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Victoria’s new Premier is considering changes to property taxes as Melbourne’s median house price sits at only 60% of Sydney’s. Could lower land tax help unlock Melbourne’s long-awaited recovery, or is the price gap justified?

Everybody pays for their lessons in real estate. Some buyers invest in experienced advice, research and due diligence to avoid costly problems. Others pay through overpaying, poor property selection, hidden defects and years of underperformance.

This Recent Buy for a Melbourne buyer needed more than the right location and floor plan. The home also had to satisfy detailed Feng Shui and BaZi requirements, including orientation, land slope and street position. Here's how we did it.

Data does not replace judgement. It sharpens it. The best property decisions combine market data, local experience, due diligence and negotiation discipline.

The best suburb for a first home buyer is not always the cheapest suburb. It is the suburb that matches your budget, lifestyle, risk profile and long-term strategy.

Grants and stamp duty concessions can help, but they should never be the reason you buy the wrong property. The saving is useful. The strategy matters more.

The auction floor is not the place to discover your strategy. By then, the crowd, the auctioneer and your emotions are already working against you.

Underquoting does not just waste your Saturday. It can distort your strategy, create false hope and push you into paying more than the property is worth.

Most first home buyers do not lose money because they chose the wrong benchtop. They lose money because they bought the wrong property, in the wrong location, at the wrong price.