National vacancy rates have held steady at 1.0%, unchanged from February 2024 and down slightly from March 2023. The total number of rental vacancies Australia-wide now stands at 31,356 residential properties. Perth and Adelaide continue to record the tightest rental markets across our capital cities with each city recording a rental vacancy rate of just…
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March recorded a 6.9% increase in nationwide residential property listings, according to the latest data from SQM Research. The total listings now stand at 256,000 properties, an increase from the 239,459 recorded in February 2024. Notably, all major cities experienced an increase in their listings. Over the course of a 12-month period, there are 2.6%…
Australian capital city dwelling prices will commence a recovery in 2023 as a result of a pause in the rise of interest rates we can expect to occur by no later than June 2023. The cash rate is tipped to rise to no higher than 4.00% and from that point, stay on hold for the…
SQM Research released a report into the likely housing market effects of The Labor Party’s proposal to change negative gearing, taking into account current housing market conditions. This research is an update on our initial paper released in June 2016 – a time when the housing market was in a considerably stronger state than the current…