Residential investment property: Capital city house rental yields from best to worst

Jonathan ChancellorJanuary 31, 2012

Median house price of $490,000, reflecting a 5.6% rental yield

 


 

Median house price of $535,000 reflecting a 5% rental yield

 


 

Median house price of $340,000 reflecting a 5% rental yield 

 


 

Median house price of $435,000 reflecting a 4.8% rental yield

 


 

Median house price of $535,000, reflecting a 4.5% rental yield

 


 

Median house price of $465,000, reflecting a 4.5% rental yield

 


 

 Median house price of $385,000, reflecting a 4.3% rental yield 

 


 

Median house price of $485,250, reflecting a 4% rental yield

 


 

Median house price of  $470,000 reflecting a 4.4% rental yield

 

 

The RP Data-Rismark median price is based on settled sales over the December 2011 quarter. Indicative rental yields are as at December 2011.

Jonathan Chancellor

Jonathan Chancellor is one of Australia's most respected property journalists, having been at the top of the game since the early 1980s. Jonathan co-founded the property industry website Property Observer and has written for national and international publications.

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