Individual Profile: Cath Hart

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Executive Director of the Housing Industry Association (HIA)

perths most affordable suburbs to rent revealed

Top five most affordable Perth rental markets close to the CBD

Perth’s cheapest rentals are located both NOR and SOR.
Mixed response to Cook Government's newly announced $10,000 Airbnb incentives scheme

Mixed response to Cook Government’s newly announced $10,000 Airbnb incentives scheme

REIWA CEO acknowledges the government’s efforts but emphasises the short-stay market’s limited impact on rental issues.
Real estate industry welcomes Cook Labor Government’s $24.4M WA Rent Relief Program

Real estate industry welcomes Cook Labor Government’s $24.4M WA Rent Relief Program

WA introduces ‘WA Rent Relief Program’, pledging $24.4M to help struggling renters through the rental crisis, starting December 2023.
WA Government announces new Housing Supply Unit to tackle the housing crisis

WA Government announces new Housing Supply Unit to tackle the housing crisis

New Housing Supply Unit within the Department of Treasury aims to improve housing supply, affordability, and choice.
Perth's rental vacancy rate falls yet again, admist low supply and an investor frenzy

Perth rental market sees vacancy rate falls yet again, admist low supply and an investor frenzy

Perth’s overheated market attributed to supply and demand mismatch, strong population growth, and building delays.
Perth property market now has fewer than 5,000 homes on the market

Perth property market now has fewer than 5,000 homes on the market

The median time for a property to sell fell into single digits at nine days.
Short-rerm rental regulation will do little to alleviate Australia's rental crisis

Perth rental market won’t win from a short term rental clamp down

Caps on short stay? The solution is not that simple.
International migration fuels perth real estate boom school zones

Perth property prices fueled by growing population and school zones identified as property hotspots

Prices rose by over 23% in some suburbs.
  • Thierry Ng
  • 18 September 2023, 12:47 pm
  • 3 minute read
Perth vacancy rate increased from 0.6 to 0.9 percent.

Perth rental market sees first reprieve in six months: Vacancy rates rise

REIWA CEO Cath Hart says Perth has seen a long period of extremely low vacancy rates, sitting below 1% for 23 out of the past 36 months. 
Perth's median house price sitting at new high.

Perth’s property prices pushing upwards, as July sets new high median house price

The Perth property market recorded the highest median house prices since 2014, while rentals remained stable.

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