Where Rents Are Headed: The Top 10 Forecast Hotspots
SVI Rent Review Forecast · April 2026
Where Rents Are Headed: The Top 10 Forecast Hotspots
The SA3 markets where the SVI Rent Review Forecast projects the strongest 12-month rent growth — and what's driving it.
10.9%
Top Forecast (Houses)
8.5%
Top Forecast (Units)
49–59%
Model R² (Houses)
316
SA3s Forecast
10 markets · ranked by forecast 12-month rent growth (highest first)
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Methodology: The SVI Rent Review Forecast projects 12-month rent growth at the April 2026 review date using an OLS model built on SVI momentum, vacancy rate, and lease days-on-market. Model R² is 49–59% for houses and 37–43% for units — meaning current vacancy dynamics explain roughly half of the variation in future rent outcomes. The SVI itself measures change in vacancy counts against a rolling 12-month base (Feb 2025 = 100). Lower SVI = fewer vacancies = tighter market = stronger forecast rent growth. Minimum stock: 150 houses / 100 units. suburbtrends.com.au