Super Saturday

Well, it was a super Saturday for Collingwood supporters but a very quiet Saturday for auctioneers, with only three auctions scheduled across Jellis Craig’s 33 office network. With the grand final done and dusted and Cup Weekend looming, this leaves a clear run of four unencumbered weekends to market a property, culminating in ‘Super Saturday’ […]

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Holding on

Australians are holding onto their houses for longer than ever, according to a recent article published by REA. Analysis of PropTrack data shows that the average holding period for a property in Australia has increased by 23 percent to 11 years across Australia. Melbournians hold on to their properties longer than the national average, at […]

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What’s hot and what’s not?

Currently, the phrase ‘two speed market” is being bandied about a lot. Fully renovated homes are flying, while completely unrenovated homes are often struggling. Unique or oversized one-bedroom (Art Deco) apartments are getting record prices, while investment grade two-bedroom apartments are hard to move. Small, two-bedroom single fronts are a bit lacklustre, while family homes […]

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Always greener

It felt like boom times on Saturday. Our first auction at 9:30am saw a strong crowd of 80, including five bidders (and a few reporters) at 32a Cromwell Road, South Yarra – a stunning, award-winning 90s Wood Marsh townhouse that garnered incredible attention and interest, including a nice write up in The Age on Sunday. […]

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Out in force

Team Fetter/Sciola had possibly our busiest day of the year on Saturday.  Buyers were out in force. We had 62 groups inspect 32a Cromwell Road, South Yarra; 42 groups at 21 Stuart Street, Armadale; 37 groups at 10 Westbourne Street, Prahran; 25 groups at 40 Chomley Street, Prahran; and a total of over 200 groups across our eight open […]

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