SQM Research has released its rental vacancy series for February, which revealed no change in the national vacancy rate over the month or year:
Over the year, increases in vacancies were recorded in Sydney (+0.8%), Melbourne (+0.2%), Canberra (+0.3%) and Darwin (+0.1%), whereas Brisbane (-0.7%), Perth (-1.2%), Adelaide (-0.3%) and Hobart (-0.2%) recorded falls in vacancies.