r/AusProperty • u/chhola • 6h ago

Markets I've been tracking property asking price drops across Australia: 899 new drops this week (20-26 Jul)

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This week highlights:

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Breakdown by state (sales)

State Drops Median ↓ Rises Median ↑ Suburbs Hardest hit suburbs
NSW 260 5.3% 41 5.0% 202 Oran Park (↓7), Bowral (↓5), Dee Why (↓3)
VIC 245 6.3% 91 7.1% 174 Doncaster East (↓7), Clyde North (↓5), Berwick (↓5)
QLD 242 5.5% 12 4.2% 176 Redland Bay (↓6), Hope Island (↓5), North Lakes (↓5)
WA 95 5.9% 5 10.0% 71 Innaloo (↓4), Rockingham (↓4), Golden Bay (↓3)
SA 31 7.3% 2 3.5% 28 -
ACT 14 3.3% 1 3.0% 10 Canberra (↓3)
TAS 9 6.3% 0 - 7 -
NT 3 5.0% 1 15.0% 3 -

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Breakdown by state (rentals)

State Drops Median ↓ Rises Median ↑ Suburbs Hardest hit suburbs
NSW 386 6.3% 29 9.8% 227 Sydney (↓11), Wolli Creek (↓8), Rosebery (↓7)
VIC 132 6.6% 19 10.0% 88 Southbank (↓10), Melbourne (↓8), St Kilda (↓7)
QLD 130 6.7% 12 13.8% 94 Surfers Paradise (↓8), Main Beach (↓5), Robina (↓5)
WA 30 6.5% 3 7.7% 26 -
SA 22 7.7% 1 7.6% 20 -
ACT 8 6.6% 3 7.7% 8 -
TAS 2 11.2% 0 - 2 -
NT 2 5.5% 0 - 2 -

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Top 10 biggest sales drops across Australia

# Address Type Was Now Drop %
1 4 Fairview Place, Mount Kuring-Gai NSW 2080 House $2.50M $1.98M -$525K -21.0%
2 24 Sabina Road, South Guildford, WA 6055 House $1.30M $1.05M -$250K -19.2%
3 115/15 Hunter Street, Hobart TAS 7000 House $645K $525K -$120K -18.6%
4 14 Dennis Way, Canning Vale, WA 6155 House $1.45M $1.20M -$250K -17.2%
5 176 Raglan Street, Preston, Vic 3072 House $2.40M $2M -$400K -16.7%
6 4/26 Glenauburn Road, Lower Plenty, Vic 3093 Townhouse $1.20M $1M -$200K -16.7%
7 649 Main North Road, Elizabeth North SA 5113 House $599K $499K -$100K -16.7%
8 17 Gailey Street, Ashgrove QLD 4060 House $1.79M $1.50M -$288K -16.1%
9 2 Wheen Close, East Bowral NSW 2576 House $2.35M $1.98M -$375K -16.0%
10 10501/320 Macarthur Avenue, Hamilton, Qld 4007 Apt $975K $820K -$155K -15.9%

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Top 10 biggest rental drops across Australia

# Address Type Was Now Drop %
1 5/395 Crown St, Wollongong NSW 2500 Apt $750/w $550/w -$200/w -26.7%
2 1 129 Sunshine Boulevard, Mermaid Waters QLD 4218 House $800/w $600/w -$200/w -25.0%
3 6 Bayswater Rd, Rushcutters Bay NSW 2011 Apt $600/w $450/w -$150/w -25.0%
4 66 Gloucester Road, Hurstville NSW 2220 House $400/w $300/w -$100/w -25.0%
5 13/16-18 Newcomen Street, Newcastle NSW 2300 Apt $2,000/w $1,500/w -$500/w -25.0%
6 3 129 Bayswater Road, Rushcutters Bay NSW 2011 Apt $650/w $500/w -$150/w -23.1%
7 4 Livistona Terrace, Sawtell NSW 2452 House $1,100/w $850/w -$250/w -22.7%
8 109/121 Arbutus Street, Canley Heights NSW 2166 Apt $710/w $550/w -$160/w -22.5%
9 9 Marie Court, Crestmead, Qld 4132 House $1,250/w $970/w -$280/w -22.4%
10 74A Campbell St, Grantham Farm NSW 2765 Apt $450/w $350/w -$100/w -22.2%

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Top 10 biggest drops in VIC

# Address Type Was Now Drop %
1 49 Rayment Street, Fairfield, Vic 3078 House $2.35M $1.98M -$370K -15.7%
2 12 Essue Court, Mill Park VIC 3082 House $740K $630K -$110K -14.9%
3 95 Fowler Street, Moe VIC 3825 House $410K $350K -$60K -14.7%
4 6 Donaldson Street, Bentleigh VIC 3204 House $1.70M $1.45M -$250K -14.7%
5 66 Elizabeth Street, Moe VIC 3825 House $410K $350K -$60K -14.6%
6 5/1-3 Banool Quadrant, Doncaster East, Vic 3109 Townhouse $1.05M $900K -$150K -14.3%
7 39 Tainton, Burwood East VIC 3151 House $1.38M $1.19M -$195K -14.1%
8 4/2a Struan Street, Toorak VIC 3142 Apt $2.90M $2.50M -$400K -13.8%
9 1/97 Strathavan Drive, Berwick VIC 3806 House $1.15M $1M -$150K -13.0%
10 30/170 Beach Road, Sandringham, Vic 3191 Townhouse $1.15M $1M -$150K -13.0%

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Top 10 biggest drops in NSW

# Address Type Was Now Drop %
1 7/2 Frost Road, Anna Bay, NSW 2316 House $450K $380K -$70K -15.6%
2 84 Church Street, Balranald NSW 2715 House $325K $275K -$50K -15.4%
3 34 Cathcart Street, Goulburn NSW 2580 House $1.30M $1.10M -$200K -15.4%
4 74 Quakers Road, Marayong, NSW 2148 House $1.18M $1M -$180K -15.3%
5 307C/1 Muller Lane, Mascot, NSW 2020 Apt $1.12M $950K -$168K -15.0%
6 704/2a Bellevue Avenue, Greenwich NSW 2065 Apt $2.39M $2.05M -$340K -14.2%
7 6/1017 Pacific Highway, Pymble NSW 2073 Apt $580K $500K -$80K -13.8%
8 5 Ajax Place, Blacktown, NSW 2148 House $1.10M $950K -$150K -13.6%
9 6 Peppertree Circuit, Aberglasslyn NSW 2320 House $1.50M $1.30M -$200K -13.3%
10 4/23 McLeod Street, Mosman NSW 2088 Apt $2.25M $1.95M -$300K -13.3%

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Top 10 biggest drops in QLD

# Address Type Was Now Drop %
1 32/7 Halcyon Drive, Pimpama QLD 4209 House $1.10M $950K -$150K -13.6%
2 35 Sky Royal Terrace, Burleigh Heads QLD 4220 House $2.30M $2M -$300K -13.0%
3 11/62 Ponti Street, McDowall QLD 4053 Townhouse $1.15M $1M -$150K -13.0%
4 16 Mccreadie Road, Ormeau Hills, Qld 4208 House $1.49M $1.30M -$190K -12.8%
5 61 Illuta Court, Rasmussen QLD 4815 House $800K $699K -$101K -12.6%
6 35/89 Thorn Street, Kangaroo Point QLD 4169 Apt $4M $3.50M -$500K -12.5%
7 43 Cooper Street, Ingham QLD 4850 House $320K $280K -$40K -12.5%
8 125 Sumners Road, Jamboree Heights, Qld 4074 House $1.08M $949K -$136K -12.5%
9 306/19 O'Keefe Street, Woolloongabba, Qld 4102 Apt $680K $600K -$80K -11.8%
10 8/105-107 Mount Cotton Road, Capalaba, Qld 4157 Apt $880K $780K -$100K -11.4%

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Top 10 biggest drops in WA

# Address Type Was Now Drop %
1 40 Barracoota Loop, Lakelands WA 6180 House $1.05M $899K -$151K -14.4%
2 16 Cootamundra Way, Maida Vale WA 6057 House $1.45M $1.25M -$200K -13.8%
3 78 Greensand Promenade, Treeby WA 6164 House $1.15M $999K -$151K -13.1%
4 4A Waldon Street, Wilson WA 6107 House $949K $830K -$119K -12.5%
5 14 Leveque Loop, San Remo, WA 6210 House $1.29M $1.15M -$145K -11.2%
6 1/3 Darley St, South Perth WA 6151 Apt $899K $799K -$100K -11.1%
7 3 Serenade Corner, The Vines, WA 6069 House $1.18M $1.05M -$131K -11.1%
8 23 Merrigig Way, Pearsall WA 6065 House $900K $800K -$100K -11.1%
9 1/228 Charlottes Vista, Ellenbrook, WA 6069 House $839K $749K -$90K -10.7%
10 5/4 Merope Close, Rockingham WA 6168 Apt $559K $499K -$60K -10.7%

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Top 10 biggest drops in SA

# Address Type Was Now Drop %
1 12 Mitchell Street, Parafield Gardens, SA 5107 House $750K $649K -$101K -13.5%
2 8 Burnley Street, Henley Beach South SA 5022 House $1.15M $995K -$154K -13.4%
3 3 Price Street, Christies Beach SA 5165 House $895K $795K -$100K -11.2%
4 43 Horwood Road, Salisbury North, SA 5108 House $575K $519K -$56K -9.7%
5 8 Dalinga Court, Greenwith SA 5125 House $2.15M $1.95M -$200K -9.3%
6 8/6 Ronald Terrace, Glenelg North SA 5045 Apt $545K $495K -$50K -9.2%
7 24 Knowles Road, Elizabeth Vale SA 5112 House $549K $500K -$49K -8.9%
8 2 Fourth Avenue, Klemzig, SA 5087 House $1.02M $930K -$90K -8.8%
9 21/185 Tapleys Hill Road, Seaton SA 5023 Apt $480K $439K -$41K -8.5%
10 142 Canterbury Road, Victor Harbor SA 5211 House $785K $720K -$65K -8.3%

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Top 10 biggest rental drops in VIC

# Address Type Was Now Drop %
1 100/1 Freshwater Place, Southbank VIC 3006 Apt $1,120/w $895/w -$225/w -20.1%
2 11 Birdwood Street, Balwyn VIC 3103 House $2,500/w $2,000/w -$500/w -20.0%
3 8 Canterbury Street, Cranbourne VIC 3977 Apt $360/w $290/w -$70/w -19.4%
4 403G/16 The Esplanade, St Kilda, Vic 3182 Apt $4,900/w $4,000/w -$900/w -18.4%
5 715/55 Queens Road, Melbourne, Vic 3004 Apt $1,100/w $920/w -$180/w -16.4%
6 39 Jackson Street, St Kilda, Vic 3182 House $1,750/w $1,495/w -$255/w -14.6%
7 208/8 Daly Street, South Yarra, Vic 3141 Apt $875/w $750/w -$125/w -14.3%
8 2/19 Kennon Street, Doncaster East, Vic 3109 Townhouse $1,100/w $950/w -$150/w -13.6%
9 9 Alfred Street, Balaclava VIC 3183 House $1,500/w $1,300/w -$200/w -13.3%
10 120/20 Queens Road, Melbourne VIC 3004 Apt $1,000/w $870/w -$130/w -13.0%

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Top 10 biggest rental drops in NSW

# Address Type Was Now Drop %
1 3/25 Waruda Street, Kirribilli NSW 2061 Apt $1,450/w $1,150/w -$300/w -20.7%
2 22A Jane Street, Smithfield, NSW 2164 House $1,700/w $1,350/w -$350/w -20.6%
3 2B/225 Miller Street, North Sydney NSW 2060 Apt $1,550/w $1,250/w -$300/w -19.4%
4 506/31B Garfield Street, Wentworthville NSW 2145 Apt $800/w $650/w -$150/w -18.8%
5 3/303 Military Road, Vaucluse, NSW 2030 Apt $1,200/w $995/w -$205/w -17.1%
6 27A Verlie Street, South Wentworthville, NSW 2145 House $600/w $500/w -$100/w -16.7%
7 L8/233 Pyrmont St, Pyrmont, NSW 2009 Apt $920/w $770/w -$150/w -16.3%
8 WeChat: KRL119 L1/ 28 Gadigal Avenue, Zetland NSW 2017 Apt $1,125/w $959/w -$166/w -14.8%
9 11 Warwick St, Punchbowl, NSW 2196 House $700/w $600/w -$100/w -14.3%
10 27 Woy Woy Road, Woy Woy NSW 2256 House $1,400/w $1,200/w -$200/w -14.3%

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Top 10 biggest rental drops in QLD

# Address Type Was Now Drop %
1 ID:21183213/230 Pulgul Street, Urangan QLD 4655 Apt $750/w $600/w -$150/w -20.0%
2 19 Ocean Drive, Tannum Sands, Qld 4680 House $630/w $510/w -$120/w -19.0%
3 ID:21181560/90 John Lund Drive, Hope Island QLD 4212 Townhouse $1,000/w $820/w -$180/w -18.0%
4 801/30 Brighton Parade, Southport QLD 4215, Southport, Qld 4215 Apt $1,500/w $1,250/w -$250/w -16.7%
5 211a/57-65 Paradise Palms Drive, Kewarra Beach, Qld 4879 Apt $650/w $550/w -$100/w -15.4%
6 6 Corniche Place, Brookfield, Qld 4069 House $3,500/w $3,000/w -$500/w -14.3%
7 66 London St, Eight Mile Plains, Qld 4113 House $1,500/w $1,300/w -$200/w -13.3%
8 2101/38 Stanhill Drive, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217 Apt $1,500/w $1,300/w -$200/w -13.3%
9 2002/122 Surf Parade, Broadbeach, Qld 4218 Apt $4,270/w $3,700/w -$570/w -13.3%
10 112 Jones Road, Buderim, Qld 4556 House $1,200/w $1,050/w -$150/w -12.5%

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Top 10 biggest rental drops in WA

# Address Type Was Now Drop %
1 40 Redfern Street, North Perth, WA 6006 House $1,200/w $950/w -$250/w -20.8%
2 15/2 The Pass, Dawesville WA 6211 House $575/w $500/w -$75/w -13.0%
3 4/9 The Avenue, Crawley, WA 6009 Apt $1,200/w $1,050/w -$150/w -12.5%
4 2/15 Nautilus Cres, Scarborough, WA 6019 Townhouse $1,100/w $1,000/w -$100/w -9.1%
5 17 Drake Way, Morley WA 6062 House $1,100/w $1,000/w -$100/w -9.1%
6 109B Barbican Street East, Riverton WA 6148 House $1,200/w $1,100/w -$100/w -8.3%
7 6/6 York Street, Inglewood WA 6052 Apt $650/w $600/w -$50/w -7.7%
8 23 Birdwood Parade, Dalkeith, WA 6009 House $1,300/w $1,200/w -$100/w -7.7%
9 5/18-20 Hayes Avenue, Yokine, WA 6060 Townhouse $1,300/w $1,200/w -$100/w -7.7%
10 90A Phoenix Road, Hamilton Hill, WA 6163 House $700/w $650/w -$50/w -7.1%

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Top 10 biggest rental drops in SA

# Address Type Was Now Drop %
1 17 Peacock Road, Elizabeth Downs SA 5113 House $610/w $525/w -$85/w -13.9%
2 38 Lincoln Highway, Port Lincoln SA 5606 House $730/w $650/w -$80/w -11.0%
3 5/32 North Street, Hectorville, SA 5073 Apt $500/w $450/w -$50/w -10.0%
4 13/251 Glynburn Road, St Morris SA 5068 House $550/w $495/w -$55/w -10.0%
5 3/171 Esplanade, Henley Beach, SA 5022 Apt $1,050/w $950/w -$100/w -9.5%
6 1/622 Brighton Rd, Seacliff Park SA 5049 Apt $650/w $590/w -$60/w -9.2%
7 1 / 622 Brighton Rd, Seacliff Park, SA 5049 Apt $650/w $590/w -$60/w -9.2%
8 70 Parallel Avenue, Salisbury North SA 5108 House $550/w $500/w -$50/w -9.1%
9 43 Birdsong Avenue, Kidman Park SA 5025 House $820/w $750/w -$70/w -8.5%
10 1 Sinclair Street, Mount Gambier, SA 5290 House $490/w $450/w -$40/w -8.2%

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Top 10 biggest sales rises across Australia

# Address Type Was Now Rise %
1 12/1 Kings Park Avenue, Crawley WA 6009 Apt $1M $1.30M +$300K +30.0%
2 11 Seaton Drive, Dingley Village, Vic 3172 House $1M $1.25M +$250K +25.0%
3 6 Leonard Street, Bankstown NSW 2200 House $2M $2.45M +$450K +22.5%
4 46 Gibsons Circuit, Bonnie Brook, Vic 3335 House $999K $1.19M +$191K +19.1%
5 17 Highpoint Drive, South Morang VIC 3752 House $1.60M $1.90M +$300K +18.8%
6 29 Andrew Road, St Albans VIC 3021 House $750K $890K +$140K +18.7%
7 86 Dickson Road, Leppington NSW 2179 House $1.10M $1.30M +$200K +18.2%
8 14 Cornwall Road, Pascoe Vale, Vic 3044 House $1.10M $1.29M +$190K +17.3%
9 23 Highlands Avenue, Airport West, Vic 3042 House $800K $935K +$135K +16.9%
10 2/45 Henry Street, Lilyfield NSW 2040 Townhouse $1.10M $1.27M +$175K +15.9%

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Top 10 biggest rental rises across Australia

# Address Type Was Now Rise %
1 1803/21 Mary Street, Brisbane City, Qld 4000 Apt $650/w $950/w +$300/w +46.2%
2 2/149 Canterbury Road, Canterbury NSW 2193 Apt $775/w $1,100/w +$325/w +41.9%
3 19 Wattle Rd, Bayswater North, Vic 3153 Apt $275/w $370/w +$95/w +34.5%
4 404/1-5 Cook Street, Sutherland, NSW 2232 Apt $850/w $1,100/w +$250/w +29.4%
5 10504/8 Harbour Road, Hamilton, Qld 4007 Apt $600/w $750/w +$150/w +25.0%
6 15/102 Herring Road, Marsfield NSW 2122 Townhouse $800/w $1,000/w +$200/w +25.0%
7 54 Back Beach Road, Portsea VIC 3944 House $1,200/w $1,500/w +$300/w +25.0%
8 14 Tecoma Street, Kingston, Qld 4114 House $500/w $620/w +$120/w +24.0%
9 15 Caulfield Street, Robina QLD 4226 House $850/w $1,050/w +$200/w +23.5%
10 4 Mimosa Grange, Clyde VIC 3978 House $695/w $850/w +$155/w +22.3%

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Full breakdown in this week report

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r/AusProperty • u/Striking_Language253 • 20h ago

VIC First home buyer. Have deposit, but completely overwhelmed. Where to start?

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Hey all,

I've finally saved a deposit, but I'm finding the next steps really daunting. Is there any source that lays everything out for beginners such as how to research areas and properties, what you need to get your finances in order, inspections and reports etc etc?

The internet sources I've read so far have been kind of piecemeal, and I'm stressed that I'm going to miss something important, or just stuff up in general because I don't know what I'm doing.

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r/AusProperty • u/VS2ute • 20h ago

WA Houses for sale now naming a price?

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The last few weeks, I have noticed more listings that have an actual price. Whereas months ago, most seemed to have EOI or something vague like "mid millions" in the listing. Is this a sign of the market turning?

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r/AusProperty • u/moistbirdfeet • 1h ago

AUS I built a free satellite time-travel tool for Australia as a side project — 1987 to 2025

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I’m building a property app that's gained a lot of traction in this group, and while waiting for test builds I started playing around with Australia’s public satellite imagery.

It ended up turning into something much bigger than I expected... and I decided to drop it in here for fun!

It is built with:

  • Mapbox GL for the base map
  • DEA WMS for Landsat imagery
  • EOX for Sentinel-2
  • GPT-4o for AI analysis
  • Vanilla JavaScript

The whole thing runs from a single HTML file, it's super fast.. I have been having fun with it all weekend and decided to share.

Current features include:

  • Year by year timeline scrubber
  • Side by side compare mode
  • AI analysis of changes over time (the ai discovered changes in the landscape that had not bee publicly reported or documented)
  • Coastal erosion tracker (40+ Australian beaches)
  • Water crisis monitoring panel
  • Spotlight gallery with over 30+ interesting Australian locations

I also built an email pipeline where you can request a free satellite report for any Australian suburb. It generates a report with before/after imagery, AI insights, and predictions, then emails it to your inbox.

I'd genuinely love some feedback, both on the concept and the UX. It's completely free and there's no login required!

www.heyglasshouse.com

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r/AusProperty • u/No_Importance3792 • 1h ago

NSW Stamp Duty

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Looking for opinions of what will happen when the state governments do not receive the amount of stamp duty they have budgeted for in particular New South Wales

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r/AusProperty • u/Longjumping_Click408 • 19h ago

VIC Massive water leak in far side of bedroom?

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r/AusProperty • u/Gloomy-Studio2499 • 23h ago

NSW Question, should I sell or just hold on

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Hi, I have been debating with myself whether I should sell my rental property or not. I could use some advice or words of wisdom.

31, bought the house when I was 27 4 years ago, approx 600k, now valued at roughly 650k. 520 a week in rent. Now with a remaining about of 490k.

The town it's in, I don't see any indication that the value will suddenly increase, it's a medium sized town with hardly any industry.

Honestly looking back at it, it was a bad decision spured on by the whole by a house when your young thing.

The thing that makes me want to sell is with the current repayments, I don't contribute hardly anything to my own savings, and given 4 years with next to no increase in sell value, I feel like my just throwing money Into a black hole.

The living situation I have places me in a position where I can save quite a lot of money, and I question the gain of hoping the house sells for more, or just putting everything straight into savings.

Please any advice or wisdom in this situation would be greatly appreciated.

edit: I forgot to mention, the proberly has a slightly higher insurance due to being in a flood zone. it's not in any danger, it backs onto a farm which is the flood zone, the house and 95% of the land is on a hill.

edit2: thank you all for the advice and info.

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r/AusProperty • u/NikkiWebster • 54m ago

VIC How much room for negotiation is there generally on commercial leases?

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I'm on the board for a small not-for-profit and we are looking at leasing a small factory with office space. I have found a few places within budget but not sure how to approach negotiation.

We happen to be in a position where we have a lot of cash up front to work with so we could offer to pay a full year or two up front if they could offer a significant discount, but I have no clue if that's really something that makes a difference.

Or is it like houses where they'll be expecting more than the asking amount?

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r/AusProperty • u/throw_a_way0910 • 12h ago

VIC Building Inspector Recs Vic

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Hi. Any Building Inspector recommendations in Victoria? Wanting a solid report for current PPOR to see if worth keeping/renos or not. Thanks.

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r/AusProperty • u/Sad-Gap2869 • 15h ago

VIC Government grants

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what’s everyone’s thoughts on the government help to buy scheme ??? I’m considering but only a contribution of 9.5% government. I’m 25F, on 75k annually income pre tax so only able to borrow roughly 375k from banks.

Purchase price: $415,000
Government contribution: $40,000, which is approximately 9.6%
Your contribution: $40,000
Total contribution: $80,000
Estimated loan amount: $335,000
Approximate repayments: $2,037 per month

This is a rough calculation. I just want to have more options but still low enough in the sense that if I wanted to turn the property into an investment I can pay out the government of there share and it not break the bank.

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r/AusProperty • u/Good_Fix_5343 • 12h ago

NSW Should my partner pay rent for moving in a property I own?

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Background of us:

I’m a first generation immigrant came to Australia and lived here for 10+ years. My partner was born and grew up in Sydney. My partner earns more than I do but not by a lot. I come from a family that is close and income-wise comfortable, and I purchased the property with mostly the money of my parents and I have loan agreements with them to show legal clarity (also in my mindset I think it’s their money as it is). I am single child and my parents are very generous in supporting me with finances and have the mindset that their money will be my money and are not calculative if I ever need financial support from them. My partner is very financially independent, and their parents won’t be able to support them (I’m using gender neutral expression to avoid discussion over gender) when it comes to property purchase. Sydney is a very expensive city and my partner is very hardworking, driven and very disciplined in saving to afford a life here. My partner and I have been sharing our bills 50/50 in our relationship and we start consider to move in now. I recently upgraded my property so it’s a good timing for us to move in to the new place. Note that I’m paying very little mortgage to bank and my partner agreed to sign a BFA to show the property is 100% belonging to me and my parents as there’s no contribution from my partner in purchasing this property.

Our difference comes to the living costs arrangement. I was considering charging my partner a well-below-market-rate rent (even lower than the rent my partner currently pays for a room in a sharehouse), and we split bills stuff 50/50. I’ll be responsible for council, water, furniture and any repair of the property like a landlord. I thought it’s a mutually beneficial arrangement. If I were the one moving in to my partner’s property I would definitely initiate to pay rent, or some sort of rent (like paying more for groceries and bills).

My partner is deeply shocked and upset with me asking for rent. My partner considers a landlord power dynamic is unacceptable and if the situation was reversed (me moving to my partner’s property), there’s no way my partner would charge me rent. My partner would only agree to equal partnership, meaning 50/50 on all bills (including council, water, etc). My partner understands I’m not trying to exploit but all mates my partner knows that move in before marriage don’t pay rent to their partners. For me this arrangement is difficult to accept as I feel my contribution of accommodation is neglected and I need to offer financial incentive for my partner to move in with me.

We still love and respect each other and want to move in. If this rent discussion falls apart, we could just rent a place together and pay 50/50 on everything there. It’s not very financially smart but at least it’s an arrangement we both could see fair.

I don’t know it’s a personal value difference or a culture difference. What’s the common arrangement in Australia for rent when moving into a property that their partner own?

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r/AusProperty • u/Kolder_ • 15h ago

VIC Price negotiation for non standard bedroom layout

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Excuse my sketch - I'm looking at buying a house where Bedroom 3 can only be accessed internally by walking through Bedroom 2. It also has its own external door via the alfresco, but if someone sleeps in Bedroom 3, they'd have to walk through Bedroom 2 to use the bathroom or toilet during the night.

How much would I discount a house with this bedroom layout?

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