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.

Could The Touted Recession Get Revised Away?

By Pete Wargent on 30 Jul 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

It's well known that some commentators have been going on and on (and on) about the risk that Australia will sink into recession. Australia's GDP growth is bumbling along at a trend of 2.6 per cent per annum or a seasonally adjusted 2.5 per cent p.a. The bearish excitement reached fever pitch ...

Where’s The Melbourne Property Market Heading?

By Peter Sarmas on 29 Jul 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Recent data from a number of providers shows that there has been a rise in property prices across the country – and the Melbourne property market is leading the way. According to Fairfax-owned APM, the figures demonstrate that Melbourne has experienced its fastest property price growth since the government stimulated boom of 2009-2010 ...

How Relevant is Median Data?

By Catherine Cashmore on 29 Jul 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

I wrote a little last week regarding the REIV’s somewhat questionable statistics; namely, that revisions typically occur 3 months after the quarterly figures are released, and seasonal adjustments can shift negative data into the positive. Figures are revised because all data providers suffer from a lag in reported results ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – July 27, 2013

By Peter Sarmas on 27 Jul 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

This week the REIV released their June quarterly statistics, which showed an improvement in Melbourne's median house price, hinting at a promising spring property market. In her weekly market wrap, Catherine Cashmore examines why median property prices differ between data providers ...

How to Run Your Property Investment Like a Business

By Peter Sarmas on 25 Jul 2013 2 Comments

Actively managing your investment portfolio is vital to the success of any positive investment return. However, this may not be as straightforward as it sounds. A clever way to approach your investment is to treat it like a business. As in any workplace, a great team will produce great results ...

Let’s Play Property Darts!

By Pete Wargent on 23 Jul 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

So many unlikely parts of Australia have been tipped as potentially hot regions for property price capital growth over the years that it does sometimes feel like those tipping them are throwing darts at a map of Australia blindfolded ...