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Life on the Hill
BY Adam Woledge 10th October 2009
Peppin Street sits up nicely on the hill, a stone throw or two from Camberwell Junction. No. 3 is currently on the market, an honest double-fronted timber Victorian in dire need of some work.
This property has many future options – bulldoze and build again (no heritage overlay helps with this), or work [...]
Time for change in Stanhope
BY Adam Woledge 3rd October 2009
105 Stanhope Street Malvern is a good example of Italianate (or late Victorian) residential architecture, and while it is been updated many times over it’s lifespan, time has come again for change.
House has plenty of positives – grand formal front rooms and solid brick building bones, a corner location and a prized [...]
3 Off Market Beauties on the Golden Mile
BY Mal James 5th September 2009
We really enjoyed this week – tough though it maybe with the number of auctions, we were still able to get through 3 exquisite Brighton Golden Mile homes all around the $8m mark. With Golden Mile prices rocking along as evidenced by the recent 2 Cole St sale at $7m plus it [...]
The Classy Townhouse
BY Adam Woledge 29th August 2009
With Melbourne’s population exploding, townhouses are becoming more and more prevalent in our suburbs. Like everything, some are good, some not so good. 35 Yeovil Road is one of the better townhouses I have seen this year.
Designed by well-known Malvern architect Gary Catt, this townhouse has suits very well modern living [...]
Late and no bidding with Phil de Fegely
BY Mal James 29th August 2009
Phil de Fegely is an auctioneer trainer and auctioneer and he can be found at www.defegely.com or 0417 013 351. I met Phil many years ago when we both coached at Auskick and I really respect his skills, professionalism and ethics in Auctioneering.
It’s not the slickest of interviews but that is me, [...]
The Importance of Hill Position
BY Adam Woledge 21st July 2009
From very early on, when people built houses, siting was important. Why build in a ditch when you are likely to be susceptible to flooding? Why not build proud on the hill where everyone could be impressed by your fantastic house?
Peter Small discusses the developers’ market – more confidence seems to be creeping in.
BY Mal James 20th June 2009
Recently, I caught up with Peter Small, the regional director of Urbis, a property advisory company that employs more than 200 people and has offices in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth and Dubai.
Over coffee at The Pantry in Brighton, we discussed the developers’ market. Peter believes more confidence is coming back into [...]
Gascoigne Gem
BY Adam Woledge 20th June 2009
Up for auction this weekend - it has been on the market for some time, albeit with another agency - is 25 Central Park Road in East Malvern. Many will see the romance in this house: it has plenty of scope for improvement while retaining the original house heartbeat.
Among the big pluses here are position (the Gascoigne Estate does [...]
Peter Kudelka talks Stonnington and apartments
BY Mal James 13th June 2009
He takes a little while to get to know but Peter Kudelka is one of the best apartment agents going around. Always representing the vendor very strongly on price, he is prepared to get in a car, get out and meet you on site at short notice. Apartments are a tough game and Peter has survived them well.
Million Dollar Melbourne – 3/1 Chastleton Avenue, TOORAK
BY Mal James 30th May 2009
This apartment is a big test as far as I am concerned. I’ve probably been through 30 high-quality apartments this year and this is easily the best floor plan I have seen. It also has excellent outdoor living areas and direct street access. If it has a weakness, and it’s not really [...]
Sally Zelman talks Caulfield
BY Mal James 30th May 2009
There is a lot to like about Sally Zelman; for a long time she was the only good looking agent at Gary Peer (apart from Phillip K) but there are now other female agents. Sally has a warmth about her and really does care about her clients and buyers who do the [...]
Let there be Light
BY Adam Woledge 30th May 2009
Two properties that we visited and rated this week are 14 Greville Street Prahran & 11 Keats Street Sandringham.
These homes are located in two very different parts of Melbourne, but both properties are renovated period homes with a great feel, well suited to the area demographics (Prahran is mainly singles and [...]
Madeline Kennedy of Marshall White talks Armadale and Prahran
BY Mal James 23rd May 2009
Madeline is a cool customer in a tough male environment. She is particularly strong in organising buyers for $1-2 million period homes in Malvern, Armadale and Caulfield North. Always polite and accurate in pricing discussions with us, we find Madeline is one of the strengths in Stonnington real estate. A good [...]
Agent auction quoting seems OK for now. But some individuals are still pushing the boundaries.
BY Mal James 23rd May 2009
We thought it would be timely to take a snapshot of how we are finding selling agents’ quotes. In a rising market, it’s easy to fall back on old habits; however, we think, on yesterday’s results, that most of the major companies are making an attempt to improve their auction quoting standards.
Now, before you think we [...]
A diamond in the rough
BY Adam Woledge 23rd May 2009
When 7 Parslow Street Malvern first publicly listed for sale it caught my attention.
An original, free-standing white timber Edwardian house in need, I suspected, of some desperate TLC.
Buyers have two options here: demolish and build again or seriously renovate.
If renovating (which would be my preference), this could be done on a single or two-storey level. The real plus with [...]
Marshall Rushford of Hocking Stuart on Elsternwick and Caulfield
BY Mal James 16th May 2009
Marshall is a quiet achiever in the Caulfield area. A decent man who communicates well and honestly, we have always enjoyed our dealings with Marshall. But that does not mean in any way that he is nothing but difficult on price shifting. We have had a number of pre-auction negotiations where [...]
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THE RISKS OF CHASING A HOUSEBUYING REWARD...
BY Mal James
Negotiating on a property is all about balancing the risks with the rewards. In your quest for the reward of buying your dream home, you might run the...
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