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With rental affordability under pressure, REIWA explains why rent caps may not be the answer for WA renters. Discover why increasing rental housing supply is key to improving affordability and choice.
REIWA welcomes proposed strata reforms to improve transparency, strengthen protections for owners’ money and introduce licensing for strata managers.
REIWA advocates for policies that encourage rental investment, increase supply and improve tenant choice.
1 October 2026
REIWA President Suzanne Brown congratulated the three Councillors and said they would bring valuable experience and perspective to Council.
While investor purchasing activity in Perth declined following changes announced in the Federal Budget, the response varied in WA’s regional centres.
A cap acts on what a home costs to rent. WA’s shortage is a problem of how many homes there are to rent. Those are two different problems.
The question is, has all this legislation improved the lot of tenants? The answer appears to be no.
The RTA reforms propose a range of grounds the government considers acceptable. One of these includes termination for repeated breaches.
Regional centres’ relative affordability, combined with strong rent growth in recent years, can create opportunities for neutral or positive gearing.
Strata can deliver more dwellings on available land than the traditional approach, and provide homes that are more affordable to build and buy.
This is always a highly emotive debate. When it comes to any reform, we need to put emotion aside and consider the potential costs of change.
Underquoting is of particular concern in east coast markets where auctions are common and has seen the VIC and NSW governments strengthen their laws.