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Rent Tracker You can now go onto the Fair Trading NSW website and use the Rent Tracker Tool. The Tenants’ Union has released the latest version of their online tool to help tenants understand rent prices in NSW. The tool uses data released by NSW Fair Trading each month from the Rental Bond Board. Using the Rent Tracker Postcode Tool, you can check what the latest rent prices are for different property sizes and types in any postcode in NSW. Results will show how many bonds have been lodged in the previous three months and what the weekly rent range was based on, how many bedrooms, and dwelling type. In our area, it is amazing how much rent money a 25-minute drive can save you. If you live in Suffolk Park or anywhere in the 2481 postcode you are prepared to drive south to Ballina or north to Pottsville you can save a considerable amount. The tool can also help you determine if the rent being asked is reasonable. Using the Rent Tracker Tool, and basing the search on 3-bedroom dwellings (houses, units,
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on the Fair Trading NSW website. It is interesting to note that of the three areas, Ballina has actually decrease in rents achieved in the same
period last year. Byron had a 4.81 per cent increase and Pottsville 5.82 per cent.
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