Rental prices rose in most Australian capital cities last year, but Canberra rents stayed flat
The start of a new year in Canberra usually marks the peak of a frenzied rental market, with crowds flooding open homes and would-be tenants offering agents more cash to secure a property.
Key points:
- Real estate agents say it is an unusually quiet January in the ACT, with open homes for rentals failing to draw crowds
- Rent prices in Canberra stayed flat in 2023, while every other capital city saw them rise
- ACT Real Estate Institute chief executive Maria Edwards says flat rental prices are unlikely to last
But it has been more than a decade since real estate
Dubai’s red-hot property market is bracing for a slowdown
The Egyptian couple, who spent eight years renting in the emirate, are selling their two-bedroom apartment in the Jumeirah Village Circle district on the edge of Dubai for a 26% premium over the 1.7 million dirhams ($460,000) they paid for the property in March.
Habib is hoping to secure a larger property for his family of three for the same price or less.
“For many years, we’ve paid someone else’s mortgage because we were scared to
Dozens queue for Melbourne rental inspection as rental crisis continues
Hordes of hopeful renters have been filmed queuing up to view a property in Melbourne, as the country’s rental crisis continues.
A video shared by TikTok user ‘Bnod Basnet’ shows dozens of hopeful renters lining up to inspect a two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment in Melbourne’s inner-city suburb of Flemington on Wednesday afternoon.
Footage shows the crowd stretching from outside the apartment complex to down a footpath along the street, a number of houses away.
The prospective renter who shared the video told news.com.au they “don’t understand” how the rental crisis has reached the level it has.
He said he was among
Foreign investors to be slapped with huge penalties for leaving homes vacant
Foreign investors who leave their own property vacant will be slugged with charges of upwards of $169,000 under a federal government plan to free up more housing stock.
Key points:
- Fees for foreign investors to buy property will be doubled
- Penalties on foreign-owned homes left vacant will be lifted by six times the current rate
- The measure is expected to net the government an extra $500 million a year
The federal government says that next year it will try to legislate a tripling of application fees for foreign investors to purchase a property, and an increase to penalties for vacant
Dire rental properties getting you down? Sometimes it’s better to laugh than cry | Renting
How can renters across Australia claim some power back from real estate agents? “At least start by making fun of them,” says Jordan van den Berg, who is better known as Purple Pingers, the guy behind a TikTok series that exposes Australia’s “shit rentals”.
For three years, in his comical, unenthusiastic monotone voice, 27-year-old Van den Berg has given young Australians faced with a dire rental market some relief by naming and shaming the real estate agents who refuse to fix maintenance issues or do not include the whole truth in listings.
The worst case he remembers was in
Living in New York: What Makes Ithaca, the Bronx, and Manhattan Stand Out
Ask ten people what “living in New York” means, and you’ll get ten very different answers. For some, it’s the nonstop pace of Manhattan. For others, it’s a borough like the Bronx, where neighborhood culture is as strong as family ties. And for many, it’s not New York City at all but a scenic upstate town like Ithaca, with its balance of nature, education, and affordability.
These three places—Ithaca, the Bronx, and Manhattan—don’t just highlight New York’s diversity; they also show how the housing market reflects lifestyle choices. The numbers tell one story, but the reasons behind them explain why…Continue Reading Perth property market predictions 2024 – House price & rental forecast
- Perth’s housing market saw a 30-year low in listings this year.
- Experts predict steady price growth of around 10% in Perth’s housing market in 2024.
- An increase of interstate investors is expected due to favorable conditions.
One of the Perth real estate market’s defining features for this year has been a stark shortage of homes, hitting a 30-year low of 4,931 homes in September.
Unsurprisingly, limited supply has exerted upward pressure on Perth’s housing market, with prices hitting a record 10.8% increase compared to last year.
This figure is in line with SQM Research’s figures, which found Perth property prices
