Image: Wikipedia Nestled deceptively close to the city, you’d never guess that Middle Park was one of the quietest and most friendly suburbs in the city. Flanked by Port Phillip Bay and Albert Park Lake, it’s a suburb that blends the best of Melbourne’s far-flung shires...
On the back of Victoria’s new laws regarding underquoting, today’s Infolio blog unpacks the topic and explores what these changes mean for the property market. A highly emotional subject fuelled by record low interest rates, a growing urban population and a hot market with low supply; underquoting...
Image: Boutique Stays Not too long ago, Port Melbourne was chiefly industrial and one of the cheapest and poorest suburbs in Melbourne. Since then, it has become one of the wealthiest and most expensive. This unique and rapid transition was driven by an intense period of urban...
When it comes to inner city-living, South Melbourne is exemplary. Huddled comfortably between St Kilda, Southbank, South Yarra and Port Melbourne, this suburb boasts an incredible location that complements a variety of lifestyles. Life here means quick access to beaches, gardens, shopping hubs and nightlife,...
The success of a business in any industry depends a great deal on the people within it, and it goes both ways. In other words, staff are often the biggest source of pride, stress, satisfaction, disappointment and all manner of other emotions for business owners....
So you’re in the market to purchase a property in 2017 – congratulations! Now it’s time for to buy, but more than that – it’s time to buy well. In today’s blog from Infolio Property Advisors, Managing Director Lauren Staley shares hard-won insights from her extensive advocacy experience, explaining...
Finding the perfect tenants can be hard enough; keeping them is a whole new ball game. Good tenants pay rent on time, take care of the property, repair any damage they cause and don’t break the lease. As an owner of an investment property, it’s...
As we edge closer to Christmas, many buyer’s property goals are needlessly put on the back-burner. Social, work and family commitments begin to burgle buyer’s time, making reviewing new listings and attending open for inspections less of a goal and more of a daydream. If you’re...
Digital disruption. It’s all the rage at the moment, profoundly affecting the way industries from accommodation to public transport function. The ‘sharing economy’ has opened up possibilities for the community to use and make money from their unleveraged assets – think cars in the case...
Often referred to as ‘the sleeping giant’ of the Victorian real estate market, Melbourne’s western suburbs are truly a diamond in the rough. Turning your nose up at Footscray, Williamstown, Yarraville and Kensington? Best think again. Property investors are sometimes wary of buying outside of...