Sunday Blog - Expert property investment insights

Two months ago we met a delightful couple who were on the quest to find their family home. Their criteria list was sensible, exciting, challenging but achievable, so we set out on our assignment with them. A family home with potential to improve, on a 400sqm+ block is no mean feat when the target area…

Our most recent off-market purchase in beautiful Williamstown was one which was almost tailor made for our fantastic clients.Their search criteria for their investment property included a target purchase price around $600,000, a dated townhouse in a boutique block, and a property within easy walk to train station. When the call came in about this…

One of our most recent assignments took us to Ascot Vale. We were on a quest for a well-proportioned, secure two bedroom apartment in a great block, but more importantly, cafes, shops and station all needed to be in easy walking distance for our young professional home-buyer. Circling the pretty streets which run off bustling…

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…