PRDnationwide has identified the Melbourne suburbs of Deer Park, Fawkner, Mill Park, Reservoir, Tullamarine and Murrumbeena as their best value picks.  

McGrath has appointed four leading agents to its busy Northern Beaches team, in the wake of reports that 36 agents have left the company.

Office vacancy rates in Brisbane, Perth, Darwin and Adelaide are languishing, but in Sydney and Melbourne are strong, reflecting the 'patchiness of Australia's economic trajectory', states the Property Council's latest Australian Office Market Report.

Despite 80 per cent of Australian mortgage holders have their home loan with one of the so-called 'big four', almost three-quarters believe a major bank would not be the best option if they faced a personal crisis.