Housing Tales of the Australian Castle

People are asked whether they would approve of a scheme allowing institutional investors up to a one-third stake in their home, in return for forfeiting 50 per cent of its value when sold.
· PM explores Home Ownership Scheme in Australia [SMH]

Tales of the Hunt
Five house-hunting families in US tell their stories
Editor's note: The high cost of housing is not only a story about real estate, about business or about the economy. It also is a story about people. The five families introduced below agreed to share their experience in the regional housing market as part of our special report
· Housing Market US [NY Journal]