12 April 2021 Posted In: Uncategorized

Real Estate The West Australian

Perth is currently in the middle of the tightest rental market in more than 40 years, leading to calls from industry bodies for more investment in the sector to unlock supply.

Incentivising investment in completed apartments and getting more housing stock on the ground is key to immediately addressing Western Australia’s rental crisis, according to the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) WA.

To read the article in full, including comments from UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck, click here.

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