A bold new housing model could penalise short-term flips while rewarding long-term renting. Buyers would pay extra duty upfront and on early sales, with rebates flowing back between years 7 and 11 for properties genuinely rented out. Here’s how it could reshape Victoria’s market.

Each time the government hands buyers more cash or lowers deposit hurdles, the result is the same: prices rise, sellers benefit, and first-home buyers are left further behind. The new scheme risks repeating decades of failed policy.

Melbourne’s property market is heating up this spring, with buyers eyeing suburbs that balance lifestyle, affordability, and long-term growth. From family-friendly eastern hubs to emerging growth corridors in the west and southeast, here are 15 suburbs worth a closer look.

As the West Gate Tunnel nears completion, Melbourne’s west is about to change forever. Truck bans on local streets will improve amenity in some pockets, but properties near ramps, portals or ventilation stacks may face long-term impacts. Here are the 10 suburbs to watch — and what it could cost you if you buy in the wrong spot.

Purchasing property in Victoria? Don't rely on the vendor for land tax, water, or council certificates. Here’s why it’s smarter — and safer — to get them yourself.

A long-term guide to the 8 best places in Victoria to buy property through your SMSF in 2025, with contract tips, planning risks, and investment realities from a conveyancer’s perspective.

Before buying property in Melbourne, see our 2025 watchlist of ten suburbs with high risk, low growth, or buyer dissatisfaction.

It was supposed to be our dream home. Instead, we live beneath a lunatic. Here’s what we wish we knew before buying in an apartment block.