SUNDAY BLOG

Late last year a fabulous client of ours was the successful purchaser of this 1970’s townhouse in Yarraville. Situated near Seddon station, equi-distant between Yarraville village and Seddon’s cafe strip, and offering a great floorplan – this townhouse had a lot to offer. What it lacked however was modern appeal. We knew our client would find a…

One of our most recent adventures spanned for a few months and it was indeed a very special brief. We had the opportunity to work with a wonderful lady who’s home-finder purchase criteria was to identify a light, well renovated, two bedroom villa unit in Melbourne’s west or north-west with not only an outdoor courtyard…

A brother and sister team were looking for an optimum project to tackle in Melbourne’s inner west. They’d set their criteria and hoped to find a period Victorian cottage with ample land to extend the property in time from a two bedroom to a three – or even four – bedroom house. Their desired pockets…

We had an exciting brief for two lovely Sydney-siders; to find a suitable apartment within easy walk to shops and train station for close to $350,000. They had targeted Melbourne’s inner west for value, rental yield and sheer opportunity. There are not many suburbs in the inner ring suburbs that offer such buying conditions. From…

One of our most recent acquisitions for clients of ours was this beautiful circa-1880’s home in one of Hawthorn’s favourite streets – Kinkora Road. All kinds of questions and emotions came up during the due-diligence phase of the assignment.This house met all of our clients’ criteria – and they had been developing their own criteria…

After an auction loss, an exciting off-market sale which was retracted for an auction launch and MONTHS of searching on their own before finding us, we had the recent pleasure of helping a wonderful local couple secure their new home on a full block of land on budget. Having found themselves at the end of their…

A really special repeat client engaged our services to help him buy a suitable investment. Given he had exposure to the outer east and the inner north-west already, we strategically formulated a plan to target the inner north to complement his portfolio with a period property featuring a right of way. Why the right of…

This Saturday just gone I headed over to Kensington to bid on a 2BR townhouse for clients of ours who had decided to take advantage of the Labour Day Long weekend. I was bidding under an Authority, meaning I could sign contracts on their behalf should I be successful. The townhouse is located in Kensington…

A fabulous couple recently engaged Cate’s services to help find a home which would not only enable them to keep living in Melbourne’s inner west, but would bode well as a possible investment property in the years to come if and when they upgrade. The brief was simple. Three bedrooms, a lock up garage, no…

Two special past clients asked me to contact their friends late last year to help them with their quest to find their family home. This lovely young family had sold their current home on a particularly long settlement but they were concerned that with the demands of work and children, finding their dream home could…

We recently had the pleasure of assisting two very special repeat clients with their investment purchase. We carefully chose the inner north, knowing that our target spend of sub-$500,000 needed to deliver attractive, long term capital growth – but also a better-than-average rental yield to assist them with their ability to hold the asset for…

Buyers hate it. Agents do it. Advocates understand it, and some accept it. But how do we cope when our clients are STILL tempted to go to auction under the false hope that they actually have a chance of success when we know that their budget does not match the property value? Recent comparable sales…