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A shift in the rental market could mean opportunity — are you ready to take advantage of it? Australia’s rental market has taken a noticeable turn, with the national vacancy rate rising to 1.3% in April 2025, up from 1.1% in March and April last year. While this may raise eyebrows among landlords, the vacancy rates across Australia are still at a relatively all-time low.
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With interest rate cuts on the horizon and major markets poised for recovery, savvy investors should prepare for the next wave of opportunity in the Australian property market. As financial markets anticipate up to four interest rate cuts in 2025, including a possible 50-basis-point drop at the Reserve Bank of Australia’s May meeting, property investors across the country are asking: how will this affect house prices — and where should I invest next?
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Navigating the world of property investment, lending, and finance in Australia can feel overwhelming, especially with all the industry jargon, acronyms, and technical terms thrown around by brokers, developers, and lenders. At Aus Investment Properties, we believe in empowering investors with clarity, not confusion.
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The Australian property market remains a dynamic and evolving space, offering savvy investors plenty of room to manoeuvre—especially those seeking cash positive investment properties, co-living investment properties, or venturing into SMSF property investment. SQM Research’s March 2025 report has just dropped, and it offers valuable insights into current trends and future signals.
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Welcome to the March 2025 edition of the Aus Investment Properties Quarterly Report. This quarterly analysis continues our mission of delivering valuable insights into the costs associated with turn-key investment properties across Australia. In this edition, we focus on construction costs per square metre for various property types, and how they have evolved in the past 12 months.
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Understanding the Shift in Australia’s Rental Market The Australian property market has witnessed a slight shift in 2025, with national vacancy rates increasing to 1.3% in February, up from 1.0% in January. According to SQM Research, this means 38,427 rental properties are currently vacant—an indication of easing rental market pressures. While this may seem like a cause for concern, savvy investors can leverage these trends to secure high-yield investment properties and cash-positive investment properties.
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Capital Growth 12 months, measures the increase in a property’s value over the previous 12 months, indicating how much the investment has appreciated in that timeframe.
Capital Growth 10-year annualised, reflects the average annual increase in a property’s value over the last decade, smoothing out short-term fluctuations to show long-term appreciation trends.
Vacancy Rate, indicates the percentage of properties that are currently unoccupied in that postcode, It’s a key indicator for investors to assess the rental demand.
SMSF Property Investing, when investing inside your SMSF there are some restrictions on how you can purchase investment properties. We use the following information to help navigate the SMSF investment property options.
This property is a single-contract property suitable for an SMSF.
