Home values fall 1.2% in October as capital city yields reach an 11-year high of 3.77%
Cotality's home value index fell 1.2% in October 2026, 6.7% below its March peak. Rents are still rising, so yields are climbing. What it means for landlords.
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Rental market
Inflation jumps to 4.3% and all four big banks now expect the RBA to lift the cash rate to 4.85% on Tuesday
September CPI rose to 4.3% and trimmed mean inflation edged up, lifting market odds of a rate rise to about 85%. What a fifth rise means for landlords.
Rents are up 3.6% in the CPI and 7.3% in asking rents: why the two numbers differ
The ABS says rents rose 3.6% in the year to September. SQM says asking rents rose 7.3%. What each measures and which one to use when setting a rent.
RBA warns inflation is 'materially worse' as unemployment hits 4.7%: a fifth rise is in play
The RBA's Andrew Hauser says inflation looks materially worse than forecast. With CPI due 28 October, what a fifth rise on 3 November would cost landlords.
The state of the rental market, October 2026: vacancies rise to 1.4%, unit rents fall and yields reach 3.85%
Rental market, October 2026: SQM's vacancy rate rose to 1.4%, unit asking rents fell 1.6% and yields hit 3.85% as the cash rate sits at 4.60%.
The state of the rental market, September 2026: cash rate at 4.35%, a fourth rise tipped and yields at 3.79%
Interest rate forecast and rental market, September 2026: cash rate 4.35% with a rise tipped for 29 September, vacancy at 1.3% and yields highest since 2019.