Bigger apartments and townhouses are expected to become a key part of Melbourne’s next wave of new homes. Recently, the St James development opposite St James Park in Hawthorn, Glenarm Square which is being built above Glen Iris train station, and No. 71 in Station St, Fairfield had all attracted buyers looking to combine multiple apartments into a single large home...

The lead-up to any election always has an effect on the property world, with buyers holding off on making any sudden moves and investors waiting in anticipation of any potential policy changes...

“One of the mindsets most of us crave is certainty, and since the real estate market opened for business in 2019, the most basic of desires for most Victorians to own property had once more prevailed and buyers (particularly the popular empty nester) are continuing to re-enter the property market in numbers.”

As high-end apartments become an increasingly acceptable substitute for the trophy home, developers are meeting the market with luxury offerings designed by celebrated architects and interior designers.

As Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten campaign throughout the nation, the state of the national property market continues to be a key matter of contention. But according to Marshall White Projects Director Leonard Teplin there is an elephant in the room that neither party is addressing.

Developers and sales agents have identified a new market demographic in older down-sizers or families who want to spend the same amount of money they would on a terrace home, however, they are now seeking out larger luxury apartments as a viable lifestyle option...