by Wendy Chamberlain | Mar 29, 2024 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home
Most people find house auctions quite entertaining, unless they’re having to bid! When you are moving from a position of mildly interested observer to emotionally invested bidder, you need to upskill yourself if you want to be the one who places the final bid....
by Wendy Chamberlain | Mar 25, 2024 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home
For the week ending the 24th March 2024, a total of 1106 properties were scheduled to go under the hammer in Victoria. There were 606 homes sold at auction this week, with 284 homes passed in, 1 sold after auction and 215 homes sold prior to auction. According to data...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Mar 22, 2024 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home
New legislation known as the Help To Buy Bill 2023 was passed in the House of Representatives on the 28th February 2024. In a statement released by the Minister for Housing, The Hon Julie Collins MP said the Help to Buy Bill will bring home ownership back into reach...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Mar 19, 2024 | Auctions, Buying a Home, RBA Announcements, Real Estate News, Selling a Home, Staging
At the RBA’s March 19th meeting the decision was made to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.35 per cent. While inflation remains high, it does continue to moderate as per the RBA’s forecasts. The monthly CPI indicator held steady at 3.4 per cent with the...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Mar 18, 2024 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home
For the week ending the 17th March 2024, a total of 880 properties were scheduled to go under the hammer in Victoria. There were 506 homes sold at auction this week, with 195 homes passed in and 179 homes sold prior to auction. According to data from the Real Estate...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Mar 15, 2024 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home
In September 2023 Victoria’s Labor Government released a package of policies designed to overcome the statewide housing shortage and housing affordability problems. This ‘Housing Statement’ is being implemented in conjunction with the Albanese...