Rents spike up to 80 per cent as people are pushed from homes to units
Surging rental costs have been conscripted into the political fight over the nation’s property market, while new data shows there are areas where they have fallen 30 per cent.
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- Rents in parts of the nation's capital cities have soared by 80% since the end of the COVID
- Houses have become unaffordable for many, leading to a shift towards unit living
- Substantial variations in rent prices exist across different regions, with some areas experiencing declines in rent prices
- 80% rise in rent prices in some areas since the end of the COVID
- 35.8% increase in rents in Cottesloe over the past five years
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- Surging rental costs have been conscripted into the political fight over the nation’s property market, while new data shows there are areas where they have fallen 30 per cent.
- Rents in parts of the nation's capital cities have soared by 80% since the end of the COVID
- Houses have become unaffordable for many, leading to a shift towards unit living
- Substantial variations in rent prices exist across different regions, with some areas experiencing declines in rent prices
- 80% rise in rent prices in some areas since the end of the COVID
- 35.8% increase in rents in Cottesloe over the past five years
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Surging rental costs have been conscripted into the political fight over the nation’s property market, while new data shows there are areas where they have fallen 30 per cent.
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Next Milestones- The exact cause of the surge in rental costs
- The impact of international students on the rental market
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“Key stakeholders continue to assess the broader impact.”
Signal & Verification
Houses have become so unaffordable for many that people are turning their attention increasingly towards either buying or renting inner city units
There are pockets of the country where landlords are getting less from their tenants than they did five years ago
Spectrum & Framing
- 80 per cent increase in rents in some areas
- 35.8 per cent growth in Cottesloe
- 30.2 per cent drop in Manyana
- COVID-era freeze on rents
- International student competition
- 80% rise in rent prices in some areas since the end of the COVID-era rent freeze
- 35.8% increase in rents in Cottesloe over the past five years
- 30.2% decline in rents in the holiday center of Manyana since mid-2021
- The COVID-era rent freeze and its impact on the current rental market
The Left and Center outlets focus on the economic impact of rising rents, highlighting the financial burden on individuals and families, while the Right outlet is not present in the retrieved story memory chunks.
The Center outlet discusses the government's response to the affordability crisis, while the Left outlet emphasizes the need for more action to address the issue.
- Rents have increased by up to 80% in some areas since the end of the COVID-era freeze on rents
- Houses have become unaffordable for many, leading people to turn to inner city units
- There are pockets of the country where landlords are getting less from their tenants than they did five years ago
- The extent to which rents have increased in different areas
- The impact of international students on the rental market
- The effectiveness of government policies in addressing the affordability crisis
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