{
  "id": 6079398,
  "title": "Aussies driven into working second jobs as mortgage costs bite",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/aussies-driven-into-working-second-jobs-as-mortgage-costs-bite",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-07T01:00:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/09/aussies-driven-into-working-second-jobs-as-mortgage-costs-bite/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to data from realestate.com.au, housing affordability has fallen to its lowest level on record, with households earning a median income of about $125,000 a year only able to afford 12% of homes sold across the country. Record-high home prices in 2025 combined with higher interest rates could not offset income growth or recent price The post Aussies driven into working second jobs as…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}