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A buyer’s agent is not simply being paid to find a property. They are being trusted to protect a client from buying the wrong one, in the wrong location, at the wrong price.

Victoria's latest property reform might be one of the biggest examples of fixing something that wasn't broken.

Negotiating the purchase of a property isn't about making the lowest offer. It's about understanding the game you're actually playing.

Buying your first home is exciting. It is also a strange period in your life when you suddenly find yourself Googling things like: “What is conveyancing?”“ Do I really need a building inspection?” “Why does the bank think I spend $900 a month on takeaway?” "And what on earth is LMI?” The good news is that you do not need to become a property lawyer, mortgage broker, building inspector and professional auction bidder overnight. You simply need the right advice, in the right or

Apparently, all the doom and gloom forgot to check the actual data. If you have followed the recent headlines, you could be forgiven for thinking Melbourne had packed up its coffee machine, cancelled the footy and quietly closed for business. Government announcements, changing property policies, higher costs and relentless negative commentary have painted a fairly gloomy picture of Victoria. There is just one small problem. Melbourne has officially been ranked the third most

By Shannon Koetsveld, Director & Property Strategist, The Property Effect Recently on Ticker News, I was asked how historical housing trends have shaped buyer behaviour and what they reveal about the market cycle we are entering now. The answer is simple: Property has always followed people evolving needs. Markets don’t shift randomly. They evolve as our lifestyles, values and priorities change and these cycles generally last approximately 20 years or thereabouts. 1980–2000: