A More Selective Market
After a very busy March, the market has clearly shifted gears a little over the past few weeks. There’s a lot going on. War. Inflation. Tax reform. For some people, buying and selling has understandably fallen down the priority list.…
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Should You Wait for Prices to Rise?
One of the most common things I hear from homeowners is this: “We’ll probably sell once the market improves.” Reasonable thought. The problem is that timing property markets is far harder than it sounds. Many owners spend years waiting for…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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What Actually Makes People Move (Hint: It’s Not Rates)
Welcome back to our first new listings email of 2026. The Stonnington market has taken its time waking up after summer. That’s not unusual. February is often more of a warm-up lap than a flying start. But don’t be fooled.…
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