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Melbourne Property Market Update – September 5th, 2015

By Peter Sarmas on 4 Sep 2015 No Comments

If you own an investment property in one of Australia’s popular tourist destinations, then it’s probably wise to double check your tax return this year. In this week's property market update find out what steps investors should take if they wish to stay on the good side of the ATO. ...

Capital Gains Slow Across The Housing Market In August

By CoreLogic RP Data on 1 Sep 2015 No Comments

What is Melbourne’s median dwelling value? According to the CoreLogic RP Data August 2015 Home Value Index, capital city dwelling values continued to rise over the month, albeit with considerable variations in the performance of the housing market from city to city. ...

Investment Property Turned Cannabis Farm

By Sharon Fox-Slater on 31 Aug 2015 No Comments

Can you really protect yourself from bad tenants destroying your investment property? Find out what happened to an unsuspecting landlord in Geelong when he rented out his investment property and had undertaken all reasonable checks, including citing drivers’ licences and previous rental history. ...

Melbourne Auction Results – August 31st, 2015

By Peter Sarmas on 30 Aug 2015 No Comments

Could this Spring’s auction market surpass 2014? Peter Sarmas discusses the impact of last week’s stock market correction on this weekend’s auction results. He also looks at recent predictions made around the performance of Melbourne’s property market this Spring. ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – August 29th, 2015

By Peter Sarmas on 29 Aug 2015 No Comments

Despite a median house price of $706,000 and apartment price of $545,500, many of Melbourne’s desirable suburbs boast homes for $200,000-plus. In this week's property market update we find out where Melbourne's affordable suburbs are and we also look at how coastal flooding due to climate change could put homes, business and roads worth $226 billion at risk. ...

Construction Rebound…For Now

By Pete Wargent on 27 Aug 2015 No Comments

The ABS released its Construction Work Done figures for the June quarter, which showed total construction for the quarter rebounding by +1.6 per cent to a seasonally adjusted $49.8 billion. Pete Wargent looks at the ABS data including the mining rebound in WA, building by State and residential building by State. ...

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