Regional WA locals struggle to compete with interstate investors
Eastern States investors are contributing to strong capital growth in regional Western Australian property markets, although rental prices are generally stabilising.
Albany's median property sale price has risen 17.6 per cent in the past 12 months. (Image source: Shutterstock.com)
Buyers from the other side of the country continue to play a major role in driving up property prices in regional Western Australia.
Geraldton was the top performing regional centre for the March 2025 quarter, according to the latest REIWA data.
Its median house sale price rose 6.5 per cent to $490,000, up from $460,000 in the December 2024 quarter.
It was the second consecutive quarter that the regional centre recorded the strongest price gro…
