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- First-home buyers take over Melbourne property market | LMG
First-home buyers take over Melbourne property market | LMG
Mon Aug 25 3:27:11 UTC 2025
Melbourne’s property market is shaking off its winter lull, with auction numbers steady on last year and a flood of first-home buyers reshaping the city’s spring selling season.
New figures from Loan Market Group show Victoria has become the nation’s undisputed first-home buyer capital.
The state accounted for 39 per cent of all loans written for new buyers in June, with applications up more than a third over the past year.
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