One Sleep To Go!!
 

This year our annual event An Afternoon of Property will be held in the Heritage Ballroom, at the Westin Hotel, Sydney, on Wednesday the 16th of March 2016. 

Guest Speakers include:

• Economist - Stephen 'The Kouk' Koukoulas
• Winston Sammut - Folkestone
• Marco Colantonio - Resolution
• Chris Andrews - La Trobe Financial
• Gerald Stack - Magellan
• Chris Smith - Australian Unity

Registrations close TODAY!! To register for the event, please click HERE.

Please direct any questions to Natalie Keech via email- natalie@sqmresearch.com.au.

 

Falls Recorded for February 2016


- With Louis Christopher 

 

Figures released by SQM Research this week have revealed that the number of residential vacancies nationally has fallen during February, recording a vacancy rate of 2.3%, and 70,161 vacancies. Year-on-year results demonstrate that national vacancies appear to be slightly above the common seasonal trends expected at this time of year.



Melbourne recorded the largest monthly fall, with vacancies falling 0.5 percentage points over the month of February. Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney and Darwin also experience monthly falls, with percentage points down 0.2% over the month of February. Despite this, both Darwin and Perth continue to record an alarming number of vacancies, particularly when you consider the number of vacancies recorded this time last year (February 2015).

February results for Hobart reveal the tightest rental market recording a vacancy rate of just 0.9% based on just 239 vacancies.  

Asking rents
Notably, according to SQM Research, Perth has recorded ongoing falls in asking rents of 10.5% for houses and 9.1% for units over the past 12 months. Yearly falls have also been recorded in Darwin, with asking rents down 10.3% for houses and a considerable 11.2% for units. Hobart continues to record the most affordable rental accommodation with rents for houses at just $337 a week, while units on average rent for $286 a week.

Overall, there was a noticeable fall in vacancies for the month driven by Melbourne and Sydney. However, year on year vacancies are still edging up for the country and we think this will still be the trend going forward. The cities and townships most exposed to the commodities downturn are causing this yearly rise. On the flip side Melbourne, Hobart and Canberra are all recording downward trends in vacancies now and this is resulting in upward pressure in rents for these three cities.

           
            Source: www.sqmresearch.com.au

Key Points

• Nationally, vacancies fell during February 2016, recording a vacancy rate of 2.3%, based on 70,161 vacancies.
• Perth recorded the highest vacancy rate in February 2016 of 3.9% based on 7,819 vacancies.
• Vacancy rates in Sydney have fallen 0.1 percentage points over the last year.  
• Year-on-year, vacancy rates dropped in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Hobart.
• Hobart recorded the lowest vacancy rate during February 2016, with a rate of 0.9% based on 239 vacancies.
• Over the past 12 months, Perth asking rents have also experienced excessive yearly falls with houses down 10.5% and a 9.1% fall for units.

 

 

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