by Wendy Chamberlain | Jul 19, 2021 | Real Estate News
The effects of the pandemic on Australia’s housing market has been relatively benign, as outlined in a report released this month by CoreLogic. Focusing particularly on Sydney and Melbourne, our two largest real estate markets, the report reveals that...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Jul 16, 2021 | Real Estate News
Melburnians may well feel as though their head is spinning with the reintroduction of stage 4 restrictions yesterday. After all, it’s been a mere 7 weeks since the previous snap lockdown. However, having recently emerged Victori-ous from a lockdown involving the...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Jul 5, 2021 | Real Estate News
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...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Jun 20, 2021 | Real Estate News
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...
by Wendy Chamberlain | May 10, 2021 | Real Estate News
As part of its 2021-22 Federal budget, the Federal government has announced a new scheme aimed at supporting eligible single parents to purchase a home. As explained on the Housing Australia website, the Family Home Guarantee “provides eligible single parents...
by Wendy Chamberlain | May 3, 2021 | Real Estate News
On the 17th April 2021, the Federal government extended the deadline by which construction must commence under the Australian HomeBuilder Grant program. Initially, construction needed to have begun within 6 months of contracts being signed. That deadline is now...
