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Victoria’s rental reforms are being introduced in stages across 2025, 2026 and 2027. This guide explains the new rules for renters, landlords and property managers, including notice periods, minimum standards, bonds, applications, safety checks, privacy and energy efficiency.
Think you overpaid for a Melbourne house? Compare your purchase with genuinely comparable local sales, the circumstances of the transaction and current market evidence before deciding whether to hold, renovate or sell.
A softer Melbourne market creates opportunity—but also more ways for buyers to misread value. Learn how to verify price guides, assess underquoting risk, compare private sales and auctions, evaluate off-market property and negotiate with a clear limit.
Victoria’s rental reforms affect evictions, rent increases, rental applications, minimum standards and privacy. This practical guide explains what the changes and the permanent Renting Taskforce mean for Melbourne renters, landlords and investors.
When Melbourne auction clearance rates sit around 60%, preparation matters more than emotion. Learn how to assess the suburb, review the contract, secure finance, set a bidding limit and negotiate after a pass-in.
After the RBA held the cash rate at 4.35%, Melbourne buyers still face a timing decision. This guide weighs borrowing capacity, repayments, market softness, holding periods, cash buffers and property fundamentals.
Is an $800k mortgage in Melbourne affordable? This guide explains repayments, APRA’s debt-to-income rules, the 3% serviceability buffer, interest-rate risk and the real costs of owning a home.
Melbourne’s softer property market may give buyers more negotiating power. Learn how to read vendor discounts, days on market, auction results and comparable sales before making an offer.
Victoria is proposing seven-day auction reserve price disclosure rules from October 2026. This guide explains what the proposed changes could mean for Melbourne buyers, sellers and agents—and why the Bill is not yet law.