by Wendy Chamberlain | Nov 19, 2019 | Suburb Profile
Buying a property in Fawkner 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...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Nov 11, 2019 | Suburb Profile
More people are choosing Melbourne as their place of residence. This is expected to continue in the next two decades with some suburbs experiencing a population explosion. According to state government forecast, the increase could be twentyfold. In the western part of...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Nov 5, 2019 | Buying a Home
The Reserve Bank today decided to hold interest rates at the historic low of 0.75%. The decision to hold interest rates after the October cut was largely expected given a minimal improvement in unemployment and a minor uptick in inflation. RBA governor Philip...
by Wendy Chamberlain | Nov 4, 2019 | Auctions, Buying a Home
By now I’m sure you’ve started to hear the media reporting that house prices are on the rise. For the past quarter, Melbourne house prices jumped 4.1 per cent, with houses regaining almost half of the price falls that occurred during the recent downturn....
by Wendy Chamberlain | Oct 1, 2019 | Buying a Home
The Reserve Bank has dropped its official cash rate below 1% for the first time as it battles rising unemployment and stimulate a slowing economy. This is the RBA’s third cut since June and comes after data showed the unemployment rate has increased to...