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, 2013

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

This week in property, Street News has taken a look at the Melbourne market over the weekend which saw a record high auction clearance rate of 82 per cent – that’s 357 properties sold at auction. Peter Sarmas discusses the statistical data of the weekend results, and analyses what this means for the property market ...

Tenants Reveal Their Top Four Must-Have Features When Renting

By Peter Sarmas on 28 Aug 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Property investors, take note. A recent study by Bees Nees City Agency has uncovered the top sought-after features when it comes to renting a house. While it is often thought that renters think the property they select is “only a temporary renting house”, experienced investors know this is far from the truth ...

Where is the Property Market Likely to Head Post-Election?

By Peter Sarmas on 28 Aug 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

It seems the 2013 federal election is a bit of a lame duck when it comes to affecting consumer sentiment in the residential housing market. Historically, confidence in housing slips in the run up to an Australian Federal election. Home buyers traditionally become cautious about the uncertain political environment ...

What is Affecting Housing Affordability?

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

If you’ve attended a property auction in either Melbourne or Sydney in recent weeks, you may have raised an eyebrow at the high prices some properties are fetching when the gavel falls. Data from Australian Property Monitors’ recent quarterly housing market report revealed that Melbourne’s median house price jumped in June ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – August 23, 2013

By Peter Sarmas on 23 Aug 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Over the recent week in property news there has been much debate about the current state of the property market, as well as the future ahead. On one side of the argument we have predictions that the market will continue in steady growth ...

Lack of Affordable Housing Is Having a Devastating Impact on Australia’s Most Vulnerable

By Peter Sarmas on 21 Aug 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

A recent study by the Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) has suggested that a lack of affordable housing nationwide is having a ‘devastating impact’ on homeless service providers across Australia. According to the study, which surveyed 500 housing and homeless service providers ...

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