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.
Most real estate property markets around Australia are still enjoying some degree of growth from one month to the next. If you believe there is a looming downturn and want to invest securely, you may want to consider the safe havens. Which areas are largely protected from any sustained down turn? ...
While there is a great degree of interest in real estate data associated with the property auction market, what should buyers be looking at to make sure they make informed decisions and how can they become better property buyers? Find out this and other top news stories in this weeks property market update at Street News. ...
If you pay the median price and get a big property mortgage it could end up costing a lot more than you think. Find out how much your house or unit mortgage will really cost you and how mortgages are killing the ‘Australian Dream”. What will your mortgage cost with a 20% deposit over 30 years? ...
Owners of rental properties may need to exercise greater prudence when it comes to assessment of rental incomes and tax expense claims in 2015. The ATO will target rental properties and expand its investigation into many other areas and issues to ensure that taxpayers pay the appropriate amounts. ...
Digital Finance Analytics have updated their savings intentions data, using results from their latest household surveys. Using the DFA property segmentation, they compare the relative value of savings across the segments, and compare this distribution with last year. ...
Why are property sellers achieving excellent results at auction and selling their homes under the hammer rather than by private sale? Melbourne lived up to its reputation as Australia’s auction capital with a record-breaking year in 2014. About 40,000 auctions were held – a new record, up from 34,500 last year and beating the previous record of 34,619 set in 2010. ...