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.
Louis Christopher of SQM Research reports that the Sydney real estate property market has become the ‘problem child’ for the RBA and it looks like Melbourne is now heading that way as well. He also reports on current data for national property listings and asking prices and we find out his view on the RBA rate cut. ...
Do you live in a National Hotspot? Martin North of Digital Finance Analytics reports on the latest HIA/ACI Population and Residential Building Hotspots Report which this year includes the Building Momentum shortlist. ...
This week we take a look at the Fishermans Bend Strategic Framework Plan, we discuss the long-awaited reforms to strata laws in Western Australia and we find out if construction costs on the east coast of Australia are impacted by falling resources prices, sharp declines in the value of oil and stagnating growth. ...
Should you rent or buy a home? With generational low mortgage rates right now affordability in many areas looks good but, if rates were to normalise, affordability would look very different. Read this insightful report from Cameron Kusher of CoreLogic RP Data. ...
Are first time buyers being crowded out of the property market by 'Baby Boomer' speculators? Pete Wargent analyses the latest NAB residential property survey and reports on the current real estate trends that could be driving the market. ...
This week we talk about the real change in home values from a housing market perspective, what is co-housing and could it be a solution to urban sprawl and housing affordability and we find out why a fifth of property resales within Melbourne’s inner city incurred losses for vendors during the December 2014 quarter. ...