Posts by Cate Bakos

Just this week a fabulous industry colleague (and friend) tagged me in his thought-provoking post and asked me to comment on this. And indeed I could. I take advantage of this phenomenon often. Tim’s article he handpicked for his post (attached here), explains that the laws of supply and demand don’t always apply to an…

In this Buyer’s Market climate, our auction clearances are lower, days on market are extended, vendors are often applying discounts to their asking price, and it’s not uncommon for agents to lose their listings to opposition agents. It’s a different dynamic in contrast to the heady days of 2017. Back in the days of Seller’s…

There is a bit of talk in the media about the current conditions being opportune for home buyers who are upgrading, but the process of buying, selling, packing, moving, settling is a lot more challenging than the headlines suggest. Not all markets are equal, and the recent headlines generalise about the metropolitan Melbourne market in…