Perth Property Buyers

03/09/2026

Perth has a rental crisis right now. Both from an affordability and an availability standpoint.

Just over 2000 total properties available for rent across the metro as of last weeks REIWA data.

While 2000 total properties is extremely low, the numbers become more dire when we filter down to the type of properties most families want: 3+ bedroom dwellings.

The median rent in Perth is $750pw. If a family wants a rental with 3 bedrooms for the median or below, they only have 685 to choose from - spanning from Yanchep down to Rockingham.

And without looking at each of these 685 properties, I would be fairly confident in assuming that a large chunk of them are still in their original 1980s condition. Or close to.

Given the sales market softening and rents on the increase, it will soon turn & become feasible to buy instead of rent. Yields will improve for investors and likely see an increase in participation.

It is going to be an interesting Spring selling season.

24/08/2026

The flow on effects of May’s federal budget are starting to play out as expected, with Perth’s rental pool shrinking on a weekly basis, down around 8% from 4 weeks ago.

While available listings for sale have increased, investor activity for established homes has softened.

Which looks great for Albo & the team from surface level.

The reality now though - just 3 weeks of rental supply. We have less rentals on the market than we did 12 months ago, that will potentially soon dip below 2000 available properties.

All while Perth grew by circa 50-60,000 people in the past year.

We’ve personally had 2 properties lease agreements come up for renewal in the past month, with the property managers advising on substantial rental increases, at no surprise.

The winners currently - buyers who take action in this current window.

Renters are unfortunately at the mercy of the decreasing stock and will likely see increased rents if they are renting in quality suburbs with restricted new rental supply.

14/08/2026

We absolutely loved working with a local downsizer, on the delivery of her brief, lining up the sale of her current home with the sourcing, due diligence and acquisition of her new apartment.

Buying homes and investments multiple times in a month, can lead us to forget how daunting and stressful a property purchase can be for somebody who hasn't done it for 30 years, since buying their current home!

We were stoked to get the feedback about how quick and easy the process was, which allowed our client to go about her day-to-day work commitments while we saw the transaction through, from sourcing to settlement in the background.

The settlement of her current home of 30 years needed to align with the property she bought, within budget from her sale.

A neat and tidy, lock and leave apartment within walking distance to all the good stuff Leederville has to offer will be called home for the foreseeable future & into retirement. Happy Days!

11/08/2026

The machines are busy, making a couple of blocks of land off a recently acquired corner site in Perth.

05/08/2026

We have recently been working with a lot of 'hybrid' style clients and investors recently.

People wanting a bit more than a standard buy and hold.

The criteria for this purchase, was to be livable for several years, with the option to demolish and build or substantially renovate.

What we like about it, is that it not only ticks those boxs, but once the proposed R code changes come through next year, we will potentially be sitting on a subdividable/duplex block, which will give our buyer even more options.

This one has a 20m frontage, so is very user friendly, should these changes come through.

These are the types of strategies, investors should be incorporating in today's market.

22/07/2026

Coming soon…

20/07/2026

2030 is fast approaching… and Australia could still be in a housing crisis.

The government’s target requires Australia to deliver 240,000 new homes every year for five consecutive years.

We haven’t built 240,000 homes in a single year since 2017.

The average over the past 5 years is around 175,000.

65,000 short. Compounding year on year.

That means the housing shortage isn’t just continuing — it’s becoming more deeply entrenched.

This is why so many people misunderstand the property market.

They focus on headlines.
They focus on interest rates.
They focus on government policy.
They focus on sentiment.

But the single most important factor remains supply and demand.

The government is showing no signs of tightening the migration tap either.

As long as Australia continues building significantly fewer homes than the country needs, while demand remains stable, the long-term pressure on housing prices is likely to stay.

The investors who consistently outperform don’t get distracted by short-term noise.

They focus on fundamentals, secure high-quality assets in strong growth locations and take advantage of periods when the rest of the market is fearful.

By the time market sentiment turns positive again, the best opportunities are usually gone.

The biggest fortunes in property aren’t made by following the crowd—they’re made by acting before the crowd.

17/07/2026

Market sentiment has changed the past couple of months, post Budget release. But one thing that is for sure - buyers from the east coast continue to migrate here.

A large portion of our client base the past 12 months have been owner occupiers and relocators.

And the past 6 weeks, have been great buying conditions. This property we secured in Craigie would have been into the $1.1m's in Q1 of this year. Plenty of properties on the market currently transacting at around 5% discounts. Even up to 10% in less desirable locations.

We can't see this buying window being around forever, but there are currently some good opportunities for buyers willing to negotiate.

Just don't be the guy who thinks they are going to buy a $1m property for $800k & then wonder why you haven't transacted when the market reverts back up to $1.1.

02/07/2026

Lots of home owners in Perth just got an accidental increase in the value of their property overnight, with the easing of restriction around R20 subdivision policy.

Still yet to be implemented so there will be further information released in due course.

Watch this space

01/07/2026