The Melbourne property market has been going gang busters for the last few years. In fact it’s been the strongest performing property market this cycle. But what does the future hold for Melbourne property prices? That’s a question Domain recently asked 5 economists who were generally upbeat believing there is still plenty of life left

The Melbourne housing market has been quite resilient to a slowdown, despite higher mortgage rates and tighter credit policies. Overall growth and residential property values remain healthy, but at a combined capital city level it’s not quite as strong as what it was a year ago. It’s anticipated the market will continue to see values rise, and

Investors new and off the plan apartments in a range of Melbourne suburbs will face tougher hurdles to get a mortgage and have to jump through additional deposit hoops and face more stringent practices around cash out loans. Citi Bank has black listed a range of Melbourne suburbs where they have tightened their lending criteria for

CoreLogic’s July data indicates that Melbourne housing market is looking more resilient to a slowdown compared with Sydney. However, it’s clear that the growth conditions are starting to ease. As the market develops so quickly, it is recommended to stay up to date with all the latest housing market research. Also, you can check out

You’d have to be living under a rock not to know that Melbourne has been running neck and neck with Sydney as the hottest property market for the last few years, but it may surprise you to know this is nothing new. The following graph from Corelogic shows what’s been going on not over the

CoreLogic’s June housing market review this month reveals that the Melbourne’s auction market seems to be more resilient to a slowdown compared with Sydney, despite the recent softening. May usually suffers from a seasonal downturn, but the housing market in Melbourne remains as diverse as ever. It’s important not to draw too many conclusions from this

In years gone by, property investors would bypass apartments instead preferring to invest in a house on a big block of land. But as demographics shift with more one and two person households, more of us are trading backyards for courtyards and balconies, and investors are increasingly seeing the value of apartment as investments. While

Melbourne is the most liveable city in the world! Now you could say I’m biased (and I am) but it’s been named the world’s most liveable city for the sixth year in a row by the Economist Intelligence Unit’s liveability survey of 140 cities. Melbourne received an overall score of 97.5 out of 100, scoring

The Melbourne market has been much more resilient, with annual growth in dwelling values slipping below the 10 per cent mark for the first time since May last year, to reach 9.8 per cent at the end of March 2016. The current growth cycle has been running since values troughed in May 2012. Through to March 2016,

Latest research by Eliza Owen from onthehouse.com.au has revealed that Mont Albert Road is Victoria’s new number one destination for million-dollar houses. Based in the affluent neighbourhood of Canterbury, Mont Albert Road has stormed up the chart to steal the crown from Brighton’s Cole Street, which has dropped down to fifth place after taking out