Entries by Ben Behar

HTW Month In Review October 2015

HTW’s Theme for the month for  October – Smokin’ hot price points…. Here are some of the highlights from the REVIEW Lower entry level (Melton) Melton is approximately 35 kilometres west of the Melbourne Central Business District (CBD) and is serviced by a train line that runs to and from the CBD. The suburb is […]

5 Common Traits of people with bad money habits

Image Source: Uni Campus Rec Are you ready to examine your spending habits to see if they are harming you financial well-being? Remember, you can fool other people most of time, but do you really want to fool yourself?  Do you lie awake at night worrying about how you can afford to pay your debts? […]

CoreLogic RP Data observations over the last three months to August 2015

Best performing capital city: Melbourne +8.0% Weakest performing capital city: Darwin -3.2% Highest gross rental yields: Darwin houses at 5.5% and Darwin & Hobart Units at 5.5% Lowest gross rental yields: Melbourne houses at 3.0% and Melbourne & Sydney units at 4.1% Most expensive city: Sydney, with a median dwelling price of $773,000 Most affordable […]

HTW Month In Review Septemeber 2015

ATTACHED HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE NATION! ‘Oh give me land lots of land!’ is a war cry for the previous millennium. Our great Australian dream has always revolved around bricks, mortar and freehold dirt all wrapped up on one title, and with our name firmly stamped across the deed. Here are some of the highlights – […]

HTW Month In Review August 2015

HTW’s Theme of the Month for August – 2015! The building price is right! This month, the residential teams gives a rundown on house building costs in each of their areas. To keep it interesting, they’ve also drawn comparisons with costs in 2009 to demonstrate how these figures trending. Some takeaways – A typical house […]