rental market

This month, the Albanese government has broken three records for poor economic management and declining living standards.The first of these records relates to Australia’s real household disposable income, which is arguably the single best…

Australia’s rental shortage has continued to worsen with the total number of listings falling to a record annual low, a new report has revealed.Released on Monday, new analysis from PropTrack has found the number of new rental listings fell…

Australia has seen the largest drop in available rental properties in years as the market continues to tighten. New rental listings across the country fell by 18.9 per cent in April with Sydney, Melbourne and Perth facing the toughest…

More than 700,000 people are expected to move to Australia by the end of next year, adding to the squeeze on the nation’s already very tight rental market.The Albanese government’s second budget handed down on Tuesday night is forecasting a…

Australia’s house price recovery continued in April, with PropTrack’s dwelling values index recording a 0.1 per cent monthly rise to be up 1.4 per cent from its December trough.Sydney, the market which led the downturn, is now leading the…

The stories about the rental crisis are terrifying. Renters are facing big price hikes from their current landlords, and anyone entering the rental market is looking at even bigger price hikes. When a landlord gets new tenants, they tend to…

The rental market has never been more unaffordable for Australians on welfare and low incomes as supply dwindles and weekly costs skyrocket. Australia’s rent crisis continues to deepen with many households finding it impossible to access…

Australian tenants are being hit hard by inflation with fresh analysis showing 75 per cent of rental properties have increased in price over the past year.Before the pandemic, landlords had increased the rental prices of only about a…

Renters who are feeling the heat as landlords push prices up have been taking extreme steps to ensure they have somewhere to live.For months shocking pictures have emerged showing long lines of hopefuls queuing to view rental properties…

Essential workers are spending about two thirds of their income on housing on average as the housing affordability crisis prices them out of their communities and exacerbates staff shortages across Australia.New analysis has found early…