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.

Where’s The Melbourne Property Market Heading?

By Peter Sarmas on 29 Jul 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Recent data from a number of providers shows that there has been a rise in property prices across the country – and the Melbourne property market is leading the way. According to Fairfax-owned APM, the figures demonstrate that Melbourne has experienced its fastest property price growth since the government stimulated boom of 2009-2010 ...

How Relevant is Median Data?

By Catherine Cashmore on 29 Jul 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

I wrote a little last week regarding the REIV’s somewhat questionable statistics; namely, that revisions typically occur 3 months after the quarterly figures are released, and seasonal adjustments can shift negative data into the positive. Figures are revised because all data providers suffer from a lag in reported results ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – July 27, 2013

By Peter Sarmas on 27 Jul 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

This week the REIV released their June quarterly statistics, which showed an improvement in Melbourne's median house price, hinting at a promising spring property market. In her weekly market wrap, Catherine Cashmore examines why median property prices differ between data providers ...

How to Run Your Property Investment Like a Business

By Peter Sarmas on 25 Jul 2013 2 Comments

Actively managing your investment portfolio is vital to the success of any positive investment return. However, this may not be as straightforward as it sounds. A clever way to approach your investment is to treat it like a business. As in any workplace, a great team will produce great results ...

Let’s Play Property Darts!

By Pete Wargent on 23 Jul 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

So many unlikely parts of Australia have been tipped as potentially hot regions for property price capital growth over the years that it does sometimes feel like those tipping them are throwing darts at a map of Australia blindfolded ...

Why Are Melbourne Median Prices Different Between Data Providers?

By Catherine Cashmore on 22 Jul 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

The REIV have released their June quarterly statistics, which show a seasonally adjusted 2.4 per cent rise in the median house price. This takes Melbourne’s median house price from a revised $549,000 in the March quarter to $562,000 for the June quarter. The median unit price also showed a similar increase ...

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