Rental Crisis Emerges in Australia: Research Group

Rental Crisis Emerges in Australia: Research Group
High-rise apartments are seen in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills in Sydney, Australia, on May 8, 2021. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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The unprecedented flooding situation in Queensland and New South Wales could exacerbate the rental market across the country, which has reached its tightest point in 16 years and create more pressure on inflation.

Australia’s national rental vacancy rates fell to a new 16-year low to 1.2 percent in February, down from 1.3 percent in January, SQM research revealed (pdf).