SUNDAY BLOG

We often have assignments for overseas-based Australians looking to buy their home before they return. The task is never simple and it requires a lot of mutual understanding and trust. Finding a future home requires more than just market knowledge and investment-grade criteria. Our home searches hinge around our ability to quickly discern what our client…

Yesterday we found ourselves bidding on four properties for clients; two of which were in Footscray. Both properties had an interesting story and we did wonder what the effects of their respective histories would be on auction day. Nineteen Essex St was one of the most impressive and inspiring one bedroom shopfront restorations I’ve seen.…

Our most recent off-market win was more than just a great purchase. It was the property which was worth the wait and the heartbreak our fantastic clients had endured in their quest for a period property. One the most quoted lines I used for this particular duo over the last three months was “…you just have…

When I met with our lovely prospective client two weeks’ ago, she asked me a great, candid question. Being new to Melbourne from Sydney, and having made the decision to invest for capital growth, she meant business and was keen to strike up a plan. “Cate, what is the best property for me to spend $900,000…

The weekend before a long weekend will always be a busy auction period, and our little office was humming with activity last week in preparation for seven auctions. Coordinating our bidding schedule between three of us was no mean feat with our auction bidding falling between 11.30 and 2.30 in mixed locations. From Newport to Brunswick, Thornbury…

We had one brief recently which had given our interstate buyer her share of heartbreak. We had been under-bidders to one nicely renovated two bedroom apartment in a boutique block in Thornbury and we’d made the difficult decision to walk away from an off market when pending roof repairs were all too hard to cover. After…

This Saturday started just like many others. An 8am meeting in Brunswick West at John Gorilla Cafe to chat strategy with some lovely new clients, followed by a 9.15am back in Yarraville with some locals who are keen to find their home in the area. A 10.30am meeting at my favourite, friendly local cafe The…

One assignment we recently completed for a lovely client of ours was particularly memorable because her search parameters were not so easy. Finding an older style house in Thornbury for her to be able to move right into without any renovation required for under $650,000 was the original brief, and while we like to be…

One very special brief we’ve been working on since late last year finally resulted in a sale this Super Saturday weekend. In a sea of some 1720 scheduled auctions, our dear clients had become accustomed to some disappointments along the way and didn’t anticipate that yesterday would be their day in the sun. The house…

This year’s auctions haven’t been easy. Not that last years’ were easy, but when it comes to houses, the only difference between spring season last year and this current market seems to be stock levels. Buyer competition is highly-fueled and as strong as last year, yet the numbers of quality properties available in the inner and middle…

We assist many clients with exciting investment purchases; from renovators to “move-right-in’s” but it is rare to find houses quite as beautifully renovated as this beauty. Yesterday in a wave of exhilarating bidding, pass-in negotiations and contract signing, two wonderful clients of ours had to take some time to adjust to the shock of their…

Late last year a fabulous couple from Sydney engaged our services to help find them a home down south to relocate to. Their mission seemed achievable; three bedroom property, sizeable block size for a garden and entertaining area, private outlook, well lit internal spaces, within walking distance to rail, near to local parkland, and… offering good NBN…