{
  "id": 4654677,
  "title": "Finally, some respite for Australian renters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/finally-some-respite-for-australian-renters",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T14:01:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/09/finally-some-respite-for-australian-renters/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The claim that property rents would spike in response to the federal budget’s changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax has aged like milk, with new data from Cotality instead showing that rental growth is moderating amid rising vacancy rates. National rents grew by 5.7% in August, according to Cotality, down from 5.9% over The post Finally, some respite for Australian renters appeared…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}