Rental vacancies steady for now, but will soon fall

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SQM Research has released its rental vacancy data for October, which revealed that vacancies nationally were flat over the month but rose 0.1% over the year:

Meanwhile, asking rents remain two-speed, with sharp annual falls across Sydney offsetting rises elsewhere, and driving down the capital city average:

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As shown in the next chart, a huge volume of dwellings have recently been completed, which has added to the rental stock:

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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.