Archive for 2016
Financial Review: The Best Melbourne Suburbs For Property Investors
High yielding “hotspots” – Cate comments for Smart Properties
What’s the best capital growth decision for a ~$900,000 budget?
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…
Read MoreCate challenges the ‘outer fringe’ growth commentary
Amy’s interview with Kevin Turner – Appraising a Property
The ‘Best and Highest’ negotiation method – Smart Property, Cate Bakos
When a family’s dreams hinge on auction day…
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…
Read More“Rear View Mirror with Amy Mylius”- YIP Magazine
Pouncing before auction… when it’s a good idea
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…
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