Property & Suburbs Desk is a contributing editor at The Sydney Times, reporting on Greater Sydney and Australian affairs.
Western Sydney property is about to explode. Agents are reporting a surge of interstate and overseas buyers competing for limited stock within 15.
Build-to-rent is emerging as a structural solution to Sydney's rental shortage, with 7,600 units currently under construction and 18,200 proposed.
NSW has implemented the most significant rental law reforms in a generation, banning no-grounds evictions, capping rent increases at once per year.
SQM Research's latest data shows industrial vacancy in Sydney is tightening, with the market absorbing supply faster than it is being released.
The Waterloo renewal project will deliver 3,300 new homes, including more than 1,000 social homes, on the site of Sydney's largest public housing estate.
In NSW, a rental bond is a security deposit paid by the tenant at the start of a tenancy. The maximum bond amount is four weeks rent for unfurnished.
This includes house extensions, deck additions, garage conversions, new fences over one metre high in the front yard, and any structural changes.
What a Routine Inspection Covers Landlords and property managers in NSW can conduct routine inspections of rental properties up to four times per year.