For the week ending the 25th August 2024, a total of 584 properties were scheduled to go under the hammer in Victoria. There were 318 homes sold at auction this week, with 133 homes passed in, 132 homes sold prior to auction and one home sold after auction. According to data from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria, there was a clearance rate of 77%. If you have already found a property …
Proposed Minimum Rental Standards Are Attracting Maximum Commentary
There has been plenty of rhetoric around the Victorian Government's proposed minimum rental standards over the past couple of months, with REIV's CEO Kelly Ryan the latest to chime in. The controversial proposal - which is open for consultation - imposes potentially impactful changes on landlords during a period when the rental market is already under significant stress. The proposed changes …
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We Love Our Happy Clients – Cheryl
We love hearing what our happy clients have to say about their experience with Chamberlain Property Advocates. We helped Cheryl sell a home in Melbourne! Here is what she had to say: "After 30 years, I decided to sell my house. What a blessing it was to have been told of Wendy Chamberlain and the wonderful work she and her team do, as property advocates. They supported me right through …
Buyer’s Agent Brunswick – Suburb Profile
Buying a property in Brunswick can be a daunting and difficult process. For many of us, buying property is something we only do a few times in our lives. A buyers advocate (also known as a buyers agent or property finder) can be an enormous help when buying a home or investment property by: Questions such as “where can I find a home I can afford”, “am I paying too much?”, “where can I find …
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Melbourne Weekend Auction Results
For the week ending the 18th August 2024, a total of 523 properties were scheduled to go under the hammer in Victoria. There were 284 homes sold at auction this week, with 129 homes passed in and 110 homes sold prior to auction . According to data from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria, there was a clearance rate of 75%. If you have already found a property you are interested in and …
Melbourne Is Attracting Sydney Property Buyers
Across Melbourne buyer advocates are reporting increased enquiries from Sydney home buyers looking to purchase a home or an investment property in Melbourne. The Melbourne real estate market is attracting Sydney property buyers who are priced out of the Sydney market and find Melbourne property prices infinitely more affordable. The Domain House Price Report for June indicated that Sydney …
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We Love Our Happy Clients – Paul and Dianne
We love hearing what our happy clients have to say about their experience with Chamberlain Property Advocates. We helped interstate buyers Paul and Dianne buy a home in Melbourne! Here is what they had to say: "It was very smooth; it would have been very difficult for us moving interstate to arrive and go through all the negotiations necessary to buy a house. Wendy made it so much easier …
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Buyer’s Agent Ashburton – Suburb Profile
Buying a property in Ashburton can be a daunting and difficult process. For many of us, buying property is something we only do a few times in our lives. A buyers advocate (also known as a buyers agent or property finder) can be an enormous help when buying a home or investment property by: Questions such as “where can I find a home I can afford”, “am I paying too much?”, “where can I find …
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Melbourne Weekend Auction Results
For the week ending the 11th August 2024, a total of 556 properties were scheduled to go under the hammer in Victoria. There were 319 homes sold at auction this week, with 110 homes passed in and 127 homes sold prior to auction . According to data from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria, there was a clearance rate of 80%. If you have already found a property you are interested in and …
RIP Paper Titles
It's the end of an era which may have some home owners feeling a little nostalgic... The Torrens system of land titles was first introduced in South Australia in 1858, with Victoria recorded as one of the first states to adopt it. But 166 years later, it's all changed. As of August 2024, all new property titles in Victoria are now being issued in electronic format as we move to a fully …
