Despite worsening affordability easing the pace of rental growth in Australia, rental availability tightened in September, with vacancy rates falling to new record lows across the country.

BresicWhitney has bolstered its long-standing community efforts, with the donation of an artwork to St Vincent de Paul Society NSW (Vinnies’) inaugural charity art auction.

This morning’s announcement to extend, the already contentious, vacant property tax to regional Victoria and double the vacant land tax is just another regrettable demonstration of poor property policy development, and shortsightedness from the Victorian Government.  

Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) President, Mr Hayden Groves welcomed the return of home buyers but said that whilst the latest new owner occupier loan commitments for housing has grown, it remains worryingly low for future trends.