Australia’s rental crisis set to get worse, as first home buyers and renters battle it out

Sydney, Melbourne, and Hobart experience the sharpest falls in available rentals, down 0.08 ppt, 0.06 ppt, and 0.18 ppt, respectively.

Australian rental market showing signs of easing

The rental market has seen a jump in vacant listings, suggesting the rental crisis could be starting to ease.

More pain for renters as vacancy rates drop back to record levels

The national vacancy rate is back to its lowest point on record, at 0.8 per cent.

First rise in unit rents since pre-pandemic times

Tenants are looking for a bargain but some are reluctant to sacrifice space

Perth rent prices remains stable in July

Median rental asking price held at $425 as rental shortage continues

Asking rents a mixed bag in NSW

Not everywhere is jammed, explains Ben Plohl

Where are the most rental vacancies?

7 suburbs have double-digit vacancy rates

The 10 Melbourne suburbs with most available rentals

Two of the ten suburbs recorded double-digit vacancy rates

The 10 Sydney suburbs with no available rentals

As the city’s median price hits $1.3M, rental vacancies are disappearing

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