Property Markets

A lot of investors don’t give much thought to the way they choose to pay for their deposits but it can impact borrowing capacity and tax effectiveness.

The latest property market figures show Australian capital cities are still a two-tiered system and it’s Melbourne that’s leading the charge.

The suburbs of Preston, Strathmore, Thornbury, Aberfeldie and Glenroy have taken over from the previous power suburbs in the city’s inner-east.

Multinational firm PricewaterhouseCoopers says letting property purchasers to decide whether to pay stamp duties upfront or land tax in smaller instalments could help with housing affordability and mobility.

The real estate market is generally slowing in Australia right now but there’s record high numbers of new real estate agents.

Melburnians are the most optimistic of them all

South-East Queensland is giving Melbourne a run for its money in the property market stakes. While Melbourne is still Australia’s best performing Australian capital city

Housing investor loan growth has slowed to its lowest speed in two years, reined in by the banks’ tougher lending practices and increased home loan

It’s been a great start to the year for Melbourne’s property market, the city has been returning the best numbers since last winter in fact.

A new report from CoreLogic-Moody’s Analytics puts Melbourne as Australia’s most overpriced property market. The Australia Home Index report from CoreLogic released this week says