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.

Intergenerational war!

By Pete Wargent on 16 Apr 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

The truth is that life has never been easy and property in high demand areas is rarely affordable. The key point in the article is that Tom is searching for somewhere to live in the inner city of Melbourne, which neatly summarises the great real estate problem in Australia. There are only 23 million heads in this vast country, but ...

Property Outlook for 2013

By Peter Sarmas on 15 Apr 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

The property market showed signs of stabilising in 2012 as the Reserve Bank of Australia reduced interest rates to an all-time low of 3%. Recent avoidance of America's "fiscal cliff" and the latest Chinese export data changed sentiment among some economists. Three of the four major banks have revised expectations of 3 rate cuts by the RBA this year ...

New Versus Old Homes

By Greville Pabst on 8 Apr 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

As the price of land in Melbourne rises to new heights, the gap between new and established houses is narrowing. When choosing between newly built or established homes there are a number of factors for buyers to consider if they wish to maximise on capital growth, return rate and marketability ...

What’s Driving Property Values?

By Greville Pabst on 7 Apr 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

The social values and habits of Australian home buyers are changing. Struggling to manage the ever difficult balance between work and social life, Australians are recognising the importance of a home's proximity and accessibility to work, schools and transport ...

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