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.
Catch up on the latest property market news in our weekly recap released each Saturday. In this week’s property market update we talk about the new apartments planned for South Melbourne, Southbank and Port Melbourne. We find out if Melbourne is on track to becoming the world’s densest city and if we have reached the end of the mortgage lending boom. ...
Is the state of Australia's economy unbalanced? Martin North of Digital Finance Analytics gives an insight into the current state of the economy after looking at the latest data from the RBA Credit Aggregates to end April 2015, the relative monthly movement in real estate property and the risky housing investment sector.
...
Are you paying down your mortgage? More and more mortgagees are accessing offset accounts in order to reduce the interest payable on their mortgages and maximise repayments of the principal while interest rates are so low. Cameron Kusher of CoreLogic RP Data analyses the (APRA) quarterly (ADI) Property Exposures data for March 2015. ...
This week we look into apartment developments in Melbourne and why many of the apartments are being described as "dog boxes". Martin North discusses the potential impact of investor loans and we find out the latest design trends for kitchens and bathrooms. ...
There is an old saying in investment- if something sounds too good to be true then it probably is. So, what's the catch? Pete Wargent analyses current real estate property and share market confidence and gives his view on property bubble predictions. ...
Will there ever be a move away from property stamp duty in Victoria or is the revenue just too valuable to state and local governments? Cameron Kusher from CoreLogic RP Data gives an insightful report on the record 2013-2014 $40.485 billion taxation revenue collected by state and local governments from property related sources. ...