This lovely property, 23 Ryeburne Avenue Hawthorn East was up for auction this weekend. At first glance many would have seen a lot of hard work and effort ahead here – some may even have looked well beyond the house and sought to buy for land value only. Achieving [...]

In my travels I look at many, many houses and when you see a good one, it really stands out.  No. 4 Talofa Street Brighton East is a good example, and if not sold prior to will be auctioned by Buxton’s on June 14 at 11.30am. This house [...]

There is an old saying in real estate, don’t buy the best house in the street and in particular the best house in an average street. 14 Forbes Street Essendon is a wonderful home and achieves a very high rating of 781, however one underlying thing lets this down [...]

Over recent weeks we have observed that the residential property market has softened. Whilst many properties are passed in, the really good ones seem to fly and continue to sell beyond the reserve price. On the weekend 18 Alexandra Avenue Canterbury was auctioned. It ticked all the boxes – good land size (around 8500 sq. feet), [...]

Renovations can sometimes go wrong in places and be ill considered. A living example of this currently up for sale at 25 Cowper Street Brighton. A lovely period style home with a lot going for it – i.e. great street, north facing rear, generous off street parking, ornate period details [...]

Although the market overall is cooling, good properties with clever renovations are still attracting a good amount of interest and selling well. Testament to this claim is 217 Osborne Street Williamstown, which on the weekend sold strongly under the hammer. Situated on a huge land allotment over 2000m2 within [...]

As you may be aware the market overall has eased a little for all homes and has eased a little bit more for homes in need of Tender loving care. That does not mean that there is no market for good quality properties in need of renovation. A good [...]

In 2008, we are planning to expand our Architectural Advisory Service. Having run my own practise for 10 years and having completed hundreds of inspections for Archicentre over a long period of time, I suppose I have some knowledge about the do’s and the don’ts when buying the more expensive houses – about what works [...]