The wrong objective: why most investment mistakes happen before the search begins
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Rates, conflict, cost of living: How to buy property when nothing feels certain
By Jarrod McCabe Property markets move in cycles, and every cycle produces periods where sentiment turns negative. High interest rates,…
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Group sale: Selling an apartment block to a developer
By Jarrod McCabe We’ve spoken often about the importance of land value as a component of property investment. With houses,…
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Activity Centres: a SWOT analysis for Melbourne’s property market
By Jarrod McCabe Housing affordability is a perennial fixture of the property debate, and governments are always looking for levers…
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Bellarine or Mornington? The Great Coast Divide
By Jarrod McCabe With the holiday season upon us, many Melburnians are making their annual pilgrimage to the coast. And…
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Proposed underquoting reforms: good intentions, unintended consequences
By Jarrod McCabe and Jordan Telfer In our recent article on underquoting, we explored why a ‘bad quote’ often reflects…
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Underquoting or market madness? The quote range is just one piece of the puzzle
The issue of underquoting has raised its head again, with a reported surge in complaints from would-be home buyers, leading…
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Victoria’s Rental Reforms: What Owners Must Know
by Jarrod McCabe and Jordan Telfer Victoria’s rental landscape is shifting again, with a suite of changes to the…
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Apartments and Land: Understanding the True Value
Melbourne’s spring property market is gathering momentum, with first-home buyers re-entering after years on the sidelines. Federal Government incentives that…
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Deceased estates: Avoid disputes, maximise value and legacy
Losing a loved one brings profound grief, compounded by the practical demands of managing their estate – especially when it…
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Mastering Auction Powerplays Between Bidders, Vendors and Agents
As the Spring market ramps up and with weekend auctions numbers clicking into the 1000s, bidding competition is intensifying. With…
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First Home Buyer Pitfalls: Avoiding Costly Mistakes in Today’s Property Market
First-time buyers are driving strong demand for two-bedroom apartments this spring. Buying your first property is more than securing a…
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Interstate Property Investment: Unlocking Opportunities Beyond Your Home City
In recent years, investing in property from afar – interstate or in another city – has gained momentum. What started…
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Optimising Returns: A Case Study in Strategy to Sell Your Property
Experience tells us that strong outcomes in residential property don’t come from shortcuts. You might have a loyal renter keen…
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Q & O: Your Melbourne Property Investor Questions Answered
With Jordan Telfer and Brenton Potter Momentum is building in Melbourne’s property market – and with it, intensified focus…
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Property Downsizing: Strategies for a Smooth Transition
For many, the property journey is all about climbing the ladder – moving from a first home to a family…
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The Power of Patience: A Case Study in Strategic Property Buying
By Jarrod McCabe and Brenton Potter Patience is one of the most critical – and often underestimated – qualities…
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Winter is Here, but Melbourne’s Property Market is Warming Up
Winter is coming – but for Melbourne’s property market, that doesn’t have to mean tough times ahead. While April was…
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Villa Units: Melbourne’s Overlooked Investment Gem
As Melbourne’s property market stirs after a subdued couple of years, buyers and investors are re-examining their options in anticipation…
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Empowering First Home Buyers: Melbourne’s Market Shifts in Their Favour
Housing affordability has been front and centre in my conversations with clients and colleagues, especially as both major political parties…
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Momentum Returns: How Politics and Rates are Re-shaping Melbourne’s Property Market
With property affordability dominating headlines and the federal election fast approaching, Melbourne’s property market dynamics are shifting. In the past…
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More than a go-between: How property managers add strategic value
by Jordan Telfer with guest Francesca Gulluni Effective property…
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The Compromises You Should and Should Not Make When Buying Property
No property is ever truly perfect, no matter how hard you look. Even those who build from scratch typically later…
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‘Time in’ or ‘Timing’ the property market. Which strategy is more likely to build wealth?
The perennial question of ‘time in the market’ versus ‘timing the market’ is re-emerging as increasingly relevant as Melbourne’s market…
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Social media is changing the game in real estate marketing
with Luke Saville from The Agency When it comes to selling real estate, marketing is always key – after all,…
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Reflecting on the Trends That Defined Melbourne’s 2024 Property Market
As we approach the close of 2024, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the property market’s performance and consider…
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Costly Mistakes Investors Make When Managing Their Property
The national property market is showing signs of increased investor activity. The market is seeing a mix of experienced investors…
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Studios, pools and pizza ovens: Do these additions add value to a property?
With the cost of living still dominating the headlines, inflation (though easing) a constant worry, and building costs remaining high,…
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The property questions new clients commonly ask us
By Jarrod McCabe and Brenton Potter When we sit down for our first meeting with clients, there’s a common…
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Overcoming Barriers to Buying an Investment Property
For many Australians, buying a property is one of the most significant decisions they will make, often accompanied by a…
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Why Melbourne could now be the place to invest in property
Poor growth over the past two to three years, a decline in investor activity, and limited buyer numbers has seen…
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Why, when and how to buy your second investment property
With national investor home loans surging and major cities experiencing varying levels of growth, now could be the perfect time…
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Victoria’s ‘Big Build’: What it means for your property investments
The past few years, and especially the period since the COVID-19 pandemic, have seen a surge of infrastructure construction in…
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Melbourne Spring Property Market: What Can We Expect?
With Melbourne’s Spring selling season approaching, and supply and activity picking up, it provides a valuable time to gauge how…
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Auctioneer insights to win an auction
Auction insights with Director of Marshall White Port Phillip, Kaine Lanyon We are well and truly heading towards the spring…
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From Occupier and Owner: Tenants Bid to Buy the Property They Rent
By Jarrod McCabe and Jordan Telfer With Melbourne property prices remaining subdued, the gap between rental costs and mortgage repayments…
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Q & O: Answering your Melbourne property investment questions
The property investment landscape is overflowing with opinions and commentary, some helpful, some a distraction and some downright misleading. At…
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Hidden attributes of Melbourne: Secret spots locals love
Beyond the well known municipal and lifestyle features that deservedly make Melbourne one of the world’s most liveable cities, lie…
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Could cost of living pressures start a new regional migration wave?
As the cost of living crisis continues to squeeze Victorians, many are seeking affordable housing and lifestyle alternatives in regional…
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From basic to brilliant: The Melbourne suburbs transformed by gentrification
Like other major cities around the world, Melbourne has undergone significant gentrification of once undesirable, working class suburbs. But what…
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Research before buying property – what does this actually involve?
There’s an oft trotted out line in Melbourne when it comes to property investment – that Research is not just…
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The 5 buyer mistakes to avoid during Melbourne’s winter property market
As winter approaches, the property market tends to slow down. But that doesn’t mean you should, if you’re looking to…
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Gen Z want to invest in property. Is it possible?
With special guest Mark McCrindle, social analyst and demographer Each generation’s economic and social experience is different, and…
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Technological advances have transformed the way we buy property
Technological advancements have revolutionised many aspects of our lives, with the real estate sector witnessing significant transformations. Over the last…
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Strategies for Melbourne’s surging rental market
By Jarrod McCabe and Jordan Telfer With Melbourne’s rental market running hot as we kick off 2024, let’s take a…
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How did the Melbourne property market perform this spring?
While most people have their eyes firmly fixed towards the festive season and holiday break once we tick over into…
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Top 3 factors that influence Melbourne’s property prices
by Jarrod McCabe With a career background in valuations, I’ve always been fascinated by property price movements. Particularly the complex…
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Managing FOMO and FOBO when buying property
Buying a property is one of the biggest decisions of your lifetime. There’s a multitude of crucial considerations to navigate,…
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Buy property now or wait until the new year?
By Jarrod McCabe & Brenton Potter As Spring selling season heads further into November, and the festive season draws closer,…
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The shifts and trends shaping Melbourne’s Spring property market
While every Spring sees Melbourne’s market activity intensify, each year’s selling season has particular dynamics shaping the state of play…
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When is it necessary to pay a premium for a property?
No one wants to pay a premium for property, but sometimes it’s an imperative. It’s particularly important during rising markets…
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Why is the rental crisis so hard to solve?
As cost of living pressures escalate, home ownership becomes increasingly challenging, and the rental supply dwindles, fierce political, social, and…
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How to Ruin a Sales Campaign: 6 Mistakes that Sink Property Prices
Melbourne’s Spring property season is upon us and many vendors will be gearing-up for their sales campaigns. It’s typically a…
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Should You Renovate Your Investment Property? When and How to Decide
Interest rates, uncertain market dynamics and the initial specter of rental caps have seen many investors left pondering the future…
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Reminiscing with Richard: ‘Time in’ the market, not ‘timing’ the market is key
Time is an important resource within property investment, just as it is throughout all aspects of our life. And time…
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From auctions to off-markets: the best method to sell your property
While we are currently in the midst of winter, the Spring selling season is fast approaching. As such, many future…
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Restrictive Covenants: What Every Buyer Should Know
with lawyer Justin Lawrence of Henderson & Ball Property and law intersect regularly, so it pays to know key…
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What to do when someone approaches you to buy your property
Attracting buyers as part of a traditional sales campaign involves planning, time and resources. But what happens when a potential…
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Reminiscing with Richard: Key considerations when investing in property
Our latest episode in the Reminiscing with Richard series picks up where we left off in our last chat, where…
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What makes a suburb the location of choice for an investor?
What makes a great investment property? It’s a question we’re always asked at Wakelin Property Advisory, and with good reason.…
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“My Wife’s Brother-in-Law’s Cousin Said…”: Questionable Property Advice to Watch Out For
with Jarrod McCabe and guest Jordan Telfer. Property advice and theories can come from all directions. Some are sound and…
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Getting ahead of Melbourne’s property market recovery
There are strong signals that the property market is moving into recovery mode, and a lot sooner than many people…
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Reminiscing with Richard: The founding principles of Wakelin
At Wakelin Property Advisory, we’re fortunate to have more than half a century of property investment experience, which forms the…
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Buying before auction – a sound strategy or gamble?
We’re now starting to see the Melbourne property market stabilise after the volatility caused by the sharp and ongoing interest…
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Melbourne’s prestige property market with agent Joel Fredman
The prestige property market can be a world unto itself, often running at different angles than broader market trends. One…
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The impact of premium schools zones on property values
Whilst the broader property market has softened over the last 12 months, Domain’s School Zone report shows houses within public…
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Is the appeal fading for regional property markets?
It’s clear that the property market is undergoing a period of re-calibration after the COVID-19 price boom. And while capital…
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Is a holiday home a good investment?
The summer vacation is over, but should you buy that holiday home? For most of us summer holidays are well…
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The growing appeal of Melbourne’s inner west
Jarrod McCabe talks with local, Brenton Potter Melbourne’s inner western suburbs have come a long way since the rough…
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Q & O: Your Melbourne property investment questions answered
There’s no shortage of opinions and commentary across the property investment landscape – some of it valuable, but a lot…
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Your first purchase: home or investment property?
Jarrod McCabe and guest Stuart Wemyss, owner and Director of ProSolution Private Clients A question often asked by first…
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Not all property managers are created equal
By Jordan Telfer and Jarrod McCabe While most mainstream investment asset classes, such as shares or funds, are passive, direct…
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Building equity in your property
While it would be nice, most property owners don’t have the funds to buy a property outright. Hefty bank loans…
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Should you buy an investment property where you live?
As the old adage goes, home is where the heart is. And while that certainly makes sense for owner occupier…
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Strategies to Secure a Property That Has Passed In
This spring is likely to see reduced auction clearance rates and a higher number of homes passed in, with demand…
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Sydney’s property market insights with Veronica Morgan
Melbourne and Sydney’s markets are both coming off a period of record growth, which saw frenzied buyer demand and fear…
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What to inspect at an Open for Inspection
As the winter chill begins to thaw and we move towards the warmer Spring months, listings will begin to ramp…
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Hold or fold: when to keep your home as an investment property
Over the years we’ve had many clients ask whether or not they should keep a former home as an investment…
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Apartments and Owners Corporations: know what you’re buying into
When considering a prospective apartment, most buyers quite rightly focus on identifying potential upgrades and faults with the property. Spotting…
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Melbourne’s Rental Market Recovery: Q&A With Rebecca Berry
Q & A with Rebecca Berry, Head of Property Management, Belle Property St Kilda & Brighton Melbourne’s rental market…
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Buying property in a cooling market
It was only last August that we released an episode advising how to assess a property’s value in a rising…
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Building and pest inspections: An expert’s insight
Q & A with Peter Alexander from Safehome Building Inpections You’re probably well and truly familiar with the old real…
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An insider’s guide to real estate jargon
For those not working in the real estate industry everyday, the jargon can often be a little confusing. Some terminology…
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A buyer’s market or a balanced market?
Over the last two years, we’ve seen stellar market growth across Australia’s property sector. However, towards the end of 2021,…
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The Ins and Outs of adding value to apartments
While Melbourne’s apartment market hasn’t seen the same levels of capital growth compared to the housing market in recent years, we’ve still seen some strong results for well appointed apartments in the right locations.
Melbourne apartments: under vs over capitalising
With an influx of modern apartments onto Melbourne’s property market in recent years, livability expectations for both buyers and renters has increased significantly.
The State of Melbourne’s Apartment Market
Understanding Melbourne’s apartment market Expert insights from Jarrod McCabe & Jordan Telfer While Melbourne’s housing market has seen phenomenal price…
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Elections, policies and the property market.
Elections bring about differing agendas and policies from prospective political parties, which can impact on people’s day to day life,…
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Jarrod and Richard’s Best Career Property Buys
Between them, Wakelin Property Advisory Founder, Richard Wakelin and Director, Jarrod McCabe have purchased hundreds upon hundreds of Melbourne homes…
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Bidding techniques to win property auctions
For many, buying a property at auction is one of the biggest investment decisions they will make in their lives.…
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Bridesmaid suburbs can satisfy property aspirations
Buyers often start off the purchasing process with an ideal property in mind, however like most things in life, ideals…
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Behind the curtain of off-market properties
There are many ways to buy and sell a property – traditional outdoor auctions, expressions of interest, private sales, and…
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Understanding the Statement of Information when buying a property
Given the strong current demand across Melbourne’s property market, many buyers are looking for any avenue possible to gain an…
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Expression of Interest: How Does It Work for Property Buyers?
COVID-19 certainly shook up Melbourne’s property market, forcing vendors, buyers and agents alike to adapt to less conventional methods. That…
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A very different Spring market
Finally, Melbourne’s property market has some light at the end of the tunnel as Victoria cautiously charts its course out…
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Red flags buyers often miss
The pent up supply and demand simmering away during Melbourne’s extended lockdown is set to result in strong market activity…
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How to assess a property’s value in a rising market
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Despite ongoing lockdowns stifling market activity, strong demand continues to underpin Melbourne’s property market. While there is no shortage of…
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The difference between an investment property and a home
While buying a home is driven by personal preferences, emotions and lifestyle factors, purchasing an investment property should be an…
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The underquoting debate: buyer, vendor and agent perspectives
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There’s been a lot of talk in the media about the issue of underquoting. It’s a perennial topic that always…
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Winter is the time to prepare for Spring
Winter is certainly upon us in Melbourne, which typically sees many people’s property investment activity head into hibernation. But unlike…
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Suburb idiosyncrasies within Melbourne’s property market
When selecting an investment property it’s critical you understand the characteristics and idiosyncrasies of its particular suburb, and how that…
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Navigating Lockdowns – Proceed, Postpone or Pivot?
Within the space of hours, months of auction planning was thrown to the wayside, as it became clear Melbourne was…
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Floorplan Fundamentals for Investors
A functional and aesthetically pleasing floor plan is a key attribute of a high growth property asset. When buying a…
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Navigating the Pitfalls of Buying Heritage Property
Owning a proud piece of Victoria’s heritage can be extremely rewarding, but it does add an extra layer of consideration…
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Capitalising on the rental reforms
How property investors can optimise Victoria’s new rental laws There’s been unease amongst a number of property investors in relation…
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The optimal time to sell your property?
There’s a lot out of your control when selling property. You won’t have much luck trying to directly influence macro…
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Understanding auction dynamics
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Victoria is gearing up for a massive weekend of auctions, with the Real Estate Institute of Victoria reporting there are…
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Why government housing incentives lead property investors astray
There’s a host of government incentives available to prospective property purchasers in Victoria at the moment. However, while any financial…
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Melbourne opens up: See you at the next open for inspection!
As we head into the Christmas break, it’s been announced that in-person open for inspections are now once again permitted.…
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Iconic Melbourne homes
Melbourne’s property market has helped define the city we know and love. From our unique and iconic residential auctions, to…
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