Buying In The New Financial Year – Here Is What You Need To Know

by Wendy Chamberlain | Jul 24, 2026 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home

All the statistics are showing that this new financial year has kicked off with a buyers market, which means it’s time to prepare your home-buying strategy. It always pays to start by exploring all the potential government grants and home-buying assistance...

June Property Report

by Wendy Chamberlain | Jul 17, 2026 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home

The June quarter statistics showed property prices softening in most Australian capital cities including Melbourne, where median house prices dropped to $920,000 according to CoreLogic’s June 2026 Hedonic Home Value Index. This isn’t unusual for winter, and...

How To Recognise a “Buyers’ Market”

by Wendy Chamberlain | Jul 10, 2026 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home

When buying or selling property in Melbourne, it pays to understand what sort of market you’re transacting in. If you’re buying in a buyer’s market, you have the upper hand when it comes to negotiations. And if you’re selling in a buyer’s...

New Anti Money Laundering Laws To Affect Home Buyers and Sellers

by Wendy Chamberlain | Jul 3, 2026 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home

Property buyers and sellers will be impacted by the federal government’s new Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) laws, introducing mandatory identity verification and risk assessment frameworks effective from July 1st, 2026. The purpose...

Coping With ‘Open For Inspection’ While Living In The Home

by Wendy Chamberlain | Jun 26, 2026 | Auctions, Buying a Home, Real Estate News, Selling a Home

Unless you’re a natural neat-freak, living in your home while it’s on the market is hard work! Getting it to that ‘show-home’ state for once or twice weekly inspections while your everyday life continues can certainly be a challenge. While the...