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2025’s Property Market
Welcome to 2025. If you’re like me and keep putting 2024 on every date, you get a leave pass for another 30 days to get
Calls Rise to Build City Heart
A RECENT push to redevelop Geelong’s Market Square into a city heart is gaining support within the region, with many local businesses getting behind and
Why is the Geelong CBD in such desperation right now?
I am thrilled our new mayor has made the CBD his priority and so many are getting behind the push to do something about our
It’s all talk with housing
We have just been treated to 10 days of housing policies by our Premier. It seems the penny has dropped, and someone has finally worked
Asking prices are the guide to the residential market
I want to dedicate this article this week to my mate, Bob, who passed away on Monday afternoon. It is ironic that a beautiful animal
Our CBD – a proper market square is the fix
Geelong CBD has more than 25,000sqm of empty office space, with another 42,000 sqm currently in the planning pipeline. Given this oversupply, landlords are doing
It’s time to claim back our CBD
Geelong CBD is at a crunch point and many years of previous investment are about to be wasted if we do not take action. Council
Time to be positive
In any property cycle there are opportunities. One person’s misfortune is another’s gain. We are now 19 months into a new property cycle, and about
Figures finally trending in the right direction
What a change a few numbers can make! Last week the publication of the June Quarter inflation numbers crucially demonstrated inflation is in decline, albeit
A touch of the cold weather blues
Angry, relieved? I must admit I was not surprised at all by the CFMEU report broadcast on the Nine Network last week. There isn’t a
Winter gloom or bloom?
Yes, winter is here. People north of Victoria think our cold winters are gloomy and sad – little do they know winter is our time
The end of another financial year
With another financial year coming to a close, this one means a lot more than others. For valuers, in more recent years it has become
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