Median house prices overtaking melbourne actually broke my brain

anyone else just completely given up on trying to rent here?

I went to an inspection in prospect on saturday for this absolutely tragic 2-bedroom unit that smelled like wet dog. There were literally 60 people standing in the rain waiting to get in. The local property manager was basically acting like a bouncer at a nightclub, barely even looking at anyone. its just completely humiliating at this point

I saw the news last week that adelaide's median property prices have actually officially overtaken melbourne's and my brain just snapped. out of pure frustration I started doomscrolling interstate listings just to see if it was true. Ended up randomly clicking through some melbourne high-rises on the ray white southbank page and honestly... a decent 1-bedder right in their cbd is now literally cheaper than renting a damp shoebox in our middle suburbs

like, how did our quiet little city suddenly become the most expensive and impossible place to live in the country? tbh Im genuinely considering just packing up the car and driving over the border. the fact that moving to a major east coast city is now the "budget option" for south australians is wild. anyone else actually looking at jumping ship just to escape this local housing bloodbath?