by Wendy Chamberlain | Jan 12, 2024 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home
Following consultation between the Victorian Government, businesses and industry representatives during 2023, from the 1st July 2024 a new Commercial and Industrial Property Tax will replace stamp duty on commercial and industrial properties in Victoria. It is...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Jan 5, 2024 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home
When selling Melbourne homes in January you can expect scorching heat during your open inspections. But the following tips will help your home to look and feel cool, fresh and enticing to prospective buyers: Turn on your aircon and ceiling fans so buyers feel...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Dec 29, 2023 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home
What a year 2023 has been in property! Nationally and in Victoria we’ve seen property prices and interest rates escalate, a shortage of properties for sale, a lack of affordable rentals, and changes to legislation. Of particular note are the changes to land tax...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Dec 22, 2023 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home
When interest rates and house prices are rising, people become cautious. They wonder whether to buy and sell now, or wait for a better time. The market may slow, but it keeps ticking over because there are fundamental reasons why people continue to buy and sell...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Dec 18, 2023 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home
For the week ending the 17th December 2023, a total of 716 properties were scheduled to go under the hammer in Victoria. There were 399 homes sold at auction this week, with 183 homes passed in, and 134 homes that sold prior to auction. According to data from the Real...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Dec 15, 2023 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home
The property market is a fickle thing, heavily influenced by a range of factors and variables which make it hard to know when is a good time to buy. Significant rises in property values and thirteen interest rate rises over the past 18 months have certainly...
