Student Accommodation May Be Oversupplied

COMPETITION from Asian and European universities is weakening demand from international students coming to Australia to study, according to a new report.

As such, Melbourne’s student accommodation market risks oversupply in the medium term, as the number of new accommodation units proposed and under construction, may not be matched by an increase of international students able to take them.

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What Half a Million Buys You in the City, Coast and Country

It’s a magic number, really.

Tell a real estate agent that you have $500,000 to spend, and they should be able to find you a house in any part of Victoria – Hawthorn to Hamilton.

We tell you what bang for your buck you get in the city, coast and country.

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More Women Buying Property

Footloose and fancy free female seeks accountant, bank lender and real estate agent – for date with financial security.

That’s right, girl power is ripe in Melbourne’s real estate game, and it’s a trend that doesn’t look like slowing any time soon.

Agents say the days of women waiting for a man to get into the property market are gone. Waiting for blokes, especially those that have their act together, costs money – and smart girls aren’t waiting around to watch opportunity pass them by.

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