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Residential vacancy rates were affected by the Christmas period, according to the December 2016 REINSW Vacancy Rate Survey.

REINSW President John Cunningham said it was at 2.0 per cent, up 0.2 per cent for Sydney.

“Middle Sydney and Outer Sydney saw rises of 0.6 per cent and 0.2 per cent to 2.1 per cent and 2.0 per cent respectively, while Inner Sydney bucked the trend to fall 0.2 per cent at 1.8 per cent.
 

“The changes seen to vacancy rates in Sydney and right across the state reflect the holiday period, we anticipate a flurry of activity as the year progresses,” Mr Cunningham said.

The Hunter rose 0.2 per cent to 2.2 per cent led by an increase in Newcastle of 0.7 per cent to 2.4 per cent.

In the Illawarra, vacancy rates fell 0.3 per cent at 1.3 per cent with Wollongong down 0.5 per cent at 1.5 per cent.

Across regional areas, Albury fell 0.1 per cent at 3.3 per cent, New England fell 0.5 per cent at 3.7 per cent and South Coast slipped 0.2 per cent at 1.2 per cent.

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