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Capital City Vacant Land Values Rise Through 2014

By Street News on 15 Mar 2014 No Comments

News this week from RP Data senior research analyst Cameron Kusher shows that the price of vacant land across the capital cities continued to climb throughout 2013. At the end of the year, the median selling price was $249,000, which is an increase of 6.9 per cent throughout the year with vacant land prices now ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – March 15, 2014

By Peter Sarmas on 15 Mar 2014 No Comments

After a slow long weekend, auction activity is set to surge again today. In fact the REIV believes there could be a record number of auctions during March overall. In his regular market commentary, Peter Sarmas examines which Melbourne suburbs were the standout performers last week ...

RP Data: New Listings Surge Ahead of Last Year’s Figures

By CoreLogic RP Data on 14 Mar 2014 No Comments

The Australian Bureau of Statistics released housing finance data for January 2013 earlier this week. Among other things, the data showed that new listings were 2.0 per cent higher across the combined capital cities, and 12.7 per cent higher than they were a year ago ...

Five Green Building Myths – Busted!

By Danielle King on 14 Mar 2014 No Comments

Having efficient homes is not about living in a mud hut in a paddock! It’s about being smart with your choices, efficient with your resources and protecting the future of your best asset. There are many myths about creating a green home, and we think it’s about time some of those myths were busted. So here goes ...

First Time Buyers, Be Ready to Compromise!

By Kristie Kwok on 12 Mar 2014 No Comments

Industry experts have urged first time buyers to be ready to compromise in order to get into the real estate market. Accepting a property in a less than perfect location, size or condition could help first home owners secure something more affordable. Although it might not be the dream home one imagined, it is an important stepping stone ...

Why Buying in Northcote Makes Perfect Sense

By Cate Bakos on 11 Mar 2014 1 Comment

I recently had the pleasure of helping a lovely couple buy a house that could be best described as their dream home. They’d carefully worked through their own checklist, their favourite parts of the city and budget constraints before coming up with Northcote as their target suburb. Some may ask “why Northcote?” but to me ...

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