Landlords are being encouraged to enlist the services of a property manager following reports that a number of Perth rental properties have been used as drug labs.
Low rates, high rents lead commercial tenants to become owner-occupiers
With interest rates at historic lows, and commercial rents on the rise, buying and occupying commercial property has growing appeal, says Fred Nucara, director of Beller Commercial.
Proposals cloud government moves on affordable housing
REIV CEO Gil King, asks why the Victorian state government announcement 'Long-term security for tenants' has been made in the middle of the 'Fairer, Safer Housing' review process.
Victorian rental reforms will hit our most vulnerable: REIV
Gil King, chief executive officer of the Real Estate Institute of Victoria, writes that higher costs for landlords could translate into higher rents and lower supply of rental property.