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Buy Victorian property with your eyes open.

Plain-English guides on zoning, overlays, contracts and capital growth, from the team that researches due diligence for a living.

Market data

Five Victorian suburbs to watch for the rest of 2026, and how each could disappoint you

Five suburbs with real data and a documented council catalyst behind each, plus the way each one could disappoint you.

9 min read · August 2026Read guide →
Strategy

Investors are pulling out of Victorian property. Is this your window?

Investor loan applications fell around 20% after the budget. Less competition is a real window, and it comes with three traps.

7 min read · August 2026Read guide →
Apartments

Why one in five Melbourne apartment resales loses money

Apartments fell less than houses this quarter. The real gap shows up at resale, and it is about expectations more than the cycle.

8 min read · August 2026Read guide →
Market data

Melbourne falls, regional Victoria runs: the mid-2026 divide

Melbourne slipped again in June while regional medians set records. What is driving the split, and how to use it as a buyer.

8 min read · August 2026Read guide →
Finance

Three rate rises in 2026: stress-testing a Victorian purchase

The cash rate is 4.35% and the next RBA call lands 11 August. What each 25 basis points costs, and how to know your purchase survives it.

8 min read · August 2026Read guide →
Tax & budget

Property tax & budget changes for Victorian investors in 2026

Negative gearing (proposed), the foreign-buyer ban, land tax, VRLT, and the short-stay and ESVF levies. What is law, and what is not.

10 min read · June 2026Read guide →
Policy

Victoria's 2026 rental reforms: what property investors need to know

No-fault evictions abolished, 90-day rent notices, minimum standards, portable bonds, and a proposed rent freeze.

9 min read · June 2026Read guide →
Capital growth

Victorian property capital growth in 2026: where the numbers actually point

Current medians, why bank forecasts disagree by nearly nine points, and the corridors running 6 to 10 percent while the average sits near 2.

9 min read · June 2026Read guide →
Zoning

Zoning explained: what Victorian buyers can (and can't) do with a block

NRZ, GRZ, RGZ, the 2025 reforms, and the rules that decide whether you can build or subdivide, before you sign.

9 min read · June 2026Read guide →
Overlays

Planning overlays in Victoria: the hidden rules that can block your build

Flood, bushfire (changed in 2026) and heritage overlays can restrict your plans even in a good zone. Here is how they work.

8 min read · June 2026Read guide →
Contracts

Section 32 red flags: what to check in a Victorian vendor statement

Easements, owners-corporation debts, unpermitted works and outstanding charges. The deal-breakers most buyers skim past.

8 min read · June 2026Read guide →

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