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.

Home Lending Figures Rise Slightly in April

By Peter Sarmas on 13 Jun 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

The number of approved home loans rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.8 per cent in April, according to the latest housing data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The findings were well below market expectations of a two per cent rise for the month ...

Will Property be the Hottest Asset Class for the Next Five Years?

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

Mark Bouris caused a bit of a ripple this week by suggesting that the Australian property markets will represent "the hottest asset class you can possibly think of" for the next five years. Of course, just as a hairdresser is probably not the best person to ask if you need a haircut, so it is in this instance, but is Bouris likely to be right? ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – June 8, 2013

By Peter Sarmas on 8 Jun 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

After meeting this week, the Reserve Bank decided to leave the cash rate on hold at its record low 2.75%, choosing to wait and see what impact last month’s cut has on the economy. Read on for the other property-related items in the news this week ...

Confidence Improves and Melbourne Auctions Surpass Reserves

By Catherine Cashmore on 4 Jun 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Once again, the weekend produced some healthy results in Melbourne. The clearance rate was 74 per cent based on over 700 auctions. This week, 56 per cent of results posted were private sales, while the rest were for sale by auction. ...

No Change on Cash Rate Predicted

By Peter Sarmas on 3 Jun 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Ahead of tomorrow’s interest rate decision, financial news site Bloomberg found that a majority of economists forecast the RBA to keep the cash rate at 2.75 percent, reduced when the RBA met last month. Twenty-four out of the twenty-five economists expected the RBA would hold out ...

Prior to Federal Budget, Consumers Upbeat about Property Market

By Peter Sarmas on 2 Jun 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Results from the third RP Data-Nine Rewards consumer sentiment survey in May revealed that consumer attitudes are more positive than negative when it comes to Australia’s current housing market. The survey incorporated responses from 1,030 participants ...