Australia’s national vacancy rate increased slightly in November, with further rises forecast for December due to seasonality, according to SQM Research.

The latest vacancy rate data shows the national vacancy rate at 2.2% – up from the 2.1% recorded in October 2017, but down from the 2.5% recorded at the same time last year.

 

If you have a room or second house to spare, you're sitting on a potential gold mine. So you should just post a rental notice and watch the money flow in, right? It's not quite that easy, but many people are earning extra income by listing their space on peer-to-peer rental marketplaces. Some even stay at a friend's house several nights a month while their home is rented out.