Despite falling rents, affordable rentals near all-time lows

Monday 30 April 2018

The ABS’ latest CPI data showed that housing rents nationally have registered zero growth in inflation-adjusted terms over the past six years (see my earlier post):

Despite this, the number of affordable rental properties remains near all-time lows according to a Anglicare’s latest Rental Affordability Snapshot, which surveys all the private rentals available in Australia over a weekend in March:

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.