Rents

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Investor Strategy • 12 MAR 2026

Hot markets emerge where buying beats renting

Renters have been encouraged to review their living situation, as multiple markets have emerged where buying a unit is cheaper than renting in crowded markets.

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Investor Strategy • 09 JAN 2026

Where rents soared and yields fell in 2025

Units continued to outperform houses in 2025, with rising rents eroding yields, while returns for property owners in Hobart and Melbourne held steady. Here are...

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Investor Strategy • 16 APR 2025

Rent increases continue despite easing pace

Despite a slow burn in 2025, rental prices and yields continued to rise throughout the March quarter, according to a new report.

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Hotspots • 13 JAN 2023

Rents hit record high in 2022 despite market slowdown

An easing of Australia’s rental market in the final quarter of 2022 was not enough to halt the country’s annual rents from growing at record highs, according to new...

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Hotspots • 25 MAR 2021

The NSW property market is rebounding but some regions are soaring ahead of the rest

2020 was a year of anxious landlords and tense tenants, but the tide is certainly turning as rental markets flourish with low vacancy rates and increasing rents.

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Hotspots • 27 JAN 2021

Rental rates record decade-high rise in December

The rental market finished the year strong, with December clocking the largest monthly increase in rental rates since 2010, as the regions continued to outperform...

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Hotspots • 14 JAN 2021

Best cities for rental performance revealed

COVID-19 has undeniably altered the property market in 2020, with a clear shift in tenant priorities affecting the price of unit rentals throughout the country.

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Hotspots • 04 DEC 2020

The rent divergence in the big 3 capitals

While most of the smaller capital cities thrived amid the COVID-19 virus, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane found themselves with a mixed bag of results.

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Hotspots • 04 DEC 2020

Perth rental market emerges on top

As bigger capital cities’ rents continue to fall, Perth rent values have soared annually, according to CoreLogic.

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Hotspots • 17 NOV 2020

Melbourne rents continue to decline

While most capital cities recorded increase in asking rents, Melbourne continued to see declines in both houses and units, according to latest data from SQM Research.

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Hotspots • 02 NOV 2020

Rents record first annual fall: REIA

The September 2020 quarter CPI figures show the impact that COVID-19 is having on the rental market, according to the Real Estate Institute of Australia.

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Hotspots • 20 OCT 2020

Melbourne surpasses Sydney with highest vacancy rate

Most capital cities recorded declines in vacancy rates over September except Melbourne, which now records the highest vacancy rate across the nation.

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Hotspots • 02 DEC 2019

How property managers help in rent appraisals

Rental properties stand as one of the most common ways for investors to maintain cash flow. Is there a way to increase rent prices as the market moves without having to...

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Hotspots • 25 NOV 2019

Why decreasing rent could be a good strategy

As counterintuitive as it sounds, decreasing rent could turn out to be a beneficial move for rental property investors. Find out how this strategy would work best in the...

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Hotspots • 29 NOV 2018

Investors keeping rents high across the country

Fresh data has found that more and more Aussies are opting to rent, driving up prices for landlords.

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Finance • 08 NOV 2018

'Bad parental advice' foils first home buyers' strategies

First home buyers often turn to their parents for property advice, which one financial planner finds is often the cause of fundamental missteps at the beginning of their...

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Hotspots • 16 OCT 2018

Data reveals capital city vacancy rates, house rents hold steady

Fresh data reveals capital city vacancy rates were relatively steady over September, with the majority tightening slightly. House rents was similarly steady while unit...

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Hotspots • 12 OCT 2018

Investment hotspots record rental drops for units

Two capital city favourites for property investors reported declines in unit rents in the last quarter, according to data released this week.  

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Hotspots • 19 SEP 2018

Rents fall and vacancy rates rise across Sydney, most of regional NSW

Good news for renters but bad news for landlords: vacancy rates are up and rents are down across Sydney and regional NSW, according to the latest data from the Real...

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