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Is the Quest for 100% Costing You In a Moving Market?

By Cate Bakos | March 12, 2017

We enjoy our home-finder briefs, but the process is enormously different to our investor briefs  at the strategy phase.We don’t look at metrics, nor do we cover off rental yields or vacancy rates. We just  focus on two segments, but they are often complex, difficult and confronting for buyers.  These two critical steps upon commencement…

Houses vs Units.. and where do Townhouses fit?

By Cate Bakos | March 5, 2017

Our auction bidding list this weekend featured a combination of houses and units…. units of varying style and size, but well-located, beautifully proportioned and enticing for tenants and home-buyers alike. Sadly for two particular clients, their hard work, patience and due diligence didn’t pay off yesterday and we were mildly surprised by the strength of…

The importance of understanding cashflow

By Cate Bakos | February 26, 2017

This week we have had the pleasure of working with a mixed array of client briefs; from home-finders to investors. Not unlike other weeks, our investor assignments have all been unique and our metrics we’ve targeted have been engineered based on cashflow. Many investors assume that investing is all about capital growth, but there are other…

Investing in Ardeer…

By Cate Bakos | February 19, 2017

One of our first purchases of the year was for a young investor-client with a budget of circa $600,000. When we started our journey in late 2016 our strategy focused on well located townhouses whilst concurrently keeping our eye out for opportunities in Sunshine and surrounds for houses on full blocks. Not surprisingly, the median…

The Potential Cost of Social Proof

By Cate Bakos | February 12, 2017

Yesterday’s 11am auction at Yarraville’s Free Street was our first official auction bidding assignment for the year. The three bedroom, modernised old house in the heart of the Yarraville Village on this quiet and hidden away little dead-end street had caught our client’s eye for more than one good reason. The proximity to work, generous…

How to prevent value-adding turning into over-capitalising…

By Cate Bakos | February 5, 2017

Back in October I had the pleasure of working with a fantastic duo who had targeted Brunswick houses with possibilities and potential for their investment strategy. Aside from their sheer drive and energy, their draw card was their professional experience; accounting and drafting. Being able to look into the possibilities, consider design options, understanding town…

Our first 2017 Spotlight

By Cate Bakos | January 29, 2017

After a very busy 2016 Spring selling season which drifted well into December, house-buyers could be forgiven for wondering when the market conditions would ease for them. Auctions were generally well attended and properties highly contested; and it’s fair to say that even with higher stock levels in late November and December, houses on the market…

2016 Highlights…

By Cate Bakos | December 24, 2016

We’ve had some really exciting assignments this year, from welcoming Sydney investors to our fabulous city, to fighting it out for beautiful homes at auction. We’ve witnessed out-performance capital growth in many postcodes, particularly the inner north, north-west and inner west. One defining aspect of 2016 was the sheer competition for houses at auction. Our…

What Makes Spotswood So Unique?

By Cate Bakos | December 18, 2016

On the last auction weekend of 2016 we attended four auctions for our clients. One in particular was in Watt Street Spotswood, and this property was one of only two which we vied for during the entire year. Sadly we were the under-bidders. But there is a good explanation as to why properties in Spotswood…

A scramble to sell before Christmas?

By Cate Bakos | December 11, 2016

This weekend was a successful one for quite a few of our clients. Our auction success rate record 75%; a record for 2016 for us. Was it chance? Good luck? Or a reflection of  pre-Christmas market conditions? Buyer activity is slowing down now as people are preparing for Christmas, or away at end-of-year parties. Some of…

Buying Prior to Auction

By Cate Bakos | December 4, 2016

Yesterday in Victoria 1438 properties went under the hammer and as at last night, just over 75% of them had sold. By any measure that is a strong clearance rate and a very large number of auctions for one Saturday. We bid at six auctions ourselves, yet didn’t secure a single property. What could we…

A strong market or pre-Christmas desperation?

By Cate Bakos | November 26, 2016

Today marked the fourth last weekend of 2016 and buyer motivation was evident in many suburbs despite the strong number of properties auctioned today. We had our record number of auctions ever, and the ones we missed  were not near-misses. They flew past reserve. So what was it that enabled these stronger-than-anticipated results? Missing out in Albion,…

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