Property Investment Blog

Thursday, 2 April 2026

Where would property investment professionals invest in Victoria today for a $1million budget

The AFR recently asked: Where would property investment professionals put up to $1M in today’s Victorian market?

https://www.afr.com/wealth/investing/where-the-property-pros-would-invest-977-579-right-now-20260311-p5o9lc


Here’s what they picked:

* Eliza Owen (Housing Economist): Units in Port Phillip

* Andrew McCann (Estate Agent): Units in South Yarra

* Bradley Beer (Quantity Surveyor): Units in Kensington

* Cate Bakos (Buyer’s Agent): Houses in Geelong

* Jarrod McCabe (Property Investment Educator): Terrace-style homes in Footscray


So, which of these actually stacks up best from an investment perspective?


We ran PropertyDirector’s Deal Analyser across currently listed properties in each of these locations, modelling 10-year capital growth and cashflow.


The results:

* Geelong houses delivered the strongest projected equity growth: $1.23M+ after 10 years

* South Yarra units led on rental performance, reaching ~9% yield over the same period


This is exactly where data beats opinion.


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