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Great Ocean Properties Report – Autumn 2024

Welcome to our Autumn 2024 report.

There is a lot happening in the world of property and as usual we will do our best to demystify what is happening. Currently there are many layers to the performance of Australia’s property markets and it very much depends on where you are, what type of property you own or what kind of property you want … Read the full post »

Great Ocean Report – Summer 2023-4


Welcome to our early Summer Great Ocean Report.
It is a fascinating time in the Australian property markets at present with different markets performing at different levels and even different styles of properties within those markets achieving different results depending on their price and appeal.
Most metropolitan markets have been fairly robust through 2023, despite interest rate … Read the full post »

Great Ocean Report – Spring 2023

Welcome to our Spring Great Ocean Report. There is a lot happening in the property markets at present with plenty of mixed messages in the commentary so as is our usual mission with our Great Ocean Reports, let’s try and uncover what’s really happening.

One of the simplest ways to understand a property market is to look at the current psychology of the … Read the full post »

Great Ocean Report – End of financial year roundup

The 2022/23 financial year was dominated by interest rate rises which reduced sales volumes along the Surfcoast. While the volumes were down the values were remarkably steady from the previous financial year in most areas.

So, let’s look at the performance of each of the towns during this period. As a reference, these sales are house sales, that is, a free-standing dwelling … Read the full post »

Great Ocean Report – Autumn

Welcome to our Autumn Great Ocean Report. 

As real estate agents, we get asked a lot “how is the market?” But lately it’s reached heightened levels as both potential buyers and sellers try and work out what is happening. As usual with our reports we will try and deconstruct this.

The easiest way to deconstruct any property market is to firstly focus … Read the full post »