Job Title: Melbourne Property Reporter
This role involves covering the local and national property market, including reporting on house price changes, buying and selling trends, and the best suburbs for homebuyers.
We are seeking a highly skilled professional with a keen interest in the housing market who can explain its ups and downs to a highly engaged audience.
The ideal candidate will be able to speak with everyone from first home buyers to senior bank economists and trophy home selling agents.
* Covering the property market in Melbourne and Victoria requires a deep understanding of the housing market and its trends.
* The candidate should be able to report on the national property market, including economist predictions and what interest rate moves mean for property prices.
* Covering Melbourne's prestige property market includes breaking news of significant sales and listings, as well as broader trend stories.
* Covering Melbourne's auction market involves on-the-ground Saturday auction coverage and trend stories about the state of the auction market.
* The ability to work with large data sets to generate ideas or back up tips is essential, along with working with data with a high degree of accuracy and clarity.
* Meeting deadlines independently or in a team is crucial for this role.