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.

Melbourne Property Market Update – August 16, 2014

By Peter Sarmas on 16 Aug 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Due to a reduction in the number of homes coming onto the market, buyers could struggle to find a property during the spring selling season. Peter Sarmas discusses this tightening supply, as well as a recent surge in higher priced properties and the impact this is having on the overall market ...

National Stock Levels Plummeted in July

By Louis Christopher on 14 Aug 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

The number of Australian residential property listings decreased during July, taking national stock on market down to levels not witnessed since February 2011. Nationally, the number of unsold properties on the market has been recorded at 334,683 for July 2014 – a -3.6 per cent decrease month-on-month ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – August 9, 2014

By Peter Sarmas on 9 Aug 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

This week Peter Sarmas discusses existing developments that are improving housing affordability, and strides the government could be making on the issue, such as abolishing stamp duty. Meanwhile, Cate Bakos had to identify a historical property's realistic market value - or risk missing out altogether ...

Property Investors Get A Second Wind

By Martin North on 8 Aug 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

The latest Digital Finance Analytics Survey results indicate that momentum in the property investor segment is set for an upswing, as we move into the spring season. When we last reported on our survey results, there was a dip in intentions, quite strongly linked to budget uncertainly. This has largely evaporated ...

Mortgage Demand At Record Levels

By Pete Wargent on 7 Aug 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Australia's largest mortgage aggregator Australian Finance Group (AFG) has released its latest mortgage index. According to the data, the AFG wrote the second largest balance of mortgages in its history at $4,122 million, just shy of the all-time record of $4,208 million written back in May ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – August 2, 2014

By Peter Sarmas on 2 Aug 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

This winter’s consistently strong auction clearance rate has set the tone for what’s expected to be a positive finish to the year. In the REIV's June quarter housing report, it was a tale of two suburbs. Both Toorak and Sunshine topped the list of suburbs with the highest growth, a result Peter Sarmas discusses in his weekly market commentary ...

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