Guides for Victorian buyers

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Strata fees in Melbourne apartments: the warning signs

Quarterly strata fees range from $400 to $4,500 across Melbourne apartments. The number itself matters less than what it's buying.

13 min read

Mortgage broker or direct to the bank?

Roughly 75% of Australian home loans are now written through brokers. The other 25% of borrowers usually have a specific reason.

14 min read

Melbourne mid-2024: where the cycle stands

Half-way through 2024 the Melbourne market is more divided than the headline figures suggest.

15 min read

Exclusive vs open listing agreements: what your selling agent signed

Most Victorian residential vendors sign an exclusive sale authority without realising the alternative exists.

15 min read

The Section 32 disclosures vendors quietly hope you don't read

Five categories of Section 32 disclosure that consistently catch out Victorian buyers who haven't done their reading.

14 min read

Victoria's land tax reforms: what changed in 2024

Victoria's 2024 land tax reforms reshaped the investor calculation. Here's the practical read on what's now payable.

14 min read

EV chargers in Melbourne renovations: spec it once

Retro-fitting EV charging to a Melbourne home costs three to five times what specifying it during a renovation costs. The numbers are simple.

11 min read

Melbourne's $5M+ market: who's actually buying in 2024

The buyer composition at the top of Melbourne's market has shifted meaningfully over the past three years.

6 min read

Off-the-plan in Melbourne 2024: the post-defect-era buyer checklist

Buying off-the-plan in Melbourne in 2024 carries materially different risks to 2014. The buyer checklist has evolved.

6 min read

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