Posts by Cate Bakos

We recently had the pleasure of assisting two very special repeat clients with their investment purchase. We carefully chose the inner north, knowing that our target spend of sub-$500,000 needed to deliver attractive, long term capital growth – but also a better-than-average rental yield to assist them with their ability to hold the asset for…

Buyers hate it. Agents do it. Advocates understand it, and some accept it. But how do we cope when our clients are STILL tempted to go to auction under the false hope that they actually have a chance of success when we know that their budget does not match the property value? Recent comparable sales…

The first Saturday of February was the official start to the 2015 auction season and we were prepped to bid on this three bedroom single fronted Victorian property for a client of ours. At first glance, this property is dated and stands out in the street as the one which is in need of some…

In the final fortnight to Christmas, Amy bid on an A-grade property for two very special clients of ours. We’d hoped we could secure the property prior to auction, but with the market-shortage of great 2BR boutique, renovated apartments in our targeted locales, we found ourselves not only facing a strong number of competing buyers,…