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Vic Rent Reforms to ‘Push out Landlords’
Residential
Tuesday November 7 2017

Vic Rent Reforms to ‘Push out Landlords’

A move to give Victorian tenants more rights risks driving landlords out of the market, the state's real estate institute warns.

China’s Rental Market Surging
Residential
Tuesday May 9 2017

China’s Rental Market Surging

China's sky-high apartment prices and its footloose generation of millennials are fuelling demand for rental apartments, driving investment by foreign private equity funds and Chinese real...

Perth Rentals Turned into Cannabis Farms
Residential
Wednesday April 5 2017

Perth Rentals Turned into Cannabis Farms

Gang members using fake identities have been renting homes in Perth and turning them into hydroponic cannabis farms, prompting a warning to landlords.

Victoria Set for Five Year Plus Rental Agreements
Residential
Tuesday March 7 2017

Victoria Set for Five Year Plus Rental Agreements

Victoria is set for rental agreements lasting five or more years as the government moves to overhaul real-estate tenancy laws.

Aussie Renters ‘Too Scared’ to Ask for Repairs
Residential
Tuesday February 21 2017

Aussie Renters ‘Too Scared’ to Ask for Repairs

Fears about potential eviction, blacklisting, and rent hikes are stopping one-in-seven Australian tenants from making complaints about or requesting repairs on rental properties.

WA Govt Attempts to Break Housing Cycle
Residential
Wednesday February 1 2017

WA Govt Attempts to Break Housing Cycle

A program that aims to help people get out of of the public housing cycle is being trialled.

Is a Lack of Regulation Creating Rental Housing Slums?
Residential
Tuesday January 10 2017

Is a Lack of Regulation Creating Rental Housing Slums?

When words like ‘filthy’, ‘disgusting’ and ‘dangerous’ are peppered throughout the condition report for a rental property, you go in expecting the worst.

Investors See Rental Yields Fall
Residential
Thursday November 3 2016

Investors See Rental Yields Fall

Rental yields are at record lows after another month or rising housing prices.

Toronto Rent Skyrockets on 5-year Low in Supply
Residential
Wednesday November 2 2016

Toronto Rent Skyrockets on 5-year Low in Supply

According to Urbanation Inc.’s report on Greater Toronto Area real estate during the third quarter of 2016, the number of condo apartments rented in the GTA...

Residential
24 Jul, 2018
Victoria Renters Want Energy Efficiency Reform

Victorian renters are joining the call from a leading environmental group for a compulsory level of energy efficiency standards, including insulation, in homes available for lease.

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Residential
1 May, 2018
Rentals Properties out of Reach for Many

Taking a snapshot of the more than 67,000 rental properties available across Australia on March 24, the advocacy group found only 3729 were affordable for households...

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Residential
18 Jan, 2018
Hobart, Canberra Rents up as Sydney Slows

Unit rental prices have eased in Sydney and held steady in Melbourne but soared in Hobart and Canberra, new figures show.

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