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Chaos. Results can be a little difficult to predict “Chaos theory is a branch of mathematics focusing on the study of chaos—states of dynamical systems whose apparently-random states of disorder and irregularities are often governed by deterministic laws that are highly sensitive to initial conditions.” (thanks, Wikipedia) Well, it’s good to get that out of […]

OK. There’s a heap of conflicting predictions about what real estate will and won’t do out there, so we have consulted the world’s most reliable prognosticators (one President excepted) for the answers you need. The Oracle of Delphi “Beware the Ides of…” (Sorry, wrong Oracle.) “You saw what happened with the GFC? Stock markets fell

Now let’s be clear. What’s happening at the top end is that it’s: Booming Tanking Quiet Frenetic And that’s just the weekend. So every expert, every optimist, every pessimist, every Nostradamus is right on the money. Everybody wins! And then a little sense kicks in. At the top end, every home is unique, every trend

It’s on again. Last year ended with a kaleidoscope of views about where the market might be heading.  This year? No-one, including us, came close to predicting the numbers hitting the ceilings of South Yarra, Red Hill or Clifftop Portsea (which is a suburb apart) — and that’s not including vendors who will need crowbars to

The best laid plans … That don’t include a repeat of the last Top End Trends. Apologies. That was not meant to happen. Now, to return to regular programming… 2019. Are you confused yet? The divide is stark. Down where price trends are counted in thousands, things are looking up (prices, that is, although from

There is no single market at the top end. No rows of identical mansions, each on its allotted acre with pool, tennis court, six car garage and eight bedrooms. Here, every home is its own market and every vendor needs to understand that. But, too often, doesn’t. Too often, and too often persuaded by agents

Stravinsky could have written the music. Calm. Storm. Lightning. Thunder. Four and five hands waving and wanting. Wounded under-bidders wandering. Hungry.  Can’t say we didn’t expect it — last April, we predicted it. Now ANZ is joining the parade and predicting a rise of 15% over the next 12 months. Have they been reading our

Game over. Tigers in a canter. Crowds pour out of the MCG. So where did they all go? To open houses, that’s where. One had 70 groups through on Saturday and another 30 on Sunday. Queuing. People were queueing. Who could have expected the market to flip so quickly? Well, if you’re asking: Us. We

It’s not supposed to be like this. Real estate markets have bottoms, middles and tops.  So what has happened to Melbourne’s top end? There’s nothing doing. Just a few old stayers, staying unloved.  Step closer and you’ll catch whiffs of lemon or an aroma of fish — an owner or two big game fishing with

A certain football legend said that, or something like it (thanks, Ron). As we suggested last May, and roused the doubters while doing so, a return to the basics was getting started. Supply and demand must eventually rule. That’s normal. (That said, in a mad mad world, normal can be a fleeting experience.) So …