Entries by Ben Behar

HTW Property Review Dec 2013

“2013 – The year that was” is the Theme of this month’s HTW Month in Review   – Opinion on the Melbourne residential market begins at page 30. Here are some highlights: – The Melbourne property market has experienced overall steady growth throughout the year. – Melbourne continues to recover and has reached a new […]

HTW Property Review July 2013

“A lazy half million 2013” is the Theme of this month’s HTW Month in Review HTW take a look at how the market stacks up in your locality and compare it against others from around Australia Opinion on the Melbourne residential market begins at page 31. Here are some highlights: •         With interest rates at […]

HTW Property Review June 2013

“Medium term growth for the medium priced buyer” – With interest rates at record low levels it would appear that now is a good time to buy residential property. – Properties with strong tenant demand and minimal holding costs will help to maximise your rental return; however homes with the potential for significant capital growth […]

HTW Property Review May 2013

“Eye Candy ‘What the big money will buy’?” is the Theme of this month’s HTW Month in Review HTW are talking about the very aloof end of the market. It is here that buyers become impervious to trifling movements of things like interest rates, and much keener to ensure that political turmoil in a far […]

Vacancy Rates and Median Rents

Melbourne’s inner suburbs experienced higher than usual vacancy of 3.8% in January this year but have since decreased back to a more normal figure of less than 3% for February and March according to the REIV. Conditions in the middle and outer suburbs have shown a similar pattern with vacancy decreasing since January. As a […]