by Konrad Bobilak | Jun 13, 2017 | property
The number of million-dollar suburbs in Melbourne has quadrupled in the past five years, and despite talks of a slowdown, property prices will likely rise further, the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) says. Data from the REIV shows in the first three months of...
by Konrad Bobilak | Jun 13, 2017 | property
The lack of affordability in Australia’s largest capital cities is spreading as city investors buy into familiar regional centres, such as Albury. On a recent roadshow with the Real Estate Institute of NSW, I was struck by the variable performance of the housing...
by Konrad Bobilak | Jun 8, 2017 | property
John McGrath, founder of the McGrath real estate advisory empire, has dismissed concerns of a property “bubble” saying he has seen such talk “time and time again over 30 years and the ‘doom and gloom’ predictions simply haven’t...
by Konrad Bobilak | Jun 8, 2017 | property
People living in Melbourne’s most affordable suburbs are more likely to be obese, at risk of chronic disease and have little or no exercise, a recent study shows. Craigieburn, Roxburgh Park and Campbellfield topped the charts for the most unhealthy postcodes in...
by Konrad Bobilak | Jun 8, 2017 | property
Home owners are swooping on neighbouring properties to amass significant land parcels suitable for apartment developments. It comes as Melbourne’s middle and outer suburbs continue to grow denser, as the city grapples with population growth and decreasing housing...
by Konrad Bobilak | May 30, 2017 | property
Eight dilapidated public housing estates around Melbourne will be demolished and developers handed the sites to rebuild with a mix of social housing, private apartments and some commercial development. Developers were this week invited to bid to be part of the...