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Country towns lead the way on rent increases

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country rentalsIf you are a tenant feeling under pressure from high rental costs, it will be no surprise to learn that the asking price of rents have soared in many areas in the past year.

In a bit of good news, however, there was a slight slowdown in some areas of NSW in the three months to the end of June, according to data from Australian Property Monitors, a Fairfax Media-owned company.

In Sydney, where the rental market remains very tight rents are up 8.8 per cent to $650 for houses in the Botany Bay area, 8.4 per cent to $1000 a week in the Waverley area in the eastern suburbs, and 8.3 per cent to $650 in the Canada Bay area. However, by far the greatest increases occurred in country areas. Continue reading Country towns lead the way on rent increases →

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Would you, could you, move to the country?

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Perhaps it was all the green grass, but driving halfway across the nation and back over the last few weeks had me wondering – could I live in the country?

When you check out the property prices, country towns certainly look appealing.

With median house prices in Australia’s capital cities reaching levels that must take the breath away of “average” workers, you have to wonder why there isn’t a bigger exodus to the bush. Continue reading Would you, could you, move to the country? →