Melbourne Property Podcast™

In this episode of the Melbourne Property Podcast, Sky and Lindsay break down the latest Melbourne property market conditions, exploring rising interest rates, falling property values, buyer demand and the opportunities emerging for investors and homebuyers. With the RBA increasing the cash rate and affordability continuing to put pressure on buyers, we discuss how higher borrowing costs are influencing property transactions, vendor expectations and development feasibility. We alwhyso unpack wh

Thinking of buying in Melbourne? These are the 5 suburbs where the data says be careful right now. We break down Melbourne’s north, west and south-east growth corridors on the numbers that decide whether a property makes or loses money: 🏠 Days on market: how long homes are taking to sell 🔑 Vacancy rates: how many rentals are sitting empty 💰 Rental yields: whether the rent covers the cost of holding 🏗️ Supply: how new house and land releases compete with your property Then we look at wher

Everyone says they’re “data-led” property investors. This is what it actually looks like. In this video I open up the heat map we built in-house at Convergence and walk you through exactly how we decide where to buy in Melbourne right now. You’ll see the numbers we check on every suburb before a client spends a dollar, which areas are lighting up, and the 2 areas we’re steering clear of right now (one might surprise you). What we look at: Market pressure: where buyers and renters are competin

Sky and Lindsay are joined by Mel Barlas from Conveyed to discuss the legal side of buying property in Melbourne, from contract reviews and special conditions to settlement risks. Whether you're a first home buyer or property investor, Mel shares 19 practical tips for navigating property contracts, reviewing Section 32 vendor statements, identifying risky clauses and negotiating terms that protect your interests. The conversation covers restrictive covenants, rent-back arrangements and how to

In this episode Sky and Lindsay take a step back from the daily property headlines to explore the demographic forces shaping Australia’s housing market and Melbourne property in particular. Joining them is Simon Kuestenmacher, co-founder of The Demographics Group. Simon explains how demographics can help property investors understand where people will want to live, how household sizes are changing, and how population trends influence housing demand. The conversation explores Australia’s housin