The EME Rooming Resource Hub

Everything EME Rooming has published on co-living and rooming house development in Victoria, in one place. Guides are evergreen: they answer a question and get updated as the ground moves. Articles are written to a moment, a budget, a cost shock, a change in the rules, and are left as they were published.

All of it is written by Georgia Hartin from 30 years of construction and development delivery. All of it is general information, not financial advice.

Guides

A private room in a co-living home with a single bed, a desk by the window, sheer and blockout curtains, and an ensuite through the doorway

Rooming House vs Co-Living vs Boarding House

Guide28 October 2026

In Victoria, 'rooming house' is the legal term. Learn how it differs from co-living and boarding houses, which rules apply and what each term means in practice.

A project manager in a hard hat and high-visibility vest checking a clipboard in front of a timber-framed house under construction

Rooming House Rules in Victoria: Standards and Registration

Guide28 October 2026

What Victorian rooming houses must meet: minimum standards for rooms and shared facilities, council registration, operator licensing and building rules.

A finished two-storey co-living home with timber cladding and a landscaped front garden, the kind of small shared building the National Construction Code calls Class 1b

What Is a Class 1b Rooming House in Victoria?

Guide11 November 2026

A Class 1b rooming house is a shared home for up to 12 people and 300 square metres. Here's what the Code requires in Victoria and the four approvals it needs.

Why Co-Living Is Australia's Next Structural Housing Solution

Guide, by email

Market fundamentals, demand drivers and the partnership structures behind Australia's fastest-growing housing sector. Sent by email. General information only, not financial advice.

Articles

Side-by-side comparison of a dated suburban rental property in muted tones and a modern purpose-built co-living home bathed in golden light, illustrating the shift in Australian property investment after the 2026 Federal Budget reforms.

Is Negative Gearing Ending? What the 2026 Budget Means for Investors

Article14 May 202612 min read

The 2026 Federal Budget restricts negative gearing to new builds and replaces the 50% CGT discount. What changed, who it hits hardest, and who it does not.

The oil shock makes building co-living more urgent, not less

Should You Build Co-Living During the 2026 Oil Shock?

Article28 March 202611 min read

Oil past $100/barrel. Diesel at $3/litre. PVC up 27%. Why rising construction costs make income-producing co-living development more urgent, not less.

A purpose-built co-living home at dusk, a new asset class on an ordinary residential street

How Does Co-Living Earn 2–3x the Rental Yield in Australia?

Article23 March 202617 min read

61% of Australian households are one or two people, yet 6% of homes have one bedroom. The structural case for co-living investment, and how EME delivers it.

Project dashboard and reporting documents on a desk, the governance that protects capital on a small development

What Are the Risks in Small-Scale Property Development?

Article16 February 20268 min read

Small developments are often run without the governance that protects capital on large ones. The six common gaps, what each costs, and what to ask a developer.

Looking for something specific?

The investor FAQ answers the questions that come up most: the minimum, how capital is secured, SMSF participation, what a Victorian rooming house is and what reporting a partner receives during a build.