Run Your Own Race: Why a Great Result in a Tough Market Can Outshine a Hot Market Sale

In 2024, Melbourne’s property market was at its lowest ebb in a decade – only the 2018 Banking Royal Commission dip came close. Yet even in that challenging environment last year, we saw some remarkable outcomes. A competitor sold a double fronted home in Stonnington in mid 2024 for over $5 million – well above […]

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The Toughest Conversation in Real Estate: Talking Price With Vendors 

Let’s be honest: if there’s one part of our job that can keep even the most seasoned real estate agent up at night, it’s the value conversation.  And here’s the truth we all know but rarely say out loud: we’re not property valuers. We represent vendors and market homes to get the best possible outcome, […]

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Four Auctions, One Big Saturday

Saturday proved rather thrilling. Team Fetter/Sciola had five auctions scheduled until one sold before on Thursday, leaving us with auctions at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm in Malvern, Malvern East, Glen Iris, and Toorak – all quality family homes in the $3,000,000 – $5,000,000 range. Earlier in the week we were anticipating a tough day, with at least four of the […]

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