Insights for Victorian buyers
Process, market context and buyer education for Victoria. Practical guides on off-market access, Section 32 reading, stamp duty, auctions, and how BuyerHQ fits beside portals and independent buyer's agents.
Using the First Home Super Saver Scheme in Victoria
The FHSSS lets first-home buyers contribute up to $50,000 of pre-tax super toward a deposit. Most eligible Victorians don't use it.
Melbourne's property market in 2024: the year in five numbers
The headline 2024 dwelling value number for Melbourne masks five different sub-market stories. Here are the year-end figures that matter.
Heritage overlays in Melbourne: what they actually stop you doing
Heritage overlay properties trade at a premium to the surrounding streetscape and are constrained in ways most buyers underestimate.
Regional Victoria 2024: Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong compared
Three large regional centres, three very different 2024 outcomes. Here's the comparative read.
Interest-only or principal-and-interest for a Victorian investment loan?
The IO-vs-P&I decision shapes 15 years of investment cashflow. The default answer is not the same as it was pre-2017.
Melbourne's 2024 spring selling season: what actually happened
The 2024 spring campaign was the largest stock release Melbourne has seen since 2016. The buyer side did not match it.
The five-stage suburb life cycle in Melbourne
Melbourne suburbs go through a predictable five-stage gentrification cycle. Knowing the stage tells you what to expect from the next five years.
The five property data sources Victorian buyers actually use
Free portal listings are only the surface layer. Serious buyers triangulate across five distinct data sources before making an offer.
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.
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