Posts by Cate Bakos

Yesterday was an exciting auction day for three buyers who all had something in common. They’d been searching hard for the right home, and some for longer than others. One delightful couple had been looking for three years. Another had cleverly noted selling prices and market capital growth trajectories. He’d overlaid all of the areas…

After several meetings early this year, we commenced this assignment in March with a delightful couple. Their brief was tough for two reasons: firstly, they wanted us to help them secure a period house in Brunswick for $900.000. Secondly though, they’d added one significant challenge which trips many buyers up. They wanted an A grade investment…

Identified from afar by the power stack on the horizon, characterised by a great community, and boasting some beautiful period houses, Newport has been one of the inner-west’s sleepy little performers. Locals love their suburb for many reasons, and new visitors to the area are starting to see what the fuss is about. A blog…

We were engaged by a lovely couple to help them acquire a property which was due to be auctioned this weekend just gone. They had fallen in love with a property which was particularly unique and in a very popular location, so we quickly geared up for due diligence and auction preparation. The property they…

Yesterday was a significant day for two of our lovely investor couples, and an exciting afternoon for us. Both secured their properties under the hammer on the same day, in the same suburb. One couple’s strategy was based on locating a property offering a strong combination of growth and rental yield within a gentrifying, metro growth suburb…