The week ending the 5th February, 2022 saw 602 Melbourne properties scheduled for auction. Of these, 250 properties were sold and 70 passed in. Two properties sold after auction and seven prior to auction. This was a clearance rate of 78% based on 332 auction results available (according to realestate.com.au data). As recently reported in realestate.com.au, price growth in Melbourne in …
Home Heating and Cooling Upgrades Program for Rental Properties
Rental properties are now eligible for a $1000 rebate to replace inefficient heaters and coolers through the Home Heating and Cooling Upgrades Program. The rebate is designed to support rental providers install the most effective and efficient heating and cooling system for the home in the hope of making rental properties safer, healthier and more comfortable. Individual rental providers …
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Melbourne Weekend Auction Results
The week ending 29th January, 2022 saw 396 Melbourne properties scheduled for auction. Of these, 155 properties were sold and 45 passed in. Two properties sold after auction and one prior to auction. This is a clearance rate of 77% based on 206 auction results available (according to realestate.com.au data). As we get back into the swing of a new year, people are wondering what will lie …
We love our happy clients – Scott
We love hearing what our happy clients have to say about their experience with Chamberlain Property Advocates. We helped Scott buy his first house! This is what Scott had to say: "I just got my first house thanks to Wendy Chamberlain. Going into something like this is daunting, you don't know what to expect..but the service was ..fast..timely and I had my own house in a month". …
Melbourne Weekend Auction Results
The week ending 22nd January, 2022 saw 169 properties scheduled for auction. Of these, 60 properties were sold and 18 passed in. One property sold after auction. This is a clearance rate of 77% based on 79 auction results available (according to realestate.com.au data). It is not unusual for auctions to dip in January - a very different time of the year compared to last month which had …
Use a security switch to swap over your home loan
Want to buy and sell at the same time but unsure what to do about your existing home loan? You may be able to switch it over to your new purchase. A security switch effectively means swapping your home loan from your existing loan to your new purchase. In other words, rolling over an existing bank loan (once you sell property one) into a new purchase (property two), without the need for …
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We love our happy clients – Nick
We love hearing what our happy clients have to say about their experience with Chamberlain Property Advocates. We helped Nick with his property needs. Nick's home sale was in Fitzroy over looking the Carlton Gardens and The Royal Exhibition Building. The auction was conducted on Zoom with Nick dialing in from New Zealand. Several would-be first home buyers tussled it out for the …
Can’t afford to buy into your dream suburb? Try finding your new home near neighbouring train stations.
Priced out of your dream suburb? Try looking into properties near neighbouring train stations. Buying a home just one or two train stops further down the train line, could save you a lot of money. To illustrate, an extra two minutes on the Upfield line between Royal Park and Brunswick's Jewell station could save you upwards of $400,000. Searching for your new home one stop further along a …
We love our happy clients – Sara
We love hearing what our happy clients have to say about their experience with Chamberlain Property Advocates. We helped Sara with her property needs. This is what Sara had to say. As a first time property seller, the best decision I made was to reach out to Wendy. She and her team were fantastic, worked in total collaboration with the real estate agent, and their communication was …
Selling your home? Have you considered staging?
There are many things to consider when selling your home. The best possible price is one such thing! Staging your home, also known as property styling, can help achieve this. Staging your home involves making a good first impression. Staging can transform your home and can highlight its best features to the potential buyer. Staging tasks can involve things like de-cluttering, …
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