Street Talk

If you’d like to learn more about a local Melbourne or Victorian suburb, our Street Talk suburb snapshots explore the schools, parks, restaurants, cafes, general entertainment options and liveability options available in various areas.

Auction Showdown in Magical Murrumbeena

By Cate Bakos on 25 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

On Saturday I attended an auction with a lovely client who has been looking for a home with his wife for three months, which is not a short space of time in this current property market. However, when we consider that the Christmas and January shut-down dominated much of this period ...

Fitzroy North as Good as its Neighbour

By Cate Bakos on 18 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

This Saturday just gone was an interesting one for me. I was engaged to bid on behalf of clients on a three story, three bedroom street frontage property in Fitzroy North. The vendors had already purchased and their desired settlement was particularly tight ...

Great Rental Yields and Strong Demand in Kensington!

By Cate Bakos on 11 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Last Saturday, I bid at my first auction for 2014. As the day got closer, the temperature forecast got higher. I was relieved that the auction was scheduled for 10.30am, and equally relieved that my clients didn’t expect I’d be wearing a dark pinstriped suit for the event! “…unlike the south east and the inner ...

Armadale Offers Surprisingly Strong Growth

By Cate Bakos on 4 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

On Saturday I had the pleasure of meeting two new delightful clients who had been referred to me by their friends. Their property story was interesting and gripped me to write this article about their purchase strategy and how well it had worked out for them. My client's father had prompted him to purchase an investment property back in 2008. ...

Finding Another Asset Under $250,000

By Cate Bakos on 28 Jan 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Last week I had the pleasure of securing a 3 bedroom 1950s era brick home in a beautiful location within Ballarat for two very special clients. The brief was particularly challenging for two reasons; firstly, they had already purchased last year in Ballarat's Wendouree, and secondly, they wanted two properties priced under $250,000 ...

How Do You Buy a House From a Self-Seller?

By Cate Bakos on 21 Jan 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Recently I had the pleasure of dealing with two lovely vendors, who were selling their property without a real estate agent. Many buyers would wonder how this type of sale works, and many prospective vendors would question whether it’s the best way to sell a property. From a buyer agent’s point of view ...