What Is Real Estate Advertising’s Next Chapter?
As an avid traveller and a leader in real estate advertising, over the years, I’ve observed how the world advertises real estate, and have always remarked that Melbourne is at the forefront. History of Advertising: I’ve come from an era where The Age Classifieds dominated the real estate advertising market with its artist […]
Victoria’s New Land Tax – The Cost, The Impact and the Solution
Victoria is paying for the 2020/2021 government imposed Covid benefits through land ownership from 2024 through to 2033. There are now 300,000 more Victorian investors paying land tax, than in 2023. There are three ways the Victorian government imposes land tax: General land tax Land trust surcharge, and Absentee owner surcharge (vacant land tax), or […]
Unique Listings of Melbourne: June 2024 Edition
Sitting on a gold mine? Here’s some of the coolest places you could buy in Melbourne. 19-21 Niagara Lane, Melbourne 3000 One of the more unbelievable properties you’ll see in Melbourne, this place is basically a 4-storey house in the heart of the CBD. It’s a converted heritage warehouse, but it presents like a house […]
The Changing Thought in Buying Needs and Demands in the Melbourne Property Market
The Melbourne property market is an ever-changing scene. Who’s buying? Who’s selling? What type of properties are selling? What type of properties aren’t selling? What do buyers want? What is deemed affordable? Where is the housing market moving? Some of these dynamics are moving swiftly, while others take years to change. To stay ahead in […]
Four Fresh Melbourne Lifestyle Developments Setting New Standards
In the soon to become most populated city in the nation, where the rate of new developing is seemingly at a rate where our tradespeople can barely keep up, it’s the desire for pioneering buildings with lifestyle at the fore that seem to particularly stand out. Looking across the metropolitan area, we’ve identified four of […]
Is Engineered Stone Good for Your Kitchen?
I remember my friend, a chef in a former life, was designing her kitchen in the early 2000s. Engineered stone was coming into the Australian kitchen market with a vengeance, and I asked her if she planned to use it. She said ‘No, it’s carcinogenic, I’m not having that cancer creating stuff near my food.’ […]
