Governments love quick fixes, especially when it comes to housing. That’s why Victoria’s new “Airbnb tax” was hailed as a game-changer; a bold policy to push thousands of homes from short-term holiday lets back into the long-term rental market. However, here’s the uncomfortable truth: instead of freeing up housing, the levy has only added costs,…
If you’ve noticed that “musty” smell lingering in homes or apartments this winter, you’re not imagining it. Mould is quietly becoming one of the biggest hidden risks to property and health in Australia, Airtasker data reported on realestate.com showed that Sydney and Darwin topped the tally sheet of the nation’s mouldiest cities, with 92.48 out…
Median apartment rents are likely to grow by 24% between 2025 and 2030, across Australian capital cities, according to the latest report by International Property Consultancy, CBRE. By 2030, 92% of 2-bed apartments are forecast to have rents exceeding $700/week (33% exceeding $1000/week). CBRE expect that capital city vacancy rates will fall further to 1.1%…
If you own an investment property in Victoria, there are some major changes to the rental laws heading your way in late 2025. And they’re not just tweaks around the edges, these reforms are a complete shift in how the relationship between rental providers (what landlords are now officially called) and renters will work. While…
While there’s been a lot of noise lately about rental growth slowing and affordability improving, the data paints a very different, and much more persistent picture. Despite slight upticks in rental vacancy rates in recent months, Australia remains firmly in a landlord’s market. And this isn’t a short-term blip, it’s a structural trend that’s been…
The Victorian government has just turned up the heat, on gas. In a major shift toward full home electrification, the Allan Labor government has introduced sweeping new regulations that will reshape the way Victorians heat their water, warm their homes, and design their properties. So what’s actually changing? And more importantly, what do these reforms…
Ask any long-term landlord and they will probably say they have experienced the highs and lows of property management. In fact, many investors have learned the hard way about property managers who don’t do much more than collect the rent – and sometimes that doesn’t happen either! Now, every industry has its bad apples, but…
Victoria’s rental market is about to undergo another shake-up. From October 2025, it will become illegal for landlords and agents to encourage tenants to offer more than the advertised rental price. The aim of this is to crack down on “rent bidding”, which the government claims is fuelling unsustainable rent increases and creating even more…
Rental price rises in most major capitals are either stalling or seeing their slowest growth in years, according to the latest Domain Rental Report. This is the first time since 2019 that house rents across the combined capitals have remained stable for four consecutive quarters, signalling a clear turning point in the rental cycle. Domain’s…
It seems the tide is turning for short-term rentals like Airbnb and Stayz across Australia. And if you’re a property investor, or considering becoming one, this shift is worth paying attention to. We’ve long known that short-stay accommodation platforms have disrupted the traditional rental market. In recent years, they’ve become particularly attractive for property owners…
