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.

Record-Setting Home Building Boom To Peak In 2015, With Key Markets Set To Move Into Oversupply

By Peter Sarmas on 21 Jul 2015 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Has the residential building boom already reached its peak and run out of steam? Leading industry analyst and economic forecaster, BIS Shrapnel reports on outlooks for residential and non-residential building and a summary of the total building forecast. ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – July 18th, 2015

By Peter Sarmas on 17 Jul 2015 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

How prevalent is Ice in the construction, transport and manufacturing industries? In this week's property market update Sourceable Industry News looks at this worrying trend affecting the construction industry. We also look at the 2015 School Zone Report and also "the green roof" in Australian real estate developments. ...

Perth Vacancy Rates Continue to Climb

By Louis Christopher on 15 Jul 2015 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Year-on-year, vacancy rates are down for Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart and to a lesser extent Sydney. Why has Melbourne posted the biggest yearly fall in its vacancy rate from 2.7% to 2.3%? Louis Christopher of SQM Research reports on current data for national real estate vacancy rates and asking rents. ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – July 11th, 2015

By Peter Sarmas on 11 Jul 2015 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Could the ongoing wave of Chinese investment in the local property market actually be of benefit to affordability for Australian homebuyers? This week in our property market wrap we look at foreign investment in Australia. We also discuss the latest development push into Fishermans Bend and how Port Phillip Housing Trust will benefit. ...

Banks Tighten Investment Property Loan Criteria Further

By Martin North on 9 Jul 2015 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

The screws are being turned more tightly by the banks as they respond to APRA’s “10% growth hurdles” for investment loans. Martin North of Digital Finance Analytics looks at investment lending tightening and the loan-to-value ratios for Westpac and ANZ banks. ...

Median Sydney House Prices Above $1,120,000

By Louis Christopher on 8 Jul 2015 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

The median Sydney asking price for a house has now reached above $1,120,000. So why are potential vendors in Sydney and Melbourne holding back on selling their properties? Louis Christopher of SQM Research reports on Australia's national property sale listings and asking prices. ...

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