The Australian rental market for housing appears to have eased over June 2024 with a rise in the number of vacant rental properties across the nation. The number of rental vacancies rose by 4,845 dwellings to stand at 40,486 vacant rental dwellings, representing a vacancy rate of 1.3%. Sydney recorded a rental vacancy rate of…
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June 2024 recorded a dramatic 8.3% decrease in nationwide residential property listings, bringing the total to 231,799 properties, down from the 252,757 recorded in May 2024, according to data from SQM Research. Notably, all major cities experienced a decrease in their listings from the end of the financial year affected month. Following on from the…
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…