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Melbourne’s Property Market Just Went Up 0.6% in March!

Rolling 3 month change in dwelling values state capitals

Dear Fellow Property Investor, Did you know that after remaining virtually flat in February (-0.1%), CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index (HVI) posted the first month-on-month rise since April 2022, up 0.6% in March. Dwelling values were higher across the four largest capital cities and most of the broad ‘rest-of-state’ regions, led by a 1.4% gain in Sydney and 0.6% in Melbourne. CoreLogic’s Research Director, Tim Lawless, put the rise down to a combination of low advertised stock levels, extremely tight rental conditions and additional demand from overseas migration. “Although interest...

What’s your Property Investing Game Plan for 2023?

What’s your Property Investing Game Plan for 2023?

Dear Fellow Property Investor, Let me ask you something. Do you have a game plan for 2023? Or will you simply sit on the sidelines and wait for a clear market recovery to take place before you start buying investment properties? Will you watch savvy, educated, market-ready investors snap up all the bargains at the bottom of the Melbourne property cycle (which in my opinion by the way has already bottomed out in November 2022), or will you join them? You see all the economic indicators are pointing to the Melbourne property market starting to slowly move into the next phase of the property...

Right Now In 2023, The Melbourne Property Market Is Experiencing ‘A Perfect Storm’ Of Buying Opportunities For Educated And Market Ready Investors!

Population growth graph

Dear Fellow Property Investor, These are the following reasons why NOW is the Perfect Storm! 1. Chinese buyers return to Australia's housing market and snap up properties, sparking fears prices could rise even further! Foreign buyers are returning to the Australian property market; the fear is, they could drive up the cost of homes for Aussies already struggling to buy one. China was the largest source of investment for residential real estate investment proposals by number and value ($0.6 billion), as it was in 2021-22 and 2020-21. The next two largest sources of residential investment...

“Mass exodus” from Sydney continues…Melbourne remains the most popular Australian city to move to in 2023

The latest data from national removalist booking platform Muval has revealed Australians are continuing their exodus from Sydney, looking strongly in favour of Melbourne.

Dear Friend, The latest data from national removalist booking platform Muval has revealed Australians are continuing their exodus from Sydney, looking strongly in favour of Melbourne. Inbound enquiries show the laneway capital remains streets ahead of the rest According to the platform, Melbourne was the most popular city to move to in 2022, with the February figures showing the city accounted for the most eyeballs. 28% of all major metro inbound moving enquiries were for Melbourne. This is an increase from last January when Melbourne accounted for 24%. Brisbane took second place with 21%...

Chinese buyers return to Australia’s housing market and snap up properties sparking fears prices could rise even further!

Chinese buyers return to Australia

Dear Friend, Did you know that foreign buyers are returning to the Australian property market, with fears they could drive up the cost of homes for Aussies already struggling to buy a home? China was the largest source of investment in Australian residential real estate, with $1.6 billion invested in the six months to the end of December last year, according to official figures. The Chinese government has also instructed its students to return to foreign campuses for face-to-face teaching. Chinese property experts believe that Australia is the most popular destination for people from...

The best time to BUY from a ‘market timing’ perspective is NOW…

Best time to buy property in Melbourne

Dear Friend, Permit me to get straight to the point… The best time to BUY from a ‘market timing’ perspective is NOW… See below; The best time to BUY is NOW… Don’t say 2 years from now that I didn’t tell you so… I often get asked by property investors; ‘What’s more important; the timing of the market or time in the market?’, and my answer is, and has always been the same for the last 20 years… It’s always time in the market rather than the timing of the market, that will make you money, as property investing is a long-term game! Hence, don’t wait to buy an investment property, rather, buy...

BREAKING NEWS! Australia’s high-end regional markets prices go back to pre-COVID-19 levels. (hate to say I told you so)

Dear Fellow Property Investor, Australia’s COVID-induced whirlwind love affair with the country’s hottest regional cities has run its course with values declining sharply as vendor discounts climb and days on market blow out. CoreLogic’s Regional Market Update, which examines Australia’s 25 largest non-capital city regions, shows 13 areas recorded an increase in house values over the year to January 2023, down from 21 over the year to October 2022. The South East region in South Australia, which includes areas such as Kangaroo Island, the Fleurieu Peninsula and the Limestone Coast, was...

[NEW VIDEO]: Melbourne Property Market Update February 2023

Melbourne Property Market Update February 2023 - Konrad Bobilak

Don’t miss out, CLICK HERE to get up to date video education from Konrad Bobilak. Dear Fellow Property Investor, Deepest house price falls on record won’t make property more affordable: The deepest housing downturn on record is unlikely to make the property market more affordable over the next 12 months because mortgage repayments are rising so fast, experts warn. The rising cash rate will reduce buyers’ borrowing power more deeply than house prices fall, economists predict, leaving many still unable to get into the market because of rising repayments. Many recent home buyers will also be...

[NEW VIDEO]: The Melbourne Residential Property Market Update December 2022

The Melbourne Residential Property Market Update December 2022

Don’t miss out, CLICK HERE to get up to date video education from Konrad Bobilak. Why landlords will be LAUGHING next year as property prices increase and a housing shortage continues to push up rents! SQM Research is expecting strong property price rises in 2023 as rate rises stop Reserve Bank was also tipped to cut interest rates in second half of next year This could see Sydney's median home prices rise by 8 to 12 per cent in 2023 Managing director Louis Christopher said tight rental market to spur recovery Investor landlords are set to benefit next year as house prices start rising...