Why Thinking Like An Investor In Melbourne Is Actually Costing You
I know it sounds wrong and you’re waiting for conditions to improve. But what if you’re stressing over the wrong buyer while the right one is already looking?
Victoria continues to produce some of the highest levels of first-home buyer activity in the country, particularly across apartments, villa units and more affordable townhouses – and with interest rates tipped to drop, it’s about to get more competitive.
Most sellers still view these properties through the lens of an investor market. First-home buyers don’t.
They care less about rental yield and future development potential. They’re looking for lifestyle, location, and something they can comfortably live in right now.
We continue to see older-style apartments with generous floorplans, villa units in established suburbs and well-positioned townhouses attracting fast competition despite broader market uncertainty.
That buyer never disappeared. In fact, they’re about to be more active than ever.
The irony is that the properties investors are most concerned about are the very same properties first-home buyers are competing hardest to secure.