Melbourne Property Market & Prices

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Melbourne Property Market Update – October 19, 2013

By Peter Sarmas on 26 Oct 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Melbourne property prices jumped to record levels in the September quarter, though REIV chief Enzo Raimondo warned this may not be sustained over the long-term. First home buyers should also be aware of affordability issues when interest rates inevitably rise. The Melbourne market continued its upward growth cycle ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – October 11, 2013

By Peter Sarmas on 11 Oct 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Property professionals seem certain Australians will witness fast property growth over the coming months. In fact, the chief economist at HSBC Bank went so far as to say that a housing boom is just beginning. Auction clearance rates remained strong in Melbourne, despite overseas economic concerns ...

What Impact Will Higher Interest Rates Have in Australia?

By Pete Wargent on 11 Oct 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

There seems to be an awful lot of confusion about the role interest rates play in Australia. Though it seems unlikely we will get higher interest rates until there is sustained evidence of an improvement in employment data, I thought it would be worth recapping the impact higher interest rates could have on Australia ...

Wondering Where to Buy Investment Property? Regional Areas Could Be Your Answer

By Peter Sarmas on 9 Oct 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Recent information suggests that property investors looking to purchases houses in high investment growth areas should look outside of major metropolitan areas and focus their attention on the regional market. According to CEO of Raine & Horne Angus Raine, regional areas have demonstrated a strong trend of capital growth ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – October 4, 2013

By Peter Sarmas on 4 Oct 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Talk that Australia is headed towards a property bubble has definitely increased over the last week, though economists claim property price growth is nowhere near the level it needs to be for a boom to take place. Auction activity slowed down in Melbourne over the weekend due to the Grand Final, but the market will be back in full swing ...

A Housing Bubble or the Potential for One?

By Catherine Cashmore on 30 Sep 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

I wrote a few weeks ago about housing bubbles and misconceptions commonly associated with the term. A bubble is typically an illusion of economic strength that draws buyers in while masking underlying fragilities. In some areas of Australia, the recent investor-led rally in property prices is concerning ...