Victorian Market Update

by Chris | Jul 17, 2015 | Latest News, Melbourne Buyer Insights, Melbourne Market

The RBA has continued to hold the record 2.0% interest rate at their July 7th meeting last week. With no change to the cash rate it would seem the Melbourne property market would continue its exceptionally strong performance for the foreseeable future. The 78%...

Melbourne Population Boom and the Influx of Apartment Living

by Chris | Jul 13, 2015 | Latest News, Melbourne Buyer Insights, Melbourne Market

Melbourne is going to get cosier. About 100,000 people more cosy. That’s roughly the number of people who are moving to the metropolitan area annually. By the middle of the century, the city voted the world’s most liveable four years in a row will be the...

Mid-year Market Report

by Chris | Jul 3, 2015 | Brisbane Market, Latest News, Melbourne Buyer Insights

Another financial year has come and gone and the property market is settling in for the winter. Although you wouldn’t know it. Hot house markets in Melbourne and Sydney are still roaring along with buyers’ appetites for quality property seemingly insatiable. But...

Melbourne’s proposed infrastructure projects, what does it mean?

by Chris | Jun 11, 2015 | In The Media, Latest News, Melbourne Buyer Insights, Melbourne Market

After the East-West link fiasco in Melbourne which coincided with a change in State Government, Melbournians are no doubt sceptical about future infrastructure projects and what they mean for them as residents. Probably the most scepticism lays with these proposed...

Increasing and decreasing your property’s value, yes both can happen!

by Chris | Jun 2, 2015 | Brisbane Market, Latest News, Melbourne Buyer Insights, Melbourne Market

I understand that the above title can be viewed as a fairly obvious statement depending on how the property market is performing during any given period but I’d like to discuss how property owners can add value and also decrease the value of their property...

It all Starts with Property Selection

by Chris | May 18, 2015 | Latest News, Melbourne Buyer Insights

Let’s start with a case study. Two friends have decided to buy an investment property, both are at similar stages of their lives, can afford a similar purchase price and contributions to any shortfall that may occur per month on the investment. They even have a...