September 8, 2023
Victoria’s Bold Move: Prioritizing Housing Supply Over Rent Caps
The recent National Cabinet decision to put an end to the idea of rent caps could see more Victorian landlords resist the urge to sell
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June 9, 2023
Apartment Values Are Set to Soar Amidst the Ongoing Rent Price Crisis
The rental crisis in Melbourne that is seeing exorbitant rent hikes for even the most humble of apartments, continues on in earnest as apartment listings slumped for the month of April.
August 27, 2021
Melbourne renters are finding now’s the time for a bargain
Units are offering particular value for renters, largely being driven by the falling demand for inner-city apartments since the pandemic hit.
July 7, 2021
Rental vacancy rate hits 0.1% in some capital cities
The rental squeeze is tightening hard in Australian capital cities, with some recording vacancy rates as low as 0.1 per cent.
April 15, 2021
Melbourne becoming a cheap place to rent
Melbourne is becoming one of the most affordable capital cities in the country to rent, with house rents hitting record highs in some states.
April 8, 2021
New minimum standards for property putting the squeeze on some landlords
Some landlords in our state are choosing to sell up rather than try to meet new minimum standard property laws that came into effect at the end of March.
December 24, 2020
Landlords slashing rents in the city but not the regions
Landlords in Melbourne can’t get tenants right now while those in the regions can’t keep up with demand in this crazy COVID year.
September 25, 2020
Build-to-rent sector tipped to develop 10,000 apartments a year by 2023
The success of the build-to-rent sector is set to continue with predictions that 10,000 apartments could be developed each year by 2023.
September 17, 2020
Rental prices in Melbourne to keep heading south
Rents in Melbourne and Sydney will keep falling in the near term according the Reserve Bank of Australia.
July 29, 2020
June quarter median rent price in Australia drops 0.5%
The national median rent price has ended its long run of straight growth, dropping half a per cent amidst ongoing COVID-19 uncertainty.