by Konrad Bobilak | Mar 6, 2017 | property
The Victorian Government’s release of 100,000 new housing lots in Melbourne will do nothing for the city’s housing affordability problems, urban planning and industry experts say. Under the plan, housing blocks will be rezoned and 17 new suburbs will be...
by Konrad Bobilak | Mar 6, 2017 | property
PHOTO: The new suburbs will be in Melbourne’s outer north, north-west and south-east. (Supplied: Victoria Planning Authority) In an effort to tackle the problem of housing affordability “head on”, the Victorian Government is rezoning 100,000...
by Konrad Bobilak | Feb 27, 2017 | property
It’s never been harder for first home buyers to get onto the property ladder – so now it’s becoming a family affair. Sibling mortgages are the latest solution to the housing affordability crisis that’s locking an increasing proportion of young Australians out of the...
by Konrad Bobilak | Feb 27, 2017 | property
IF YOU live in a capital city, you can be excused for thinking real estate prices have jumped the shark. Sydney’s median house price is well over a $1 million, and Melbourne isn’t far behind. So what does it take for a young person to break into the market? We spoke...
by Konrad Bobilak | Feb 27, 2017 | property
While the Gladstone market has been declining for the past four to five years, it all seemed to come to a head in 2016, according to HTW’s February 2017 update. But the valuation firm says despite the years of negative publicity regarding the Gladstone market, the...
by Konrad Bobilak | Feb 21, 2017 | property
Image: Massive test ahead: almost 1400 homes likely to go under the hammer next weekend.Photo: Dan Soderstorm Another significant rise in auction numbers has failed to quell buyer activity, as momentum continues to build in what is clearly unfolding as yet...