Housing backlog will keep rents in focus before pressure eases: CBA economists
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住房积压将使租金持续受到关注，直至压力缓解：CBA经济学家
Core conclusion · Tlines extraction
CBA analysis sees Australia's rental market staying tight near term: the national vacancy rate is about 1.8%, below the 2015-2019 average of roughly 2.8%, and advertised rents across the eight capital cities are rising 5.7% year-on-year. Slower population growth plus rising completions should moderate rent growth, with the vacancy rate edging to about 2% by end-2027. CPI rent inflation is forecast to pick up to around 4% in 2027 before easing toward 3.5% by end-2028.
- Institution
- Commonwealth Bank
- Published
- 10/01/2026
- Research topic
- Inflation
- Time horizon
- 2027 · year-end 2027 · August 2026 · year-end 2028 · July 2027 · 2026
Key arguments
- The accumulated housing shortfall persists even if construction meets new demand, so stopping the shortage worsening differs from eliminating it.
- Slower population growth and rising completions should narrow the gap between new housing demand and supply, moderating rent growth.
- Advertised rents flow into ABS CPI rents with roughly a 12-month lag, so past advertised increases lift CPI rents into 2027.
- From 1 July 2027 negative gearing is generally limited to new residential properties; CBA sees only a small direct rent impact, with adjustment via lower prices and higher yields.
Key numbers
- National rental vacancy rate
- around 1.8%
- 2015-2019 average vacancy rate
- around 2.8%
- Advertised rent growth, eight capital cities
- 5.7% y/y
- CPI rent forecast
- around 4% in 2027, easing to about 3.5% by end-2028
- Rental yield, eight capital cities
- from around 3.75% mid-2026 to about 4.5% by late 2027
Main risks
- Timing and scale of the pickup in dwelling completions and slower population growth are uncertain; delays would keep rents and CPI rent inflation higher for longer.
- State divergence: where population growth has outpaced housing stock (Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia), rent pressure may persist even as the national picture improves.
- Tax changes from July 2027 could shift investor behaviour in ways not fully captured; CBA judges direct rent effects small, but outcomes are uncertain.
Corresponding source evidence
• CPI rent inflation is forecast to remain around 4% in 2027 before easing.
· 2027The national vacancy rate is forecast to edge up to about 2% by the end of 2027.
· year-end 2027In the most recent inflation data published by the ABS, rental prices rose 3.6% in the 12 months to August 2026, unchanged since May 2026.
· August 2026
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