by Wendy Chamberlain | May 18, 2020 | Auctions
Melbourne recorded a 53 percent clearance rate over the weekend. The clearance rate was down from last weekend’s 56 percent. The total auctions was 82 while the confirmed results was 39. The number of properties sold was 36 with 19 being passed in. Total sales...
by Wendy Chamberlain | May 6, 2020 | Buying a Home
The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept on hold the official cash interest rate at its lowest level of 0.25 percent. The decision was unanimously expected by analysts. RBA Governor Philip Lowe said the country continues to face a difficult period and the outlook...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Apr 14, 2020 | Suburb Profile
Buying a property in Cranbourne 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 | Apr 8, 2020 | Buying a Home
The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to keep the latest record level cash interest rate of 0.25 percent. This is in response to the the corona virus pandemic that has been affecting global economies. RBA Governor Philip Lowe said the pandemic remains a major...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Apr 6, 2020 | Suburb Profile
Buying a property in Ashburton 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 | Mar 31, 2020 | Buying a Home
We are open and here to support you. As we all navigate this uncertain time, please rest assured that we are here to help with your property needs, whatever they may be. We remain your independent voice, to always support the best interests of you, our clients....
by Wendy Chamberlain | Mar 28, 2020 | Buying a Home
The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to further cut the cash interest rate to its record low of 0.25 percent. This is to help prevent a recession in the country caused by the corona virus pandemic. The RBA revealed the currency has lost 20 percent this year. RBA...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Mar 21, 2020 | Buying a Home
Residents of Australia who live abroad will no longer be able to enjoy capital gains tax (CGT) exemption on their family home. This is after the Australian Parliament passed new laws that changed certain policies on the CGT. More than 100,000 Australian expats are...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Mar 19, 2020 | Buying a Home
Many first home buyers in Melbourne are still relying on their parents to get into the property ladder. New research has found that more than a third of parents in Victoria provide up to $50,000 in assistance to their children. Data from Mozo.com.au revealed that 37...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Mar 3, 2020 | Buying a Home
The Reserve Bank of Australia today decided to further reduce the current official cash interest rate by another 0.25 basis points. This makes the new 0.50 percent rate the new historic low after the last cut in October 2019. The rate has been kept on hold since its...
