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Sep 16, 2024

Are We Close to Market Peak?

For a laugh, I often respond to the question, “When do you think the market will peak?”, by giving a specific date. It’s amusing because markets don’t normally behave in a linear, predicable way. In t

Jul 24, 2024

Pets Welcome

The second tranche of changes to the Residential Tenancies Act are to be activated on 29th July. There are four major reforms that will impact the way residential tenancies are conducted from that dat

Jun 25, 2024

Use a REIWA Property Manager

Property management is more about managing the tenancy than it is about managing the property. The property manager’s primary role is managing the tenancy agreement as expressed by the terms of a leas

May 29, 2024

New Laws Arrive

The state government has introduced its first tranche of tenancy law changes designed to further protect renters in the face of stubbornly low vacancy rates, rising rents and ongoing supply shortages.

May 10, 2024

More Edge Tinkering

The Cook government is trying to rebalance Western Australia’s rental market. There has been a flurry of affordable housing-related policy announcements recently to address surging rents and low vacan

May 3, 2024

Rent Bidding

As recently reported in these pages, the West Australian parliament passed into law changes to the Residential Tenancies Act designed to further protect the interest of tenants. Some of the changes

Apr 18, 2024

Rental Reforms Pass

Significant changes to residential tenancy laws passed through parliament this week heralding a strengthening of tenants rights as they relate to residential leases. The following key changes will imp

Apr 11, 2024

Rental Market Tightens Further

This week, REIWA reported Perth’s residential rental vacancy rate dropped to a record low of 0.4 percent in March. A balanced market records vacancy rates at around 3.5 percent and in sharp contrast t