Melbourne Property Market Updates

Our daily Melbourne property market updates are written by experienced property commentators, buyer advocates and investment experts. All have their finger on the pulse of the Melbourne property market.

Melbourne Property Market Update – August 30, 2014

By Peter Sarmas on 30 Aug 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Australian property prices continue to surge, leading us to wonder: just what is driving demand? According to demographer Bernard Salt, it has nothing to do with population growth, and everything to do with how we form our households. In his weekly market commentary, Peter Sarmas explores this interesting new theory ...

Domestic Economy Set For Weakest Four-Year Period Since The 1990s Recession

By Bis Shrapnel on 27 Aug 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Australia’s economy will experience historically tough times over the next few years, according to leading industry analyst and economic forecaster BIS Shrapnel. This is the key message from BIS Shrapnel’s Long Term Forecast 2014-2029 report and the company’s forthcoming Business Forecasting Conferences in September ...

Inner Sydney Apartment Market Boom To Continue – For Now

By Bis Shrapnel on 25 Aug 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

The boom in the inner Sydney apartment market is expected to continue over the next couple of years on the back of buoyant investor demand, underpinned by low vacancy rates, the expectation of further price growth and low interest rates, says leading industry analyst and economic forecaster BIS Shrapnel ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – August 23, 2014

By Peter Sarmas on 23 Aug 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

The Reserve Bank has confirmed that the official cash rate is likely to remain on hold for some time and that the outlook for the economy is uncertain. Despite a stream of negative predictions in the property market, Peter Sarmas argues against a collapse, citing improved consumer confidence and a rise in investment activity as reasons ...

Landlord Expectations Remain Sluggish

By Louis Christopher on 21 Aug 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

The number of national residential vacancies decreased very slightly during July. A stable national vacancy rate of 2.3 per cent was recorded, which consists of 67,190 vacancies. Higher vacancies allude to an increase of supply in the rental market, shifting the balance of power from landlords to tenants ...

Borrowing Costs To Remain At Historic Lows

By Pete Wargent on 21 Aug 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

This week the RBA released the minutes from its August 5 meeting. Unsurprisingly, they revealed that interest rates should remain on hold for some time. The Board judged that monetary policy was appropriately configured and that, on present indications, the most prudent course was likely to be a period of stability in interest rates ...

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