Guides for Victorian buyers
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Where Melbourne's first-home buyers are actually transacting under $750k
The full first-home buyer stamp duty exemption stops at $600k and the concession at $750k. Here are the suburbs where you can still buy a real home inside that ceiling.
Which Victorian selling agents move the most off-market stock
The off-market channel is concentrated in a surprisingly small number of agencies. Here's the lay of the land in late 2025.
Section 27 deposit release: what it means when an agent asks
Most Victorian buyers pay 10% on signing and don't think about it again until settlement. That money can be released to the vendor far earlier than buyers assume.
Melbourne rental yields in late 2025: where the maths actually works
Median yields across Melbourne sit at 3.4% gross, but the band of viable yield-positive purchases is wider than headlines suggest.
Victorian build costs in 2025: what's actually happening on site
Two years after the worst of the construction crisis, the build cost picture is finally stabilising. The numbers are still substantially higher than 2021.
What three more RBA cuts would actually do to Melbourne prices
Forecasting median price moves from rate cuts is a popular game with a poor track record. Here's the more useful question.
The school-zone premium in Hawthorn and Camberwell, quantified
Specific streets inside Balwyn High and Camberwell High catchments trade at consistent premiums to streets on the wrong side of the line. Here are the numbers.
Property styling in Melbourne: when it pays and when it doesn't
Vendors spend $4,000 to $20,000 styling Melbourne homes for sale. The ROI on that spend varies wildly by price point and property type.
Brighton and the bayside premium corridor: late 2025 reset
The bayside corridor between Brighton and Black Rock has been the soft underbelly of Melbourne's premium market in 2025. Here's what's moving the dial.
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