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The rental vacancy rate is well below 3 per cent.

The graphs that show it’s a landlord’s market – and has been for decades

The once-breakneck speed of rent hikes has slowed, but it’s little relief for the many tenants looking for somewhere to live.

  • Caroline Zielinski

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Jacob Finau and Mollie Synam pay more than the median for their buid-to-rent unit, but they say it’s worth the trade-off.

‘People can’t afford more’: The Melbourne suburbs where rents rose most

Melbourne’s asking rents sit at record highs and some suburbs have recorded annual increases of more than 20 per cent.

  • Jim Malo
Joanna Penty , from the south-west, says sharing a larger home with a garden has saved her money, but also cost her time.

‘Race for affordability’: The Sydney suburbs where rents jumped most

Sydney is ground zero for the country’s housing crisis, an expert warns, as one suburb rose as much as 41 per cent in a year.

  • Alice Uribe
The Selwyn Street boarding houses will not be demolished and turned into luxury apartments by developers, a court has ruled.

The humble boarding house that beat the developers’ wrecking ball

A developer will not be able to demolish affordable housing and construct luxury apartments in Paddington, a court has ruled.

  • Kayla Olaya
Warrnambool rents have risen by double digits.

The unexpected Victorian regional towns that jumped in the past year

Scarcity is driving double-digit price hikes for residents of some Victorian towns, even as others barely rise or hold steady.

  • Abbir Dib
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The sought-after NSW coastal town on par with parts of Sydney

The in-demand destination has hit a fresh record, becoming one of the most upmarket regional hotspots and jumping 15 per cent over the past year.

  • Emily Power
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Brisbane rents are at record highs.

Brisbane landlords ask for record-high rents, but the market just changed

Brisbane’s red-hot unit rental market has scaled new heights, but tenants looking for a house have a glimmer of hope.

  • Sarah Webb
Artist and designer Samarra Ewing-Crellin is a renter who likes her unit, despite her rent going up from $1400 to $1800 in just under three years.

‘Landlord’s market’: Melbourne rents at record highs as tenants chase cheaper options

Melbourne’s median asking unit rent is $575 a week, 4.5 per cent higher than a year ago, Domain’s latest Rent Report shows.

  • Caroline Zielinski
Colman and his girlfriend Jennifer Diaz previously lived in a one-bedroom unit, also in North Sydney, but it had significant mould and substandard living conditions.

‘Dreams are being crushed’: Sydney rents hit record highs

Sydney rents have soared in unexpected regions as renters flock to more far-flung and affordable neighbourhoods.

  • Kristy Johnson
Perth’s rising property prices show no signs of slowing down.

Perth has become the nation’s second-most expensive capital to rent in. Here’s why

According to the latest Domain Rent Report, only Sydney rentals cost more than those listed in Perth as of June.

  • Holly Thompson

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