Melbourne Property Market & Prices

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Count The Cost When Renovating

By AOXEN on 31 Oct 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Before you wage a renovation war on your property, there are several costs renovators often overlook when checking the feasibility of their job. After all, when you’ve got a tight budget, the last thing you want to do is to come up against unexpected costs that should have been factored in at the initial planning stage ...

On my High Horse – Giddy Up!

By Peter Sarmas on 30 Oct 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

I’ve decide to jump on that high horse again and have a bit of a rant about the misinformation being dished up in the property market at the moment. What’s really getting up my goat are these so-called experts advising people to rent instead of buy under the belief that there will be a better time in a few years when the market collapses ...

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 ...