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Common Galaxia

By Peter Sarmas on 10 Nov 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Common Galaxia was initially set up by Dead Man Espresso proprietors Luke Mutton and Kylie Mackinlay, but it very closely resembles a Seven Seeds operation. It has Seven Seeds beans, and the classic third-wave combination of blonde wood, abundant natural light and babin’ staff who take their coffee very seriously ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – November 9, 2013

By Peter Sarmas on 9 Nov 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Warnings about self-managed superannuation funds have been rampant in the media over the last week. Now the Australian Securities and Investments Commission wants to ensure property investors are seeking advice from appropriately licensed financial experts ...

SMSF Could Make it Difficult for First Home Buyers

By Peter Sarmas on 7 Nov 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

The Reserve Bank of Australia revealed in mid-September that about $18 billion of the $500 billion in Self-Managed Super Funds (SMSFs) is invested in residential property. Currently, this equates to only about 3.6 per cent of the SMSF kitty, but it is a growing area of investment, with some surveys suggesting that this number could rise ...

Confidence in Selling Increases

By Peter Sarmas on 5 Nov 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

According to the results of the RP Data – Nine Rewards survey carried out in October, fewer of us believe that now is a good time to buy a home or property, in comparison to an earlier survey. In a survey with 1,045 participants, a range of questions were asked to gauge expectations around housing prices in Australia ...

Concerns for Recovery Grow as Loans Drop and First Home Buyers Exit

By Peter Sarmas on 4 Nov 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Demand for new home loans fell for the first time this year, heightening concerns about the sustainability of the fragile and multi-paced housing recovery. The ABS housing and finance data shows a drop in both the value and number of housing commitments for August. Seasonally adjusted figures indicate that overall mortgages fell ...

Coffee Edge

By Peter Sarmas on 3 Nov 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

There’s no better way to experience coffee than trying out a favourite local spot. Yarraville’s Coffee Edge is just that. The café is regularly swarmed with locals and tourists alike, and it’s known around the area for some of the suburb’s finest coffee ...

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