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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: