Rental Market News

Australian home values recorded a -0.3% fall in the month of December as the seasonal effect of the summer slowdown, combined with rising interest rat... more
 

RENTS across Australia stagnated and in some cases even fell in the December quarter, but are expected to rise later this year. A report to be rel... more
 

INVESTORS will be smiling but renters could be feeling the pain if the prediction of rising rents from Australian Property Monitors eventuates. Aft... more
 

Sydney rental property market stagnates October 12, 2009 AAP The rental property market in Sydney has stagnated, the Real Estate Institute of NSW... more
 

TENANTS struggling to pay rent will get no relief over the next year with prices set to remain high, housing professionals say. Vacancy rates for a... more
 

Although you're not planning to land yourself with the responsibilities of actual property ownership, renting is still an activity that demands rigoro... more
 

INNER Brisbane rents are increasing at more than 10 per cent a year, with a downturn in new apartments expected to keep vacancies tight. DTZ Resear... more
 

The number of properties being put up for rent in Australia's wealthiest suburbs has soared. Mansion owners try to avoid selling Luxury rentals fl... more
 

Worried ... Tim Evans has moved out of his pricey apartment and into a share house , shaving off $190 p/w on his rental bill / File THE threat of p... more
 

Perth house prices are in freefall after a fourth consecutive quarterly fall in the median price - but renters are yet to see any benefit. ... more
 

A BIG increase in funding to encourage the construction of affordable housing could form part of the stimulus package being considered by the Governme... more
 

Amaloya Rattanathasaniya and Michael Ng at their new home. Shut out for so long, young people are finally able to pursue the great Australian dream. ... more
 

Renters won’t be surprised by new figures that confirm Sydney is the most expensive place to rent in Australia. The Rocks topped the list as t... more
 

THE most recent rental vacancy statistics from the REIV show Melbourne is still in the grip of the tightest rental market since record-keeping b... more
 

As if things were not tough enough in Sydney's western suburbs, now comes news that rent rises are outstripping the rest of the city. ... more
 

Interest costs on $350,000 variable loan are down almost $550 a month RBA cut the official interest rate by 75bp last week In-depth: More interest r... more
 

TENANTS from hell, rising loan repayments and persistent maintenance problems can conspire to make landlords feel investing in residential property ... more
 

RENTERS finally look set to gain some breathing space because of lower interest rates and the possibility of a global recession. The latest quarter... more
 

REIWA president Rob Druitt said an increasing number of people had decided to rent houses in suburbs such as Cottesloe and Subiaco to take advantage o... more
 

TENANTS across Australia look set for a short-term reprieve from rising rental prices, with analysts expecting landlords to pass on the benefits of in... more
 

The REIA provided its support to the Government’s initiative to double the First Home Owners Grant on existing property, and triple it for new housing... more
 

"They were talking in America about houses halving in value," the 29-year-old Brisbane school teacher said yesterday. "I heard earlier this year th... more
 

AUSTRALIA'S big banks have moved to cut interest rates on home loans, although all have declined to pass on in full the RBA's shock one percentage poi... more
 

PROPERTY investors and homebuyers hoping for a revival in the housing market will have to wait another year, according to experts, as property clearan... more
 

The rental vacancy rate in Melbourne improved slightly in August, from 1.3 per cent in July to 1.4 per cent. Across regional Victoria the rate remaine... more
 

GREEDY landlords have been warned not to exploit Sydney's dire rental squeeze where desperate tenants are vying for only 739 available rental properti... more
 

SYDNEY'S rental squeeze has hit a new low with desperate tenants vying for only 739 available rental properties on the market across the whole of the ... more
 

TREATING tenants nicely will help property investors avoid damage bills and late rental payments, one of Australia's biggest landlord insurance provid... more
 

BUYING into Australia's $3.2 trillion housing market -- without owning a single property -- will soon be a mouse click away. An agreement between ... more
 

DESPERATE tenants are being exploited by real estate agents using the housing crisis to drive up rents. Would-be renters are spending months apply... more
 

How good is the rental return in your area? New research reveals 45 Australian suburbs are cashflow positive and this is likely to increase with the c... more
 

The Daily Telegraph March 25, 2009 12:01am More homes to be built in Adelaide, Melbourne Sydney in lowest rate of growth in 50 years Rents tip... more
 

It's a topical question for tenants and landlords alike - What’s happening with rents? Currently renters want to know if they will be able to afford t... more