ホバートは全米で最も高価な賃貸物件のひとつ – realestate.com.au

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Hobart rents are more expensive than a bunch of other cities. Picture: Supplied

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A NEW report from real estate’s peak body has put a spotlight on how expensive Hobart rental houses are compared to other cities.

The Real Estate Institute of Australia’s March quarter Market Facts report shows the southernmost capital city is the nation’s fourth dearest.

For houses, the median weekly rent in Hobart is $550, only eclipsed by Darwin ($611), Sydney ($620) and Canberra ($650).

Hobart renters are paying $30 per week more than those in Perth, $50 more than Adelaide, $70 more than Brisbane and $80 more than Melbourne. Over a year, this equates to many thousands that Hobart families have to outlay.

An affordable rental is hard to find.

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The report revealed a 2.8 per cent quarterly increase in the median rent for a three-bedroom house, and an annual change of 5.8 per cent.

On the unit front, Hobart’s weekly median is $450, which is $50 more than Adelaide but less than every other city.

A two-bedroom other dwelling in Hobart — unit, townhouse, villa — saw flat quarterly growth and a 2.3 per cent annual change.

In the quarter, Hobart’s rental vacancy rate grew 0.4 per cent to reach 1.3 per cent.

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REIA president Hayden Groves said the report — which included a 27 per cent rent increase in Sydney — highlighted rental affordability as a looming challenge.

He said this was due to ongoing supply shortages.

“Policies that artificially limit market rents, such as rent freezes, would make this challenge significantly worse as landlords and build-to-rent providers would inevitably quit the market,” he said.

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Meanwhile, PropTrack statistics show which Hobart suburbs have recorded the largest rental increases, headlined by Sandy Bay houses at $78 per week followed by Battery Point houses and Blackmans Bay units at $70 per week each.

PropTrack has also revealed how few Hobart rentals fit the “affordable” tag of $400 per week or less.

It was just 4 per cent of houses and 20 per cent of units.

PropTrack’s Eleanor Creagh.

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Senior economist Eleanor Creagh said an increase in the supply of rental properties was the “only sustainable solution”.

The Market Facts report also covered sales, with Hobart’s median price down 8.9 per cent quarterly to $720,000. This was a higher median than Adelaide, Perth and Darwin.

Hobart’s other dwellings were down 2.8 per cent to $580,000. This price was higher than the three cities above and Brisbane, too.