The 2021/22 fiscal year is now underway and that means that many government programs and initiatives have been given the green light to go ahead. For anyone seeking to enter the property market, some welcome news is that price caps for homes bought under the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme, New Home Guarantee, or Family Home Guarantee have increased from July 1st 2021. In Melbourne and …
Melbourne Weekend Auction Results | 3rd July 2021
The week ending 3rd July delivered a clearance rate of 80% from 719 auctions, according to REIV data. At the same time last year, there were 362 auctions reported and a clearance rate of 70%. 437 homes sold at auction and 140 sold before auction, with 141 passed in. 18 properties were withdrawn from sale. Competition remains strong for real estate across Australia. As Rachel Wells …
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Is your property not selling as soon as you expected?
With the current level of demand for real estate in major cities across Australia, it might seem like any structure with four walls and a door will sell the moment you put a "For Sale" sign out the front. However, there are always properties that struggle to find a suitable buyer within the seller's expected timeframe. Identifying why your home isn't selling involves a few enquiries, but when …
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Buyer’s Agent Eltham – Suburb Profile (updated July 2021)
Buying a property in Eltham 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 investment property by: removing the stress and frustration of buying a home saving you time and allowing you to get your weekends …
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Melbourne Weekend Auction Results | 26th June 2021
The week ending 26th June brought a sharp increase in the number of auctions across Victoria following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. There were 924 auctions reported for the period, which is almost 45% higher than the 642 reported the previous week (based on REIV data). This time in 2020, there were 498 auctions reported across the state. The clearance rate for the week was 79%, a very …
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Considering selling your home privately? What are the pros and cons?
While many properties are sold at auction, a large number are also sold by private sale. Choosing to sell your home privately has its advantages and disadvantages. We'll take a look at some of the pros and cons below. I wrote this article, which was published on Realestate.com.au in 2019, to explain the pros and cons of private sales. The points I raised in that article still hold true today. …
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Melbourne Weekend Auction Results | 19th June 2021
The week ending 19th June delivered a clearance rate of 82% (according to REIV data) from the 530 auctions that were reported across Victoria. At the same time last year, 431 auctions were reported and a clearance rate of 67% was achieved. 305 homes were sold at auction, 131 sold before auction, with 94 passed in. 31 properties were withdrawn from sale. As Nathan Mawby pointed out …
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Victorians increasingly seeking homes with a “secondary living space”
Since the onset of lockdowns across Victoria almost 18 months ago, there's been a surge in demand for secondary living space, particularly within Melbourne's housing market. Christina Karras from Herald Sun has highlighted "a massive 450 per cent spike in shed sales across Australia in the past 12 months, and a 50 per cent increase in Melbourne during the latest snap lockdown alone". On top of …
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Buyer’s Agent Brunswick East – Suburb Profile (updated June 2021)
Buying a property in Brunswick East 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: removing the stress and frustration of buying a home saving you time and allowing you to get your …
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Melbourne Weekend Auction Results | 12th June 2021
The week ending 12th June delivered a clearance rate of 92% at auctions across Victoria (based on REIV data) as the state emerged from lockdown for the Queen's Birthday long weekend. Volume was substantially lower than in previous weeks, with just 222 auctions reported for the 7-day period. 134 homes were sold at auction, another 71 sold before auction, and 17 auctions were passed in. …
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