Aussie is freezing compared to my Mothers home, Nana’s home or Brothers home in New Zealand where average temperature outside is 10 degrees!!

6000 years ago, Koreans had invented floor heating coming from their cooking stove. The heat is directed to the floor and not wasted. Australia is 6000 years outdated!

So there no air conditioning either?

In Sydney, a lot of the rental market are older houses and there’s a tendency for investors to buy run down dumps and put them straight out to market, untouched. On top of it, you have this insulation issue as well as soaring rental costs. The government really needs to tackle home buying affordability. The less of a demand for rentals will force slumlords to make an effort into renting out decent homes.

Its far too cold here in Melbourne.

Australian homes are colder due to poor insulation and single brick homes as well no double glazed windows...

Excuse me Sir/Madam Are you saved? If you died tonight are you going to heaven? Jesus loves you

The more we go green, folks'll turn blue from cold...

It’s because who can afford too double brick there whole house 😂 If earned enough and my bank let me get a big enough loan. I’d be feeling pretty warm but you know that’s life. I got myself a good Heater instead