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REIV market snapshot

A clearance rate of 92 per cent was recorded this week compared to 92 per cent last week. There were 560 auctions reported to...

From the REIV CEO – Regional column

The inability to buy/sell/ lease property in Melbourne is creating enormous emotional and financial distress in the community. The Premier and his government have...

From the REIV CEO: New minister welcomed

Victorian real estate will continue to do everything asked of it as further restrictions were announced.

From the REIV CEO: Congratulations to Robyn Waters

The REIV is hugely proud to share that Robyn Waters has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2020...

From the REIV CEO: On-site property auctions return

The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) has welcomed the Victorian Government’s decision to allow on-site property auctions and open for inspections to return...

From the REIV CEO: Rental prices fall

Rental prices have fallen in metropolitan Melbourne following a month of some improvement in vacancy rates across the state.

Taskforce tackles cladding problem

The Victorian government has announced a new body – Cladding Safety Victoria – tasked with issuing grants to fund rectification works on hundreds of...

Four crack the half million median mark

Four towns in Regional Victoria cracked the half million median house price for the first time in the March 2019 quarter, according to Real...

Property industry is cornerstone of state budget

Growing Regional Victoria and reducing payroll tax were major priorities outlined in the Real Estate Institute of Victoria’s (REIV) Budget submission and we are...

How to choose an agent

How do you choose a real estate agent to sell, lease or manage your residential or commercial property? The first question you should ask is...

REIV market snapshot

A clearance rate of 65 per cent was recorded over the weekend compared to 59 per cent last week and 65 per cent this...

Regional Victoria’s most expensive real estate

Barwon Heads remains home to Regional Victoria’s most expensive real estate, but it has not yet cracked the million-dollar mark and is sitting at...

Unit prices make region Toorak of southwest

The four most expensive unit markets in Regional Victoria are all located in the Geelong/ Bellarine Peninsula/Surf Coast area according to the latest data...

REIV market snapshot

A clearance rate of 60 per cent was recorded over the weekend compared to 62 per cent last week and 63 per cent this...

Region’s outperform metro Melbourne

Regional Victoria continues to outperform the Metropolitan Melbourne property market with substantial gains of almost 10 per cent recorded in some towns in the...

New tool in real estate game

THE Real Estate Institute of Victoria has revealed its latest tool to measure property price trends: the Residential Market Index (RMX), which will give...

Keeping an BY DEAN WEBSTER eye on policy

Now that the Federal Election has been called for Saturday May 18, the Real Estate Institute of Victoria of Victoria (REIV) will be keeping...

Clearance rates spike

Victorian auction clearance rates have been at their highest levels in months in recent weeks, suggesting confidence in the property market is picking up. A...

Rental changes coming soon

The Victorian government has fasttracked several components of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2018 to come into effect over the next few months. From April...

Pockets of success

The REIV’s latest analysis of sales volumes shows that Gippsland’s property market recorded the largest increases in the state last year. While the volume of...

Rental market health

A recent research report commissioned by the Property Council of Australia has reinforced concerns that proposed changes to negative gearing will reduce the appeal...

REIV market snapshot

A CLEARANCE rate of 53 percent was recorded over the weekend compared to 60 per cent the week before and 70 per cent this...

Regional auctions

The central Victorian town of Broadford was the surprise star of last year’s Regional Victorian auction market, the only postcode to record a perfect...

A CLEARANCE rate of 65 per cent was recorded over the weekend compared 43 per cent the same week last year. There were 283 auctions...