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11/06/2026

PropSpotter IS EXACTLY what you need!

Spending $20K on a buyers agent who does everything for you…

and then realising you still don’t know how to invest on your own 😭

vs finding PropSpotter at a quarter of the price and actually learning the skills you keep forever

It’s like therapy😮‍💨

Drop “SKILLS” in the comments if you want to see how it works.

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11/06/2026

Saint Kilda: Not What You Think 🔍

📍Saint Kilda surprised us.

On paper:

💰 $750k entry price
📈 4.5% yield
🏠 Vacancy 1.46%
🏗️ Approvals ratio 0.33%

It passes the hard filters.

But then the growth numbers show up...

⚠️ Capital Growth Score: 53/100

The weakest score in the group.

Saint Kilda isn't necessarily bad.

It's just not the growth machine many investors assume it is.

As Shawn says:

👉 "It passes the filter, then fails the ambition test."

👉 🎧 Watch the full episode on YouTube — “Melbourne Units Under Scrutiny: Yield vs Reality in 2026"

10/06/2026

7% Yield in Melbourne? Not So Fast... 💵⚠️

🏢 Why are Melbourne units suddenly getting so much attention?

Simple.

Many Melbourne houses are yielding around 3%.

Meanwhile units in the same postcode are producing anywhere from 4.5% to nearly 7%.

Sounds amazing, right?

Not so fast.

At PropSpotter, every suburb must pass two tests:

✅ Vacancy under 1.5%
✅ Building approvals under 1%

Because if tenants don't want to live there or too much new stock is coming...

📉 That attractive yield can disappear quickly.

A high yield isn't a strategy.

A strong filter is.

👉 🎧 Watch the full episode on YouTube — “Melbourne Units Under Scrutiny: Yield vs Reality in 2026"

Most investors are looking at the wrong metric.They chase suburbs that already moved. They see a 12% growth number and f...
09/06/2026

Most investors are looking at the wrong metric.

They chase suburbs that already moved. They see a 12% growth number and figure the momentum must continue. But by the time it’s in the headlines, the structural window has usually already closed.

What actually drives long-term capital growth is quieter than that.

Tight vacancy rates. Low building approvals. Long owner hold periods. Constrained land supply. Strong and growing rental demand.

These indicators don’t trend on property forums. But they consistently show up in the histories of suburbs that compound over time.

We ran Melbourne’s middle ring through the PropSpotter framework - the same filters we use for real investor research and only five suburbs came out the other side.

Vacancy under 1.5%. Building approvals under 1% of existing stock. Entry under $900K. Genuine supply constraint.

The five that made it:

1) West Footscray — cleanest supply pipeline in the middle ring
2) Thomastown — affordable entry with real growth acceleration
3) Sunshine North — airport rail and western corridor infrastructure
4) Braybrook — Melbourne’s tightest rental market right now
5) Noble Park North — the strongest all-round setup on the list

None of these are perfect investments. Some carry liquidity risk. Some need longer hold periods to smooth out cycle variance. Some will test your patience before they reward it.
But structurally, they tick the boxes that have historically preceded compounding growth.

The full video breaking down the data behind each suburb — vacancy stats, approval ratios, demand drivers, risk profile — is up on our YouTube now.

Comment “Melb” and we’ll send it to you!

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09/06/2026

Melbourne Units: 3 Out of 4 Failed Our Test ➡️📉

🚨 Everyone's talking about Melbourne units right now...

The same suburbs. The same thumbnails. The same promises.

But when we ran those suburbs through our investment filters this week...

❌ 3 out of 4 failed.

One is advertising a 6% yield that completely falls apart when you dig deeper.

And the Melbourne unit market showing the strongest numbers right now?

🤯 Almost nobody is talking about it.

This is why investors need data, not hype.

"The herd buys the suburb. We buy the segment, and only after it clears the filter."

👉 🎧 Watch the full episode on YouTube — “Melbourne Units Under Scrutiny: Yield vs Reality in 2026"

06/06/2026

Melbourne's Strongest Supply-Demand Play? ♟️

🏆 If I had to pick the strongest supply-demand setup on this list...

It would be Noble Park North.

Here's why:

📉 Vacancy rate: 1.15%
🏠 Only 9 building approvals
🔒 Average hold period: 14 years
📈 Price growth already exceeding 11%

And there's another factor.

The suburb sits minutes from Clayton and the future Suburban Rail Loop.

Strong demand.

Frozen supply.

Major infrastructure.

That's a powerful combination for long-term investors.

"Demand accelerating against a frozen supply base."

👉 🎧 Watch the full episode on YouTube — “Top 5 Melbourne Investment Suburbs Under $900,000 Right Now"

06/06/2026

The Federal Budget just dropped and property investors are NOT happy 😅 CGT changes hitting the portfolio different this year…

But here’s the thing — the investors who panic sell lose. The ones who actually understand their numbers and buy in the RIGHT suburbs? They come out on top every time. 📊

Don’t let tax changes drive your strategy. Let data drive it. That’s what PropSpotter is for. 🎯

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06/06/2026

Sydney’s not too expensive 👀

Everyone’s written it off because they can’t afford a multi-million dollar terrace in the east. Meanwhile, the west has some of the strongest growth stories in NSW and most investors won’t even open the map that side of Parramatta.

In a city this big, there’s always opportunity. You just have to know where to look and what to actually look at.And that’s the work. It’s not vibes. It’s not “my mate reckons this suburb’s about to pop.”

It’s:→ Council data, planning approvals, DA pipelines, zoning shifts
→ Infrastructure projects that are actually getting built, not the ones being re-announced every election
→ Migration patterns and where people are genuinely moving to (not where the news says they are)
→ Demographic shifts that quietly reshape demand over the next 5–10 years

Pull all of that together and the picture gets really clear, really fast. Some pockets stack up. Most don’t. The job is knowing the difference before you put your money down - not after.

We’re opening 5 free strategy calls specifically for people looking at Sydney’s west. If you’ve been priced out elsewhere, or you suspect there’s growth in this part of the city but don’t know where to start - this one’s for you.

PropSpotter isn’t a buyers agent. We’re the search tool + coaching combo for people who’d rather understand what they’re buying than hand it off to someone else and hope.

Comment SYDNEY and we’ll send the booking link through

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06/06/2026

Is Braybrook Ready to Move? 🚀

💰 This suburb could be Melbourne's biggest rent-to-price catch-up story.

Braybrook has:

📈 5.5% annual rent growth over 10 years
📉 Only 3.2% annual price growth over the same period

For an entire decade, rents have grown faster than property values.

Historically, that imbalance doesn't last forever.

Eventually, prices tend to catch up.

That's why Braybrook made my shortlist. 👀

"Rent has compounded faster than price for an entire decade."

👉 🎧 Watch the full episode on YouTube — “Top 5 Melbourne Investment Suburbs Under $900,000 Right Now"

05/06/2026

Why Sunshine North Is Heating Up 💡

🚆 Infrastructure can accelerate demand.

But only if supply stays constrained.

That's why Sunshine North stood out.

📍 12km from Melbourne CBD
🏥 Hospital expansion underway
🚉 Major transport upgrades
✈️ Airport Rail corridor exposure

Yet vacancy remains tight and new supply remains limited.

That's the combination investors should be paying attention to.

Not hype. Fundamentals.

"The market has started pricing in the corridor's demand setup."

👉 🎧 Watch the full episode on YouTube — “Top 5 Melbourne Investment Suburbs Under $900,000 Right Now"

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