Market Comment – Monday June 9th 2008

A 61% clearance rate over the long weekend from only 190 offerings is fairly symptomatic of the current market. There were also nearly 500 private sales – this is more encouraging. We are still seeing reasonable turnover in the market place, but much of it now is dependent on good negotiation and assessment skills. Even […]

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Market Comment – Monday June 2nd 2008

Another week of 64% clearance rates. Another week of agents saying that it is impossible to pick this market. Most media outlets have moved to call the market a “Buyers Market” and to some extent I agree with this. Most agents, however will keep telling us the market is fickle and that good properties are […]

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Market Comment – Monday May 19th 2008

With the clearance rate at 63% again this week, we can see ourselves settling in for the winter sales season. This tends to be a time where volumes become lower, and negotiations become far more intense. If supply drops off whilst demand stays level, then pressure occurs in certain segments of the market. Investors have […]

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Market Comment – Monday May 5th 2008

As I am sure everyone is thinking 60% clearance rates means the end of the property market as most people understand it. With the quarterly median price across Melbourne falling 8.6% from the December Quarter to the March Quarter, it is obvious we need to sell all our property, all our shares, take our money […]

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