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Affordable, stable and secure: What does that mean for WA tenants
Next Monday is International Tenants’ Day, an opportunity to recognise the many Western Australians who make a rental property their home.
Perth weekly market snapshot for the week ending 27 September 2026
29 September 2026
Sales transactions in Perth last week were similar to the previous week, with REIWA members reporting 631 transactions.
Home ownership grows more challenging for tenants: REIWA data shows there are no Perth suburbs where it is cheaper to buy a house than rent one
29 September 2026
REIWA President Suzanne Brown said the data showed it was clearly cheaper to rent than buy and assuming tenants would or could buy when an investor sold was unrealistic.
Energy-efficient homes show price and rental premiums in new report
23 September 2026
The Efficiency Edge examines the growing role of home energy performance in property decisions as buyers and renters place greater emphasis on comfort, running costs and energy use.
Perth property prices declined in June 2026 quarter
22 September 2026
Perth’s median house sale price decreased 2.0 per cent over the quarter to $980,000. This was 18.7 per cent higher than the June 2025 quarter.
But the property does not disappear
Every property that leaves the rental pool makes the queue longer and rents higher, and it is people with the least ability to move who feel it first.
Perth weekly market snapshot for the week ending 20 September 2026
21 September 2026
Sales transactions in Perth last week were up 8.7 per cent on the previous week, with REIWA members reporting 635 transactions.
Mixed response to Federal Budget taxation changes in regional areas
While investor purchasing activity in Perth declined following changes announced in the Federal Budget, the response varied in WA’s regional centres.
Perth weekly market snapshot for the week ending 13 September 2026
14 September 2026
Sales transactions in Perth last week were down 12.4 per cent on the previous week, with REIWA members reporting 600 transactions.
WA housing and rental affordability at record lows
13 September 2026
REIWA President Suzanne Brown said the decline in affordability was driven by a third interest rate increase of the year in May and further growth in property prices.
Rent caps will make the WA rental crisis worse
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.
Perth weekly market snapshot for the week ending 6 September 2026
7 September 2026
Sales transactions in Perth last week were up 12.4 per cent on the previous week, with REIWA members reporting 699 transactions.