Market Insights

Alkimos and Eglinton are two of Perth's fastest-growing suburbs, and the numbers back it up. New Metronet stations, a growing population, and genuine government benefits for new build investors, including stamp duty concessions and favourable negative gearing treatment from the 2026 budgets. As your local property manager, I break down what the growth data and recent tax changes actually mean if you're weighing up a new build investment in Perth's northern corridor.

Carine doesn't have a beach or a train station, yet it's one of the tightest rental markets in Perth's north. As your local property manager, I explain why Carine consistently attracts long-term tenants and steady capital growth, and what that means if you already own a rental here or you're weighing up Carine for your next investment property.

Carine doesn't shout about itself. There's no flashy new development, no marketing campaign, no beachfront to sell. And yet it's one of the most consistently sought-after rental suburbs in Perth's north. If you own a property here, or you're thinking about buying one, it's worth understanding exactly why. The numbers back up what locals already know Carine's rental vacancy rate is sitting at just 0.7%, a genuinely tight market that hands landlords real pricing power and minim

Perth's rental market closed FY2025-26 at record highs, with median house rents at $750 a week. Along the Hillarys, Padbury and Sorrento coastal strip, rents run well above the metro average, and Padbury stands out as the more affordable entry point in a tight, low-turnover market.