Sydney, Hobart record greatest rent increases: CoreLogic RP Data
Sydney and Hobart both recorded the greatest increase in weekly rent over the past year, despite the fact the annual rate of growth is reaching new lows.
Figures from the CoreLogic RP Data June Rental Index found rental rates fell by 0.2% in June but have increased by 1.1% over the past 12 months, the slowest rate of growth on record since December 1995.
Sydney and Hobart had the largest increases in weekly rents over the past year.
Combined house rents have fallen 0.2% over the last month with rental unit rates increasing 0.2%. According to the report, sluggish annual rental growth is well below the ten year average level.
Unit yields are lowest in Melbourne (4.2%) and Sydney (4.3%) and highest in Brisbane (5.4%) and Darwin (5.3%)