Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins’ $10 Million Property EmpireAlmost a decade after she won the Miss Universe crown, Jennifer Hawkins has well and truly proven she is more than just a pretty face. From cheerleader, to model, to TV host, to Myer ambassador, Hawkins has utilized her success in the spotlight to create an impressive business […]
Aussie Tilt-Shift Time-Lapse Video Makes Melbourne The Cutest City Of AllPlease enable JavaScript to watch this video. If there’s any photography effect that’s more fun to look at than the time-lapse, it’s tilt-shift photography, the camera trick that makes a normal real-life scene look like it’s actually built out of miniatures. via Gizmodo
Ellen and Portia re-list Californian ranch for $10.9millionCelebrity power couple and serial real estate addicts, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have re-listed their Californian equestrian property for $10.9million. The property, renovated by DeGeneres and de Rossi was featured in Elle Décor earlier this year. The property, located in Thousand Oaks, California, is 25 acres, […]
The Most Expensive Apartments In The World’s Most Expensive CitiesA few days ago, Mercer, the global human resources consulting firm, published its current list of the most expensive cities in the world. According to its survey, the most expensive place to station an employee isn’t New York or Tokyo. It’s Luanda, Angola. via Gizmodo
The Orange Room News ” Allens Real EstateAnother weekend of 60% clearance rates on 875 reported Auctions and a further 690 private sales proving that the market is still marching on toward 2013 with gusto. Our enquiry levels have been exceptional, with many prospective purchasers now finding it very hard to compete in a market […]
Maximum PerformanceWhat do you believe when it comes to the ‘right time’ to buy property? There is so much conflicting information and negativism circulated by national media that is confusing and may actually destabilise a property market, unnecessarily causing people to ‘think twice’ when it could actually be a good time for them to invest […]
OWNER-occupiers could be on the increase in Melbourne’s residential market after two years of playing a waiting game. The Real Estate Institute of Victoria put the clearance rate for last weekend at 60 per cent for the 685 properties it surveyed. There were also 584 reported private sales. Ian James of JPP Buyer Advocates says […]
How to properly assess property valuesI was listening to the radio on my way home on Saturday evening and heard a presenter and a town planner talking about real estate in Melbourne. A caller had asked a question of the two regarding what the “plus” meant when an advertised property was quoted $490,000 plus. via […]
A LACK of quality stock combined with economic uncertainty is creating a challenging environment for Melbourne’s million-dollar-plus real estate market. The $1 million to $2 million price bracket recorded the lowest clearance rate of all market segments, with less than half of the 70 auctioned properties sold. Overall, there were 628 auctions in Melbourne reported […]
There was a very interesting article by Chris Vedelago in The Age on Sunday concerning listings in Melbourne that have been hanging on the market for an extended period of time, and have subsequently dropped significantly in price. I’ve often commented how good property will sell well in any market, and it’s an adage that […]
