The Rental Market Is Broken...

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Feb 18 2024 | 00:09:07

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Show Notes

In my latest surveys we showed that cash flow stress among households has risen to an all time high of 73.47% or more than 2.27 million households. Mapping the Market data from CoreLogic shows the high proportion of areas where house rents have risen by 20% or more across Sydney, and Melbourne, those here, some areas especially to the east of the city did not follow suite. House rents in Brisbane showed more diversity, though central Brisbane saw consider considerable hikes. Adelaide and Perth also had many hot spot areas across house rentals, with some areas to the east of […]

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