Market Insights

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Why Off-Market Prestige Homes Are Selling Quietly.

Prestige Property Goes Private: Why the Biggest Deals Aren’t Online In Melbourne’s ultra-prestige property market, the most important deals don’t make headlines; they’re never even listed online. As I recently shared with realestate.com.au, the most significant shift in 2025 has been the surge in off-market transactions. “Most of the biggest

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Are Villa Units a Good Investment in Melbourne?

Villa units like this no longer make commercial sense for developers to build.  They’re not the “highest and best use” of the land, which makes existing ones, like the one we bought in Hawthorn for a first-home buyer, even more valuable.  6/2 Lisson Grove, Hawthorn, Vic 3122 Why? Today, developers would maximise the

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Why We Say No to 80% of Apartments!

Not all apartments are created equal. We typically pass on 80% of the apartments we review. Why? We focus on the top-performing 20%, and that’s precisely where long-term success lives. We just secured this light-filled gem in one of Toorak’s most walkable pockets: 5/27 Wallace Avenue. It’s a prime lock-and-leave

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Red Flags to Watch Out For When Buying an Apartment.

For years, Melbourne apartments have been overshadowed by the housing market. Oversupply concerns, pandemic-driven lifestyle shifts, and lacklustre investor confidence meant many apartments were overlooked in favour of standalone homes and townhouses. As buyer advocates at Industry Insider Property, we’ve seen first-hand the renewed appetite from first-home buyers and investors

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Stonnington Update – June 15th 2025

Where is the market heading? Momentum is Building! We bought three inner-city homes this week and sold one on behalf of our clients. Toorak, Elwood & Off Market in Melbourne 3004. The sale was in one of the slowest markets (Phillip Island), but here’s what you need to know. They

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Key Strategies in Slower Phillip Island Market.

A slower market requires strategic decisions in Phillip Island. The power of wise advice, trusted agent collaboration, and strategic pricing. When a Private Wealth Adviser from Geelong reached out to us, he’d never worked with Industry Insider Property before. However, he trusted his client’s referral, and that trust proved to

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Facade of 4 Theodore Court, Toorak, Vic 3142

The cheapest house in Toorak? 

Would you knock it down and build brand new? Or would you restore it to its mid-century glory? The opportunity here at 4 Theodore Court, Toorak, VIC 3142, is not for the faint of heart! You need some resources, time and energy to take on this project. Ideally suited for

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First Home Buyer Win in St Kilda

A WIN FOR FIRST HOME BUYERS IN ST KILDA! When trust, timing, and experience come together, excellent outcomes follow. That was certainly the case with our client H, who was referred to us by his Mum. We represented her as a past buyer and helped her secure an apartment in

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Bayside Off-Market Property Success Story

Off-Market Success in Bayside! After two years of searching on and off without success, Jacquie was referred to us by her mortgage broker. She had a budget of $850,000 and was looking for a quality townhouse in Melbourne’s bayside suburbs, specifically Edithvale, Bonbeach, Carrum, and Chelsea. We met over coffee

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