Melbourne Property Market Research

It’s easy to see why real estate is such an appealing investment option. Residential property is all around us and unlike stocks or other asset classes, we all broadly understand how to make money from real estate. You buy property, rent it out to pay off the mortgage, and eventually sell it for more than […]

When you’re buying or selling a home, you will partner with the same group of professionals for advice and services. Lawyers or conveyancers, banks or brokers, property inspectors and pest inspectors. The list goes on. But there’s one type of professional that sellers engage and buyers tend to skip. The real estate agent. Sure, you […]

So, you’re looking to invest in real estate. You either want to buy your first investment property or strengthen and diversify your investment portfolio.  But who do you call to help you make this happen? There are bad actors and conflicts of interest in today’s real estate industry, not to mention “experts” who are ill-equipped […]

Everyone who is interested in building a real estate portfolio has the same over-arching goal. We all want to make money, and preferably, plenty of it! Some people are starting from the ground floor and looking to purchase their first investment property, while others are looking to diversify and strengthen their position. Many investors are […]

Smart property investment is about creating long-term wealth. Put simply, you want the properties you purchase to increase in value as much as possible over time. If you’re serious about property investment, your strategy should focus on capital growth rather than rental yield. However, many of the key concepts mentioned in this article apply regardless of […]

The average Australian does 7 months of research before buying a new car (AFR). How much time did you spend researching your last investment property?

What are Melbourne house prices doing? We’ll update this article regularly, so that you can revisit it, and see firsthand the most important graph that we track.

We know from experience that you can buy a good investment property when prices fall and markets soften.

Rising interest rates will affect Melbourne house prices – price growth will go down because borrowing costs increase and buyers can’t spend as much. Before April 2022, the last time the Reserve Bank raised the Target Cash Rate was November 2010. It’s been a long time since the property market has dealt with a rate […]

We found the site, conducted a feasibility, negotiated the purchase, oversaw planning and design, and tendered the build. The site is under construction now..

Wealth is created through asset appreciation not through cashflow. If you want to truly make a better future for yourself and your family through property investment, then you should absolutely prioritise capital growth over rental yield. The most successful property investors recognise this truth, and invest in the type of properties that increase the most […]

The truth is that of all the development-friendly properties on the market across Melbourne at any one time, fewer than 5% of them deliver a strong profit. No kidding.