This month’s REIV data is continuing to prove how awesome Geelong is right now!
Rental Market Updates
This month’s data shows more good news for Geelong but unfortunately the same can’t be said about Melbourne. The Inner Melbourne vacancy rate has now jumped to 5.3% with the Melbourne total rate also higher at 4.3%.
Following last month’s great data and figures, spring time has brought even more good news for Geelong’s rental market.
This month, Geelong’s rental data is looking fantastic! And when you compare it to Melbourne’s data, it’s almost unbelievable. For example, Geelong’s rental vacancy rate is now back to 2.2% - the same rate we had pre-COVID, but Melbourne’s vacancy is sitting at a new high of 3.2% and inner Melbourne is at a huge 4%. Overall, Victoria’s total vacancy rate is 2.9%.
Our region’s rental prices are again healthy and stable. 2 bedroom houses and units are sitting at the same median rent as last month whilst 3 bedroom houses have increased by $3 and now sit at $383 per week.
This is the reporting month that we thought we would see the biggest impacts of COVID, however, the REIV data shows that Geelong’s rental market is stable. In fact, if you look at the numbers alone, you can’t really see a problem at all.
As Australia begins to get back to normal just a little bit, we’re pleased to report that the rental data for Geelong isn’t as scary as it was predicted to be.
April 2020 is month many of us would rather forget and it seems that the REIV was also feeling the pressure because their data was not released until the very end of the month. The REIV data, however, is now back to normal so let’s get into it!
In these unprecedented times, a lot is going on in the property management sector however the data we normally report on looks ok...
The Feb results are in with the latest REIV data showing that 2 bedroom units are remaining at their rental high of $330 per week across Geelong.