23 February 2013
RENTAL MARKET WRAP Latest Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) data indicates that the availability of rental homes across Melbourne continues to improve. A vacancy rate of 2.3% was recorded in Melbourne and 2.6% in Regional Victoria over the month of December 2012. Within Melbourne the highest level of vacancies was in the middle suburbs (those suburbs located 10-20kims from the CBD) where a rate of 2.9% was recorded. This is well above the 2.3% in November and 1.2% a year ago. The inner suburbs and those along the Mornington Peninsula recorded a vacancy rate of 2.5% whilst outer suburbs recorded a contraction to 1.3%. The REIV suggests that improved level of vacancies has not yet translated into lower rents; however if the trend continues, as it is expected to, it will in time result in overall rents either stabilising or reducing in nominal terms. In regional Victoria the level of vacancies remained comparatively high in most regional centres. A vacancy rate of 3% was recorded in both Geelong and Ballarat. In Shepparton and Warrnambool the rate was just above 4%. The two exceptions to this were Bendigo and Wodonga where the vacancy rate was 0.8%. The median rent for a house in Melbourne increased incrementally from $380 per week in November to $381 in December. In regional Victoria it was stable at $300. Craig J. Stephens Managing Director / Officer in Effective Control M 0418 547 938
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104 Somerville Road 9316 9000
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MAREE CECCHIN
ANNA GRECH
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REECE GOSSTRAY
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MAX WALLER
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