Last weekend The Block Sky High delighted fans with its much awaited open for inspection event. As predicted, thousands of people flocked to South Melbourne’s Park Street, for what was more like a festival than an open house. The 2012 season of The Block, also located in South Melbourne, brought in a crowd of 20,000 people ...
The 'inevitable Australian housing bust' has turned out to be a real fizzer. We haven't been short of property crash predictions in Australia, but so far the forecasts have come to nought, with market sentiment once again reversing northwards from mid-2012 as interest rates were dropped ...
A 76 per cent clearance rate was recorded this weekend, albeit on low numbers (354 auctions). With only 6 results unreported, we can expect this figure to remain the same when the midweek update is released. However, there seems to be some uncertainty to the figures. The REIV’s clearance rate on a total of 402 auctions was 75 per cent ...
Australia's unemployment rate has climbed to its highest level since September 2009, and there have been rumblings that another interest rate cut could be on the horizon in August. Regardless of the RBA's decision, it has been revealed that borrowers are feeling less anxious about the economy ...
It can be a big decision to move out of home for the first time. There are so many things to take into consideration – where will you start looking? Who are you going to move in with? What is expected of you financially? Our regular Rental Blogs will explain the ins and outs of the rental process, from applying for a property to finding a housemate ...
As a buyer advocate you get asked “where is the best place to buy?” all the time. In 700 words I won’t be able to give you all of my secrets, but I do have a formula that has helped keep my clients happy for the past ten years. You’ll have to follow my weekly Street Talk blogs on Street News to get the little bits of gold every week ...