Stay informed with the latest real estate news, market trends, and expert insights for Melbourne City. Our blog covers everything you need to know about the property market in Australia.
Think you overpaid for a Melbourne house? Compare your purchase with genuinely comparable local sales, the circumstances of the transaction and current market evidence before deciding whether to hold, renovate or sell.
A softer Melbourne market creates opportunity—but also more ways for buyers to misread value. Learn how to verify price guides, assess underquoting risk, compare private sales and auctions, evaluate off-market property and negotiate with a clear limit.
When Melbourne auction clearance rates sit around 60%, preparation matters more than emotion. Learn how to assess the suburb, review the contract, secure finance, set a bidding limit and negotiate after a pass-in.
After the RBA held the cash rate at 4.35%, Melbourne buyers still face a timing decision. This guide weighs borrowing capacity, repayments, market softness, holding periods, cash buffers and property fundamentals.
Is an $800k mortgage in Melbourne affordable? This guide explains repayments, APRA’s debt-to-income rules, the 3% serviceability buffer, interest-rate risk and the real costs of owning a home.
Melbourne’s softer property market may give buyers more negotiating power. Learn how to read vendor discounts, days on market, auction results and comparable sales before making an offer.
Victoria is proposing seven-day auction reserve price disclosure rules from October 2026. This guide explains what the proposed changes could mean for Melbourne buyers, sellers and agents—and why the Bill is not yet law.
A building and pest report can list dozens of items without proving a property is unsafe. This Melbourne buyer’s guide explains how to weigh severity, structural movement, repair costs and contract options before deciding whether to renegotiate, proceed or walk away.
Should you buy in Melbourne now or wait for prices to fall? This guide compares market direction, borrowing capacity, rent, holding periods and property-level risks so buyers can make a decision based on their finances and long-term plans.