While there’s no one answer, there is a well-tested formula for success, according to WBP Property Group executive chairman Greville Pabst, who has 30 years’ experience as a valuer and agent. Pabst says many factors go into selecting a suburb, but regardless of which state or territory buyers are [...]

Industry experts say buying an apartment, to live in or as an investment, is essentially the same as buying a freestanding home. But there are apartment-specific “rules of engagement” buyers should understand. WBP Property Group executive chairman Greville Pabst — who has 30 years’ experience as a valuer and [...]

A range of measures aimed at helping struggling homebuyers break into Victoria’s relentlessly competitive property market were unveiled by the State Government on Sunday. But increased competition could quickly push up prices in the sub-$750,000 bracket, erasing the benefit of any concessions, experts say. WBP Property Group chairman Greville [...]

The exact square-meterage is up for debate, but most property advisors say a very small apartment will have the banks concerned. “Each bank varies, but 40 square metres can be a cut off for many,” Greville Pabst, head of property advisory WBP Property Group, says. “Because they’re really small, therefore their [...]