Western Australia’s rental market is so overcrowded that real estate agencies are smashing open home records, while desperate parents are turning to secondhand caravans just to keep a roof over their family’s heads. Perth’s vacancy rate sits at an “extremely tight” 0.7 per cent and has been below 1 per cent since August last year. A vacancy rate of between 2.5 and 3.5 per cent is considered by industry experts to represent a balanced market.
The dire situation for renters was on full display at the weekend, when more than 104 individual groups toured a “stock standard” two-bedroom, one-bathroom unit in Joondalup, in Perth’s north. It was an agency record for LJ Hooker Joondalup, residential sales representative John Fogarty told 7NEWS.com.au, with eager punters forming a snaking queue 30 minutes before the home was set to be opened. Even priced at $480 per week, Fogarty said people — including families who require more space — are willing to pay because they are desperate to land a home
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