This book is the Barefoot Investor for housing - a must-read for anyone buying their first home (and policy makers too)
Dr Julian O’Shea, Researcher, Researcher, comedian and award-winning educational content creator.
Find the
home that fits your life
Reimagining the dream of home ownership for first-home buyers, renters, side-hustlers and anyone with a modern career who wants a home that fits their lifestyle.
Housing needs a new playbook
A clear-eyed and compassionate rethinking of Australia’s housing crisis, Finding Home challenges outdated assumptions and offers a practical framework for making smarter, more human housing decisions.
Nerida Conisbee Chief Economist, Ray White
An illuminating and timely book
Tim Ross
Comedian, Radio Host and Architecture Advocate
As someone who spends his days analysing housing data, I admire how Finding Home brings the numbers back to what really matters: how we want to live.
Simon Kuestenmacher
Director and Co-founder of The Demographics Group
It takes the average home seeker 18 months to find home.
The property market has changed, the advice hasn’t
Finding Home is a step-by-step guide to affordable living (not just affordable housing) — built around your values, lifestyle, and life stage, not just your borrowing capacity.
What's inside:
Cut through the overwhelm - a clear path through one of life's biggest decisions
The full picture on affordability - ten pillars to help you make trade-offs that fit your life
Know your options - housing types, finance pathways, and neighbourhood insights most buyers miss
Fast-track your decision - tools to get you (and your partner) moving
Real stories and evidence - buyers who found their way, plus the latest research on great neighbourhoods
