DAVID SCIOLA

Partner & Auctioneer

David is a highly regarded Partner and auctioneer in Jellis Craig Stonnington’s top performing sales team, led by Carla Fetter. In 2019, he won the company-wide Jellis Craig Rising Star Award, recognising his fierce work ethic and high-impact auction style.

Why It’s So Hard to Find the Right Home

I’ve been looking for a home for about eight months now, and I haven’t seen a single property where I thought, “this is the one.” It’s surprisingly hard to find a good home. Granted, I’m looking in half of one suburb, so I’m restricting my options. And I’m one of those annoying buyers who is…

Transparency Wins – Why Auctions Work

I was speaking yesterday with one of my best mates, a real estate agent in Miami, and we got onto the topic of multiple offers. What he told me genuinely surprised me. Over there, agents aren’t even allowed to disclose competing offers. Buyers submit their “highest and best” and that’s it. No transparency. No back…

Your home is not an Investment

Australians love to talk about real estate. This is the basic premise: “Property always goes up.” Not only is this overly simplistic, but it’s also false. Sure, if you’re a Baby Boomer with a fifty-year time horizon, property has been an unbelievable investment. You’ve ridden a tidal wave of price growth that is likely helping…