The Reserve Bank's latest action could create some movement at the entry level. The latest 50-basis-point cut in the cash rate by the Reserve Bank looks set to stimulate sales, a welcome move that could push up prices in at least two key property categories. Analysts expect buy... Read more

The NSW government must look at compulsory land acquisition to solve Sydney’s housing shortage, says a leading development industry group. The Urban Development Institute of Australia said fragmented land ownership was making development unviable across much of the south-west gr... Read more

Inner city units are still a top investment choice despite flat market conditions, according to Australia’s leading property experts. Finding affordable investment properties close to major cities has become increasingly difficult, however savvy investors can capitalise on the g... Read more

Victorian first-home buyers are expected to flock to the market ahead of the financial year’s end, before bonus buyers grants of up to $19,500 expire. The Victorian budget, announced Tuesday, will not continue to fund the state-based bonuses, which gave $13,000 to first-time bu... Read more

THE Reserve Bank has slashed lending rates by half a percentage point, surprising many analysts in a move that places massive pressure on banks to pass on some relief to home loan customers. The RBA this afternoon revealed a 0.50 percentage point cut to the cash rate, bringing ... Read more

In good news for investors who are eyeing up the Perth market, recently released data indicates that the city's vacancy rate has taken a dive.   According to the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) preliminary figures, the three-monthly vacancy rate for metr... Read more

The median prices of houses rose in most capital cities in the first three months of 2012, stoking expectations that cuts to interest rates will fuel further gains. The average house price advanced 0.9 per cent in the March quarter, after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut rates ... Read more

The fundamentals are all in place: a strong state economy, rising wages and a surging population fuelled by mining activity in the north-west of Western Australia. But Perth’s residential market has remained stagnant. Prices have dropped steadily over the past two years, due to ... Read more

Victoria's population is predicted to soar and the fastest-growing suburbs will be the city's outer suburban growth areas and the CBD, Docklands and Maribyrnong. A new report, Victoria in Future 2012, shows that the state's population is expected to grow from 5.6 million to 7.3 ... Read more

Australian workers have watched world share markets ride a hair raising roller coaster of ups and downs for some time now. Thousands lost large chunks of their retirement nest eggs during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and more recently, as the European markets teeter on the b... Read more

According to the Confidence Kickstart WA property forum held in March, population growth and the mining boom are likely to drive consistent growth in WA, despite popular sentiment to the contrary.   National economics and finance commentator, Michael Pascoe said Australian... Read more

Australian karting icon Dave Sera has added a New Zealand Championship to his lengthy resume' at the New Zealand National Sprint Championships in Hamilton on the weekend. Competing in the Rotax Light category, in which he is a six-time Australian champion, Sera’s victory wa... Read more

Gone are the days when a pool or gym would suffice in a new apartment building. Now nightclubs, bars, shared dining facilities, poker rooms and yoga are being included to create "vertical villages" and provide communal spaces for residents. As a result, modern apartment blocks ... Read more

New or old, apartments will be a popular choice for Sydneysiders in 2012. It's just possible that apartments, especially those at the cheaper end, are one bright spot in Sydney's real estate market. Prices generally for units have performed better than those of houses during th... Read more

Rebecca Thistleton A further 600,000 homes will need to be built in Melbourne in the coming 20 years to meet demand, given that the city’s population is expected to hit 5 million by 2030. About half of these will need to be built in the city’s growth centres, according to Coll... Read more

Natalie Gerritsen Perth’s property market is at a tipping point, with the scarcity of rental properties finally threatening to inject some life into the flat sales market as tenants become buyers.   But a shortage of rentals is likely to continue as investors stay out of... Read more

Tax depreciation can make property investment more affordableTax depreciation is an allowable tax deduction for the cost of assets used in the running of a business or other form of income generation – such as investment property. Such deductions include interest ... Read more

Looking to invest? Pool your resources through joint ownership.Property prices in Australia are both a reward and an obstacle for investors. If you already own investment properties, the rise in house and unit prices in state capitals like Sydney and Melbourne has... Read more

The residential property market is inundated with great opportunities for investors. Each year the Australian Property Investor (API) magazine investigates the hottest 100 investment locations in the country. Money Choice has researched and listed properties for the following a... Read more

Investors looking for a stable return on investment through property should consider the benefits of investing in the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS). During times of global economic uncertainty a sure-footed investment is something all investors are k... Read more

Property or shares – Where to invest? Continued global economic uncertainty stemming from debt crises in Italy and Greece has seen share values in Australia take a pummeling in recent weeks and months. With unemployment figures in the United Kingdom and ... Read more

Units versus houses – where to invest? When it comes to investing in residential property, the traditional belief has been that houses present a more favourable return in terms of rental income and capital gain. However changing demographics and lifestyle choices amongst... Read more

Before You Renew Your Landlords Insurance PolicySome landlords often tend to overlook renewal of their landlord insurance policy and accept their premium as a routine cost of owning a rental property – especially when managing a portfolio of several buy-to-let pol... Read more

Time is swiftly looming for the end of the NSW Government’s stamp-duty concessions for off-the-plan purchases.   Since the 1st July 2010, those buying properties in New South Wales off the plan worth up to $600,000 in the pre-construction phase would pay no stamp duty und... Read more

Rents in Australia's most sought-after suburbs have increased by up to 13 per cent in the last year.Tenants are paying up to $60 a week more for accommodation than they were 12 months ago, according to figures released by RUN Property on Saturday.Fairfield in Melbourne had the hi... Read more

Award-winning architects' new designThe latest in the Michael L Yates & Co portfolio, 50 Claremont Street, South Yarra, is currently under construction.  Cosisting of 168 apartments on 20 levels, the entir development is worth $116 million.....   Read here... Read more

After a slow 2011 and with prices on hold - or dropping - it could be the year to act. Property experts universally declare that 2011, with its flat-to-falling market and low auction clearance rates, was a tough year. And they predict little change for the next 12 months. The R... Read more

The Queensland Government Building Boost has been extended by three months. The $10,000 offer was originally scheduled to stop on January 31 2012 after launching in August 2011.  Deputy Premier and Treasurer Andrew Fraser said the grant had delivered increased activity for... Read more

Sydney is expected to be the strongest performer among capital city housing markets this year, shrugging off the impact of European economic woes and shaky equity markets. Soaring housing demand, a lack of rental properties and strong employment will push Sydney property prices ... Read more

Now is the time when one can truly begin to envisage life within this impressive new building. The ground level entry and foyer have taken shape and one can start to appreciate the space and style that will greet residents as they enter Claremont. Rapidly taking shape is what is... Read more

AUSTRALIA'S housing crisis has worsened, with a shortfall of 186,000 dwellings prompting warnings of a slump in living standards and economic prosperity. In its latest report, the National Housing Supply Council found the gap between housing supply and demand widened by 28,000 ... Read more

Wayne Swan is entitled to be chirpy. The September-quarter national accounts are what Paul Keating would call ‘a beautiful set of numbers’.The economy is stronger than most economists thought. Gross domestic product in the September quarter rose 1 per cent, and GDP in the March a... Read more

Where does your suburb rank in terms of liveability? Use this list to see its current rating, compare with its rating in the last The Age liveability survey (from 2005) and use the house price indicator to see where the bargain suburbs are nowadays (take a bow, Footscray).LEGEND1... Read more

A new breed of property investor is likely to charge into the market in the second quarter of next year and drive the activity of the traditional buy-and-hold investor, according to Australian Property Monitors senior economist Andrew Wilson.Despite some signals across ma... Read more

The Porsche Carrera Cup is set for a thrilling finish, with Money Choice’s Daniel Gaunt within reach of winning the Championship. Gaunt on 839 points will enter the final round of the Cup only 51 points behind the leader Craig Baird on 890 points. Money Choice’s Matt Coleman is s... Read more

Australia's largest urban infill project, the $5 billion Northshore Hamilton, is taking shape in Brisbane with the completion and launch of hundreds of units from some of the country's most prominent developers.The 300-hectare area, six kilometres north-east of Brisbane's CBD, on... Read more

Developers and agents report a jump in inquiries and sales of new properties in Sydney as first-home buyers return to the market after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates earlier this month.Developer Rose Corp released its latest apartment building, Scarborough, at B... Read more

THE first sod has been turned in a massive $2.75billion program of investment in central Kawana that will herald a new style of living for the Sunshine Coast.Preliminary work on a new private hospital marks the start of a plan that will create thousands of jobs an... Read more

First-time buyers are becoming more active in the housing market due to falling house prices and a stable interest rate outlook, leading some experts to predict a return to house price growth early next year.Loans to owner occupiers rose 2.2 per cent in September according to the... Read more

DIY super funds' investments in bricks and mortar are at their highest levels since December 2008, and the growth shows few signs of stopping.Research by self-managed super fund administrator Multiport found the $430 billion DIY super sector's love affair with direct property is ... Read more

REAL estate debt can be dangerous and debilitating, but for thousands of investors it has also been their ticket to financial freedom.The key is to understand the type of property debt you have - good, bad or ugly - and work hard to slash the latter two as quickly as possible.Som... Read more

Some apartments have taken a hit, but their price is holding firmer than houses.Apartment owners are celebrating the news that their investment is holding up better than houses in the current property downturn. Melbourne's median apartment price is now $465,000, which is down fro... Read more

Australia’s largest cities are in for a new type of growing pain, not outwards but inwards, as demand grows for policies that increase population density in established areas.Almost 40 per cent of new dwellings started are apartments and townhouses - the greatest proporti... Read more

Asking rents on units are forecast to reach parity with that of houses as pressure mounts on the tight vacancy rates in most capital cities.Historically low numbers of first-home buyers, a lack of investor confidence and a huge shortfall in building approvals have contributted ... Read more

Despite recording relatively unexciting growth this year, Sydney property prices could rise by as much as 20 per cent within the next three years. According to QBE LMI's latest housing outlook, a growing deficiency in household dwelling supply will force property prices si... Read more

QUEENSLAND'S richest man Clive Palmer has pledged to offer 2000 mining jobs for Sunshine Coast residents as part of a major push to make us the nation's lifestyle and training destination for the industry.Former government minister Mal Brough, who pushed the idea with Mr Palmer, ... Read more

The rest of Australia has finally woken up to WA's huge demand for workers, with the State becoming the place of choice for jobseekers.Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that, for the first time, WA has recorded the highest number of interstate migrants... Read more

If the past 10 years are anything to go by, more than two and a half times what it’s worth now!.^ Even a simple home worth $420,000 will likely be worth $1.1 million in 10 years.In 2000 the median Victorian house price was $160,500. In 2010 this had grown to $420,000, an increase... Read more

It’s the biggest thing to happen to the  Sunshine Coast – a new hospital precinct set to nurse the local economy back to life.The largest health infrastructure project  in the southern hemisphere has landed  on the Coast’s doorstep, and will inject  $3... Read more

THE proposed $2.5billion Sunshine Coast University Hospital will be the region's resources boom.As part of that boom, $1million a day will be spent in the Kawana area during the next five years.More than 200 local development industry identities, business leaders,... Read more

MORE than 200 development industry identities, business leaders, council staff and elected members attended the inaugural Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) Sunshine Coast branch's Sunshine Coast University Hospital business opportunities seminar last week.The $2.5bi... Read more

I have said countless times in the many, many speeches and articles that I have presented in the past that Australia is different to many countries in that it is a nation of people who strive to own a home and these houses aren't 'shanty', they are generally well... Read more

Advantedge announced today that it is now an approved lodger for the Queensland Building Boost Grant.   As an investor buying or building a new house, townhouse or unit under $600,000 in value, you may be eligible to receive the Queensland Government’s $10,000 Building Boo... Read more

Chris Tolhurst, September 17, 2011 One-bedroom units will benefit from a steady shift towards solo living. Many people reject the idea of buying a one-bedroom apartment in the belief they are too small and boxy and might be hard to resell. If you're in this group of sceptics, it'... Read more

"The Sunshine Coast Council has committed $2.4 million in this current financial year and a further $2.4 million in the 2012/13 financial year to complete an environmental impact statement for the new east-west runway at Sunshine Coast Airport"says arecent article in My Property ... Read more

Australia faces a critical housing shortage of more than 500,000 dwellings by the end of this decade, prompting industry groups to call for major reforms to the sector.While Australia's steady population growth may be fuelling demand for new homes, supply-side constraints in ... Read more

During the last couple of months there has been fine weather, which has meant that the piling and retaining wall has been completed and pouring has now started on the ground floor units.Hyde Apartments is still running on time for completion around February 2012.Click here to see... Read more

WORK will finally start on the Sunshine Coast University Hospital project site today, generating 11,250 building-related jobs over the next five years.The turning of the first sod on the 20-hectare greenfield site at Kawana signals the revitalisation of the region's strug... Read more

ALMOST $5 million will be spent on planning for the new runway at Sunshine Coast Airport before the end of 2013.The $4.8 million will fund the environmental impact statement for the east-west runway.Expected to be built in 2020, the $250 million runway will pump $1.6 billion into... Read more

Everything is moving to plan and completion is still on track for early 2013.The core of the residential building has commenced and will move at approximately 2.5m-3m per day.Click here to view some recent development photos.... Read more

Construction Update for Santum by Crown, click here to view some recent development photos. ... Read more

Herron Todd White are experts in home and commercial property valuation and the attached pages present a generalised overview of the state of property market for units in Queensland and capital cities, using financing risk-rating scales. They are not a guide to individual proper... Read more

The Sunshine Coast's lifestyle will be used to lure the cream of Australia's medical staff to a new regional health hub at Kawana.Site preparation works are about to begin on a 200-bed private hospital, which will also offer 110 public bends funded by the State Government.This wi... Read more

Australia's best researched properties, finance and strategies for self-managed super.Property Investment using your Superannuation. Call us now 1300 625 626 for a FREE meeting. ... Read more

RENT in Melbourne has risen by up to 10.2 per cent, with Armadale, Glen Iris and Kew the big movers, according to a property management firm.In Kew, weekly rent rose $51.74 to almost $567 in the past year, up 10 per cent.A 10.2 per cent rise saw rents in Armadale boosted ... Read more

Rents in inner-city suburbs have climbed up by up to 12 per cent over the past year according to property management firm RUN property, with the greatest increases in Neutral Bay in Sydney, Armadale in Melbourne and Nundah in Brisbane.The company, which manages 18,000 properties ... Read more

Looking for a boost? The Queensland Government Building Boost Grant is available to buy or build a new home in Queensland from 1 August 2011 to 31 January 2012.They have launched a great and easy to understand website with answers to all your questions. Click here to go to their ... Read more

The lure of the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Chapel Street shops has attracted Perth buyers to Melbourne where they have recently snapped up about 30 per cent of a new complex in South Yarra.Real estate developer Michael Yates said Perth investors accounted for ab... Read more

Sunshine Coast Airport's new east-west runway and associated infrastructure came one step closer today when Sunshine Coast Council's Performance and Service Committee considered preliminary documents supporting the airport's master plan implementation project.   These d... Read more

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh predicted her resource-rich state - currently Australia’s economic laggard - will lead the pack by the end of this financial year.As further pressure builds on the labour needs of resource companies in Queensland and Western Australia, Ms Bligh said ... Read more

Investors would normally be wary of putting their money into "affordable housing", but the federal government’s National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS), where an investor can secure tax perks worth $9140 a year for 10 years, may make you reconsider.Money reader Ben wants to k... Read more

Not many people have made $100,000 from their property before it’s even on the rental market. Investors in the government’s rental affordability program are a different story.Investors often approach new intiatives with a degree of caution - rightly so. Launched in 2008, the fede... Read more

The Pilbara region has held onto its title as the most expensive place in the nation to rent a home as Perth's barnstorming house rental market surged past every capital city over the past year.New figures revealed by RP Data showed Perth was also the best performer in th... Read more

There is a lot of activity on M&A site in Fortitude Valley.Click here to view the photos > ... Read more

Commencing October this year, construction will start on the largest hospital building project in Australia, consisting of:The Sunshine Coast University HospitalThe Ramsay Private HospitalUniversity Training and Medical Research CentreTAFE Health and Well Being CampusBlue Care Re... Read more

Construction is well under way with earthworks, piling and footings complete and concrete, blockwork and waterproofing starting to take shape.The builders have experienced a drier month than April/May, but have received heavy showers the past few days. However, it is still on tra... Read more

Some great news! The Queensland Government is providing a Building Boost Grant of $10,000Basically, Island Waters buyers can apply so long as the following  occurs:Contract entered into between 1 August 2011 and 31 January 2012Price is less than $600,000Apartment can be tena... Read more

Please see below the link to view The Hyde Apartments construction update.www.hydeapartments.com.au/gallery.html ... Read more

The Sydney auction clearance rate this weekend touched 60.3 per cent, well ahead of the previous week's 48.9 per cent, but a chronically low number of new dwellings is generating an underlying shortage of housing. While the auction clearance rate was... Read more

THOUSANDS of workers will beneeded to turn the fallow Kawana Waters area into a thriving 100ha attraction. There is no word on how much it will cost, but the planned Town Centre from Stockland is going to be massive.The plan will easily supply thousands of construction, ... Read more

AUSTRALIANS still cling to the dream of home ownership as one of life's material achievements but they are willing to scale down their aspirations and settle for flats and townhouses, a study of Australian values finds. The Being Australian study by the Ipso... Read more

The Australian market is unlikely to suffer like the US market, writes Mark Armstrong. WITH clearance rates below 60 per cent, the share market on a downward tre... Read more

The boom in new apartments in Melbourne is continuing, with ABS data showing record numbers of building approvals for units are being converted into actual projects. This is despite concerns in some quarters that approved developments were fai... Read more

In these times of lower auction results, and tales abounding of property bargains galore it might seem a bit unbelievable to be talking about a housing supply issue. Many vendors are probably thinking that the only supply issue they have right now is that... Read more

Australians may not be as wedded to the detached house and garden as many believe.A new report from the Grattan Institute finds that residents of Sydney and Melbourne are prepared to trade the detached house for the benefits of price and location.In fact the report finds ... Read more

Apartments are on course to overtake houses as the most common new homes in Australia’s biggest cities as young buyers and renters forgo the traditional backyard for tight living in the inner suburbs. The apartment building pipeline is swelling ...Financial Review | Read full... Read more

Latest pictures of Claremont under construction... ... Read more

THE Public Private Partnership (PPP) market has shown strong interest in delivering Australia's largest hospital building project, Premier Anna Bligh said today. Ms Bligh said five Expressions of Interest (EOI) had been received from the market for the $2.03 Billion S... Read more

Forrest Hill will host as many as 10,000 workers and residents, writes Philip Hopkins. CONSULTANT Charter Keck Cramer has reaffirmed its bullish outlook for the residential and office market in South Yarra's Forrest Hill precinct.But potential traffic snarls from too many cars ... Read more

Developer, Iwan Sunito's Crown International Holdings has defended the strength of the apartment market, saying while investor demand has weakened there is good demand from owner-occupiers.   Mr Sunito has secured finance to build 500 apartments above the Top Ryd... Read more

HIA is excited to announce the 2011 HIA-CSR Australian Housing Award winners have been recognised for their achievements at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, 13 May. The HIA-CSR Australian Housing Awards show... Read more

Property analyst Australian Property Monitors is predicting rents will rise steeply this year, after rents for units rose by an average of 2.3 per cent in the March quarter.Rents for Sydney apartments rose the most, increasing by 7.1 per cent in the past 12 months... Read more

MELBOURNE architecture firm Elenberg Fraser has won the major prize at the Dulux Colour Awards for its A'Beckett Tower at the northern end of the Melbourne CBD.   The tower won the ''Grand Prix''and also the ''Residential Exterior'' award. The Dulux awards acknowledge, fos... Read more

Kawana Waters residents can look forward to the construction of a landmark library and learning centre as well as five new community meeting spaces in key locations from Currimundi to Kawana Island, as council rolls outh the Kawana Community Development Strategy.   ... Read more

The residential property market is showing signs of a strong recovery in 2011. According to Australian Property Monitors senior economist Andrew Wilson, Sydney will contninue to perform well this year, with activity driven by upgraders and investors.   “Early signs of sta... Read more

Matt George, Money Choice features in the Smart Property Investment's weekly Property Focus video. Please click here to view the Property Focus feature filmed at the Perth Property Investor Show on Sunday, 20 March 2011. Note: This is just a summary. For more information, ple... Read more

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd, Australia's third biggest iron ore miner, said it will invest $US8.4 billion to nearly triple its output capacity to 155 million tonnes a year, seeking to seal its spot among the world's top producers.Fortescue's board signed off on the massive inves... Read more

BHP Billiton today announced approval for a further US$635 million (BHP Billiton share US$570 million)1 of capital expenditure that will underpin continued growth in Western Australia Iron Ore's production profile. The investment highlights BHP Billiton's commitment to the Rapid ... Read more

Money Choice Motorsport is delighted to present the Money Choice Porsche Carrera Cup Car and driver Matt Coleman, Porsche Cup champion 2001 and 2002.   Matt Coleman will reinvigorate his career, following his major crash in 2003 at race one of round six of the Carr... Read more

THE median house price in Brisbane is tipped to hit $1 million within seven years. The Gold Coast will follow in 2025 and the Sunshine Coast four years after that.   The projections are based on detailed suburb-by-suburb analysis of the changes in values over the past fiv... Read more

Buyers have backed Sydney's Chatswood as a property hot spot, splashing about $200 million on apartments at the Metro Residences development in the project's first weekend on the market.   Of the 293 apartments in the first stage of the Galileo Group and ISPT joint ventur... Read more

"Art dealers throughout history haven't made their real money by selling art and representing artists, they've made it from the buildings they bought."   So says Ursula Sullivan, who along with her business partner Joanne Strumpf hopes that the rule holds true long enough ... Read more

The East Tower is taking shape and our builder (LU Simon) is on schedule for the building to be substantially complete by December 2011, with purchaser settlements commencing in early 2012.   Below is a quick summary of the construction progress to date: ... Read more

Security, opulence combine at The Promenade   Following in the footprints of RGD Property Group’s $78million awardwinning Ocean Reach Apartments on Kawana Island, comes The Promenade. A creation of sublime style and quality, these nine stunning absolute waterfront homes ar... Read more

It's bad news for renters. Vacancy rates remain tight with less than 3 per cent of rental properties vacant, and things are unlikely to improve any time soon.   On the upside, all cities except Sydney and Perth have experienced a slight easing in the last 12 months. But o... Read more

A $60.8 MILLION medical training and research centre will be built alongside the Sunshine Coast’s new $2 billion public hospital.   The centre will have the capacity to train 1300 doctors, nurses and allied health professionals every year to staff our local hospitals. It ... Read more

Some of our clients have asked if any of the Money Choice developments have been affected by the flooding in Queensland.   Fortunately, we are pleased to report Kawana Island - Ocean Reach and Island Waters - and all other Money Choice researched properties were NOT a... Read more

MELBOURNE home owners can pour the champagne - the median house price has smashed the $600,000 barrier for the first time.   Melbourne's median house price of $601,500 now rivals such cities as London, New York and Toronto for expensive homes.   Despite rising int... Read more

Money Choice, and in particular Matt George, spearheaded the restructuring and refinancing of our investment property portfolio in 2010. Using leveraging principles not available under the former structure we were able to then procure additional properties as part of our wealth c... Read more

Latest pictures of Claremont under construction... Click here to view all >   ... Read more

Growth in households is expected to outstrip population growth, putting more pressure on housing.   Over the next 20 years Australians will be more likely to live alone, exacerbating the housing shortage and pushing up property prices, according to housing experts and a Bu... Read more

The news keeps getting better at Kawana Waters. This week YOUI insurance signed a lease for 3,500sqm of office space in Kawana Waters. 400 workers will be located at the site. The continued growth of jobs in this region will fuel the property market placing clients that invested ... Read more

Gardens, a health centre and rooftop barbie: Ilk has it all covered.   A rather chic sense of community has been created in this new addition to South Yarra. Situated on swish Toorak Road, just west of Chapel Street, the Ilk development offers its residents three levels o... Read more

Plans for a new health precinct at Kawana with the $2 billion university hospital as its centrepiece represent an unprecedented opportunity for local businesses and a potential long-term cure for the Coast's ailing economy.   That's the message being conveyed to Sunshine ... Read more

Construction on Artisan Chiswick is well under way and on track to be complete around mid 2011   Click here to see the latest photos... Read more

Chronic shortages in available rental properties are now a permanent fact of life in the state's three major metropolitan centres, according to the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales.The latest rental data released by REINSW shows vacancies in September deteriorated across ... Read more

What do ''suburban visionaries'', ''city adopters'' and ''professionals'' have in common? They're all apartment buyers fuelling a building renaissance in Melbourne's inner city.Sales of new apartments jumped dramatically in the first half of this year, the highest recorded growt... Read more

Victorian properties have been collectively valued at a record $1.26 trillion by the Valuer-General.   This is up 16.9 per cent from $1.06 trillion in 2008 and $869.5 billion in 2006.   The figures arise from Victoria's biennial revaluation in which the state's 2.... Read more

Keen to get a foot on the property ladder? If you’re looking to invest, it might pay to check out the apartment listings instead of houses, with experts predicting that units could deliver the best profits in the coming years. Often when people talk about investing in real estate... Read more

HOME buyers looking for the luxury of living on the water should expect to pay double the amount for similar homes just streets away, an exclusive study shows.   A Herald Sun investigation has finally exposed the cost of waterfront living.   Agents across Victoria... Read more

Apartment living gets a village feel in luxury developments   Forget the apartment blocks - the age of the 'vertical village' has arrived. And far from the sky-high stacks of shoe-box dwellings that many associate with apartment living, the modern variant promises levels o... Read more

A house and land in the suburbs is no longer the dream lifestyle, writes Kamahl Cogdon   An apartment revolution is transforming Melbourne's property landscape.   Apartment sales are rapidly closing the gap on houses, as buyers grapple with affordability and trade t... Read more

Melbourne’s office market is one of the strongest performers in the Asia-Pacific region.   Melbourne recorded the second strongest quarter-on-quarter rental growth for prime space, pipped only by Hong Kong, according to a report by global property adviser DTZ.   Me... Read more

Weekly rents in Sydney rose $10 on average in the past three months to $410, making them $20 higher than they were a year ago, the NSW government said. Housing Minister Frank Terensini said the quarterly figures defied predictions of steep increases. Housing NSW's quarterly Rent ... Read more

Claremont Street is buzzing with activity as the precinct continues to emerge as one of Melbourne's newest food and retail hubs. lilli's construction is no exception - the core of the building is taking shape and all other works are progressing well, with completion on track... Read more

IT'S one of the great barbecue-stopper conversations of Australia.   It's right up there with Ford v Holden, Carlton v Collingwood, league v union: are shares a better investment than residential property?   Residential real estate is almost the sacred cow of Austr... Read more

The extraordinary growth in house prices in Australia's capital cities over the past year has resulted in the value of an average home in Melbourne rising by nearly $98,000.   In Sydney, the price increase for an average home peaked even higher, above $104,000.   ... Read more

How home buyers are downsizing to stay close to facilities  The soaring cost of inner-Melbourne housing has led to a downsizing of the great Australian dream for a growing number of first-home buyers.   With median house prices in suburbs such as North Fitzroy, Prahr... Read more

The Sunshine Coast is one of Australia's fastest growing residential areas and holiday destinations.   Rapid population growth, together with changes and increases in the types of illness and injury in the community, means the demand for health services across the region i... Read more

The Docklands development is 10 years old, but the jury is still out over the waterside makeover.   Some Melburnians hail it as a great success story, while others curse it as a windswept no-man's land.   Lord Mayor Robert Doyle will today launch the "second decad... Read more

Small is beautiful as the dream changes   The Australian dream used to be a broad patch of turf in the suburbs with a corrugated shed and outhouse, a Blue Heeler and a Hills Hoist.   If you were lucky, a kit home on an acre at Bonnie Doon awaited in the summer for... Read more

THE new Sunshine Coast University Hospital health precinct at Kawana will be among the top five in Australia in terms of teaching facilities and bed numbers.   Doctors from America and Europe are already jumping at the opportunity to work at the 450-bed public hospital wh... Read more

Melbourne’s inner-city apartment market will remain buoyant over the next five years against the backdrop of a strong Victorian economy, the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group economics team says...   Australian Financial Review | Scott Elliot | Read Article... Read more

Construction on EKO is almost complete. Buildings D & E are finished. Buildings B & C are approximately 6 weeks from settlement.   Click here to view photos... Read more

Opportunity abounds in Queensland, which now offers more than just a great lifestyle.   The locals talk of "boom two" in the Bowen Basin, one of Queensland's four great coal reserves. Then there's the potential bonanza from the $50 billion liquified natural gas industry...... Read more

Focus on buying well to maximise your property investment, writes Craig Binnie   If history repeats itself, the easiest way to double your money in the property market will be to buy in South Yarra.   South Yarra homes have doubled in value faster than properties in... Read more

Today’s NSW budget included a NSW Home Builders Bonus (HBB) which provides purchasers with stamp duty concessions and is designed to stimulate the construction of new homes.   This legislation is good news for investors (and NSW property), but can be a bit confusing, so I... Read more

RGD completes $78m Ocean Reach complex.   One of the Sunshine Coast's most successful developers and builders, RGD Property Group, is this weekend celebrating the completition of its $78 million Ocean Reach apartment complex, welcoming owners to their new Kawana Island hom... Read more

There has been a huge shift in the way a Bank's business is done today due to the changing financial landscape.   Once upon a time (in fact, not that long ago) the banking industry's main objective was to post massive profits, and the term "default risk" was merely a phen... Read more

When investing in property, clearly our aim is to try and build as much wealth as possible, with the least risk, in the smallest amount of time. In order to do this, we need to understand what types of property we need to include in our portfolio. More specifically, we need to ge... Read more

TWO years ago, developer Paul Fridman would not have contemplated building an apartment block without a car space for each dwelling.   But when 40 apartments without car spaces went up for sale in his company Fridcorp's lilli development in South Yarra last year, all sold... Read more

Next vivaRCH FUNdraiser - Sex and The City 2   Kino Cinema Collins Place Centre45 Collins Street, Melbourne Thursday 10 June 2010 5.45pm arrival for 6pm movie     Ticket price is $40 per person (includes your ticket, popcorn, a choc top, a soft drink... Read more

From office towers to edgy apartments - Docklands is back on the block. Thumbs up for foreigner purchase rules. Melbourne's inner-east heats up. Vic population ot overtake NSW. Happy times for unit buyers in Melbourne. View all articles [pdf] >   AFR | Property S... Read more

The Housing Industry Association (HIA), the voice of Australia's residential industry, welcomes the National Housing Supply Council's (NHSC) 2nd State of Supply Report. The report underlines the increasing gap between housing supply and demand, which the Council estimates to be a... Read more

FOREIGN students and temporary residents will face tough new rules when buying a house and will have to sell on leaving Australia.   The Federal Government's crackdown, to be announced today, reverses its December 2008 decision to relax foreign ownership rules.   ... Read more

Great deals available through Money Choice - House and land packages from $392,000 in growth belts of Melbourne.   Contact us to find out more information and details.... Read more

AIPP announces the shortlist for the AIPP Awards 2010, ahead of the presentation ceremony at A Place in the Sun Live on 26th March. Judging of the AIPP Awards 2010 took place on Thursday with a panel of 10 judges drawn from both the overseas and UK property industries. Chaired by... Read more

In 2007 my husband was running a small business and we had a young family. Because of our financial situation we did not believe that there was any possibility of becoming property investors.After speaking with Money Choice and through their innovative financial services ... Read more

Sometimes you may not have ready access to the cash deposit required to secure a property...   When you have found the property and need a deposit to secure the purchase, Deposit Power can help by providing a deposit guarantee. As long as you can demonstrate you have the ... Read more

Moving into a new home can be an exciting time and often requires a lot of organisation. When you are organising the move don’t forget to consider the security of your home and contents. The following tips are a good start in helping to reduce any chance of being a burglary victi... Read more