“With 46,220 properties vacant in Melbourne, the myth we have a housing shortage cannot go on much longer,” Earthsharing Australia spokesperson Karl Fitzgerald said today. Earthsharing’s Speculative Vacancies report highlights that tightness in rental stock does not equate to a lack of housing. The much quoted REIV’s 1.7% vacancy rate (Nov 2010) only refers to dwellings for rent, a subgroup … Read More
Speculative Vacancies Distort Supply & Demand
Australia’s endless debate about property prices pivots on the balance of supply and demand. Earthsharing’s Speculative Vacancies in Melbourne 2010 Report demonstrates that nearly five percent of all houses in Melbourne are simply empty and unused. The report identifies and measures the scale and extent of speculative vacancies – properties held out of use in the pursuit of capital gains … Read More