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Why residential rental income is about to move higher (again)

It was not supposed to happen this year: Vacancy rates were meant to rise in 2026 and income was expected to flatten…not at all. Property investors are suddenly grappling with a reshaped market where forecasts have been turned upside down.

Louis Christopher of SQM Research joins Associate Editor James Kirby in this episode.

In today’s episode, we cover:

As you were! The upset trend of the year for property investors

The downgrades keep coming for house prices

CGT looks set to increase

Will a two-property negative gearing limit hurt?

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