by Wendy Chamberlain | Feb 25, 2018 | Auctions
The Melbourne auction market maintained its performance yesterday and recorded a 69 percent auction clearance rate, similar to last weekend’s figure. Saturday saw the first big auction weekend in Melbourne this year with a mix of townhouses and larger homes up...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Feb 21, 2018 | Suburb Profile
Buying a property in Docklands can be a daunting and difficult process. For many of us, it 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 to make it easy to buy a home or...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Feb 19, 2018 | Auctions
One way of buying a property in Australia is through an auction. With this option, the buyer has an opportunity to provide bids according to his or her budget. But bidding at property auctions requires certain skills and strategy. It is best that buyers come prepared...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Feb 18, 2018 | Auctions
More homes in Melbourne went under the hammer yesterday recording a 69 percent auction clearance rate, down from last weekend’s 72 percent. The total number of scheduled auctions this weekend was 770, higher than the 541 in the previous weekend while the number...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Feb 16, 2018 | Suburb Profile
Buying a property in Clifton Hill can be a daunting and difficult process. For many of us, it 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 to make it easy to buy a home or...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Feb 14, 2018 | Buying a Home
Many first home buyers are overwhelmed about the property market when choosing to buy their first home. With no clear knowledge on the steps to take, they get disappointed not being able to find that dream home after weeks of searching or finding that the advertised...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Feb 11, 2018 | Auctions
Melbourne’s auction market further improved today achieving a 72 percent clearance rate compared to last weekend’s 67 percent. This is higher than the national average of 69.6 percent and Sydney’s 69.7 percent. There were more scheduled auctions this...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Feb 9, 2018 | Buying a Home
The government of Victoria will soon co-purchase houses with some 400 first homebuyers. Under the shared equity scheme called HomesVic, first homebuyers in the low-income group will be able to apply to cover up to a quarter of their mortgage. This will be available to...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Jan 31, 2018 | Buying a Home
Most people who buy a property often want to know the return they will get in the future. This is referred to as the yield. Some investors are interested in the current return while the others are more particular about the potential yield. A yield is the amount of...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Jan 20, 2018 | Suburb Profile
Buying a property in Greensborough can be a daunting and difficult process. For many of us, it 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 to make it easy to buy a home...