Articles by Leanne Jopson

Leanne is National Director of Property Management at Metropole and a Property Professional in every sense of the word. With 20 years' experience in real estate, Leanne brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to maximise returns and minimise stress for their clients.


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Renters and low-income households are better off today than they were 2 years ago in 2021, even amid high inflation and our worsening rental crisis. The new Reserve Bank governor Michelle Bullock made the claim in her first speech since taking over the job, adding that strong employment and income growth help to shield the…

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I’ve known about the value of professional property management for a long while now. I guess that’s what comes from being in the property industry for over 2 decades. Over my many years in the industry, I’ve come across plenty of good property managers but also some that you should give a wide berth. The…

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We’ve been experiencing a rental crisis with historically low vacancy rates and skyrocketing rents for some time now, so is there an end in sight? Well, according to PropTrack’s new rental vacancy data for August, markets have tightened further, with vacancy rates falling to a new record low. The national rental vacancy rate is now…

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Investors who rent their property out on short-stay accommodation platforms such as Airbnb and Stayz in Victoria or Queensland will soon face a tax surcharge. A 7.5% levy, imposed by the Victoria state government supposedly in an effort to help tackle the state’s rental shortage, will apply to revenue made on the platforms from January…

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Australia’s rental market saw another quarter of significant milestones. According to Domain’s latest rental report, asking rents continued their remarkable streak of consecutive increases, resulting in fresh record-high rents. The median weekly asking rent for houses in the combined capital cities reached $600, marking a 13% increase from the previous year. Similarly, unit rents also…

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Australia has been facing a rental housing shortage for several years now. This has led to increased competition for available homes, driving up rentals and making it increasingly difficult for many Australians to afford a place to live. But, how did we get here? The Covid-19 pandemic caused a divergence in the rental market The…

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