The 2016 Melbourne Report: house prices record 2nd highest increase
second only to Sydney’s house value rise of 15.5 per cent, year-on-year, Melbourne home values also out-performed, growing 13.7 per cent.
Lifestyle property set for double-digit growth?
In 2017, lifestyle property markets are set to continue to expand as Australia’s population ages.
CoreLogic research director Tim Lawless says lifestyle markets will experience substantial property price growth.
Bidding like there’s No Tomorrow
In the dying days of the 2016 property year, I attended an auction for a client at 10AM on a Sunday morning, in the industrial-to-residential suburb of West Melbourne. I was surprised that 40 people could rouse themselves to turn up for a 1BR apartment auction on that...Is a bath necessary in the property you buy?
When developing Property Briefs with clients, I ask them not only the number of bathrooms required, but also whether they want/need a bath. My recommendation is different depending on the size of the property and whether the buyer is a homebuyer or an investor. In my...More of the same for Melbourne property 2017?
2016 has certainly been an interesting year with strong price growth in Melbourne, often a shortage of stock, and high auction clearance rates. here are some predictions for 2017