Posts by Cate Bakos
The Importance of a Criteria List
Recently we had the pleasure of working with a lovely guy who was searching for his first home. He’d been looking for a while, but made the decision to enlist some professional help because he was ultra time-poor and felt a bit out of his depth when establishing correct pricing. Home buyers source the help of…
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Buyer Wants VS Needs by Harcourts
The Agent’s *RULES*
There is no doubt we find ourselves in a tough buying climate (technically referred to as a Seller’s Market and characterised by demand outpacing supply, and defined by the auction clearance rate figures being above 65%). Auction success for most buyers is threatened by heated bidding, crazy budgets, and desperate buyers. It is little wonder that buyers…
Read MoreBeautiful Black Rock
Some assignments go down in history as being particularly memorable for good reasons. Sometimes the journey is a long one with a fantastic reward at the end, and often our clients are an absolute delight to work with from the minute we commence our search. This assignment was both. Back in October we commenced our…
Read MoreThe perfect investment for time poor investors
by Amy Mylius One of the best things about an ‘off market’ property is that it hasn’t had the exposure of online advertising and a five week auction campaign with dozens of buyers walking through the door. One of the worst things about this type of property is that the vendor hasn’t committed to any marketing expenses…
Read MoreIs the Quest for 100% Costing You In a Moving Market?
We enjoy our home-finder briefs, but the process is enormously different to our investor briefs at the strategy phase.We don’t look at metrics, nor do we cover off rental yields or vacancy rates. We just focus on two segments, but they are often complex, difficult and confronting for buyers. These two critical steps upon commencement…
Read MoreCate Bakos Property – Suburb Snapshot: Footscray
Houses vs Units.. and where do Townhouses fit?
Our auction bidding list this weekend featured a combination of houses and units…. units of varying style and size, but well-located, beautifully proportioned and enticing for tenants and home-buyers alike. Sadly for two particular clients, their hard work, patience and due diligence didn’t pay off yesterday and we were mildly surprised by the strength of…
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