by Wendy Chamberlain | Dec 13, 2024 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home
Selling your Melbourne home in the heat of mid-summer can have its challenges, but it also provides an opportunity to showcase some of the most enticing features of your property. But first, you should start by decluttering and deep cleaning before the marketing...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Dec 10, 2024 | Auctions, Buying a Home, RBA Announcements, Real Estate News, Selling a Home, Staging
There was no pre-Christmas goodwill for mortgage holders today, as the Reserve Bank of Australia announced its decision to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.35%. The key reasons given for today’s decision can be summarised – or reiterated – in three...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Dec 10, 2024 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home
For the week ending the 30th November 2024, a total of 1319 auctions were reported in Victoria. There were 783 homes sold at auction this week, with 132 properties withdrawn and 404 homes passed in. According to data from Domain, there was a clearance rate of 59%. If...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Dec 9, 2024 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home
For the week ending the 7th December 2024, a total of 747 properties were scheduled to go under the hammer in Victoria. There were 404 homes sold at auction this week, with 180 homes sold prior to auction, 1 sold after auction and 162 homes passed in. According to...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Dec 6, 2024 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home
Victoria’s property auction season is in full swing. When there are more buyers than properties, auctions enable vendors to sell for the best possible price. But many buyers find bidding at auction quite stressful, so let’s make it a little easier by explaining...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Nov 29, 2024 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home
While most Australians aren’t finding it any easier to buy a home, due mainly to the skyrocketing cost of living and house prices and mortgage interest rates remaining stubbornly high, a recent study by PropTrack indicates there are a few affordable hotspots if...
