Why Australia’s rental crisis won’t ease in 2026 despite investor comeback
Strong investor activity is being offset by a surge in long-term landlords selling up, leaving the national rental pool stuck in shortage and rents under renewed pressure.
A major shift is underway in the demographics now shaping the property market. (Image source: PintoArt/Shutterstock.com)
We have two strong trends at present that are counterbalancing one another, leaving us with an acute shortage of rental properties in the national marketplace.
Pleasingly, we are seeing investors flow back into the property market in strong numbers. Investor loan growth jumped 7.3 per cent in the year to September, the fastest annual pace of growth since 2015.
Three drops in interest rates, strong growth in property values, improved lending con…
