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 – February 22, 2014

By Peter Sarmas on 22 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Unemployment rates released last week reveal that joblessness in Victoria has reached its highest level since January 2002. In his weekly market commentary, Peter Sarmas considers the impact this could have on future interest rate decisions from the RBA ...

CBD Vacancy Rates Rising at Rapid Rate

By Louis Christopher on 20 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

National vacancy rates continue their slow rise. Nevertheless, I would like to make a note of warning for CBD locations in Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne, where vacancy rates are rising at a very rapid rate. Those who are considering investing in the CBDs of these three cities should be strongly aware of this fact ...

First Home Buyers Climb Housing Ladder with Negatively Geared Property

By Kristie Kwok on 20 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Recent survey results suggest a number of first home buyers are using property negative gearing to enter the housing market. This news comes after AMP Capital’s chief economist Shane Oliver recently encouraged first time buyers to consider negative gearing as a strategy to buy their first property ...

Where You Live Matters: The Impact on Health and Behaviour

By Kristie Kwok on 19 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Recent survey results released by Digital Finance Analytics suggest that in the urban cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, those wishing to get on the housing ladder consider traditional requirements such as commute times, local shopping and access to sporting facilities less important now than in 2010 ...

Fewer Homes Selling Across Affordable Price Points

By CoreLogic RP Data on 15 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

This week RP Data’s Cameron Kusher reported that almost two years have passed since the property market kicked in again and commenced another cycle of growth. Looking back at how the market performed over this period, he found that a larger proportion of home sales crept into the higher price brackets ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – February 15, 2014

By Peter Sarmas on 15 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

A raft of property data was released this week, confirming that while housing finance fell in December, house prices remained strong overall. In his weekly market commentary, Peter Sarmas discussed the Reserve Bank's latest interest rate decision, and what this means for the property market moving forward ...