It took about two months for us to find a place to rent in Melbourne . We lived at that apartment for a year , and then moved to a house in another suburb . We were there just over a year and a half I think and then we moved to another house in the northern suburbs . We lived at that house for over two years , she went mental in the head and she moved out and I ' ve not heard from her since .
According to the above context, answer the following question.
Why did it take so long to find a place to rent in Melbourne ?


Housing is scarce in Melbourne .