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.

Median Sydney House Prices Above $1,120,000

By Louis Christopher on 8 Jul 2015 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

The median Sydney asking price for a house has now reached above $1,120,000. So why are potential vendors in Sydney and Melbourne holding back on selling their properties? Louis Christopher of SQM Research reports on Australia's national property sale listings and asking prices. ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – July 4th, 2015

By Peter Sarmas on 4 Jul 2015 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Victoria's housing market has broken another record, with the highest number of auction sales over any six-month period in Melbourne’s history. This week in our property market wrap we find out what has driven the big growth in property sales and we discuss the problem of managing the contaminated flood waters that our cities generate. ...

Construction Boom In The Bag

By Pete Wargent on 2 Jul 2015 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

More than 7,300 dwellings of four or more stories were approved in May- which is unprecedented in Australia. Pete Wargent analyses the ABS Building Approvals figures and reports on the remarkable affect low interest rates are having on residential housing and construction. ...

Montmorency Mounting In Number Of Searches Online​

By Peter Sarmas on 30 Jun 2015 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

While Albert Park has received the most number of visits online, Montmorency has seen the most growth since last year, according to realestate.com.au’s Top Sellers’ Markets. Is your suburb in the top ten list of Victorian suburbs receiving the most attention per listing on realestate.com.au? ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – June 27th, 2015

By Peter Sarmas on 27 Jun 2015 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Is the 'Great Australian Dream' of buying and building on a block of land or purchasing a first home fast becoming a distant memory? In this week's property market update we look at why property buyers are turning to high-rise/high-density living. We also find out which five Melbourne suburbs had a perfect 100% clearance strike rate. ...

Tackling Housing Unaffordability

By Martin North on 25 Jun 2015 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

What will turn the Australian housing affordability problem around? One of the reasons we’ve ended up in our current predicament is that the prime function of housing has transitioned from “usable facility” to “tradable commodity and investment asset”. Will it be this 10-point plan for improved housing affordability? ...

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