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Not a lot of good stuff on offer – beginning the wind down to Christmas

Not a lot of good stuff on offer – beginning the wind down to Christmas

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Island in a storm – vendors must be listening to their agents again – surprisingly strong number at 67%

Island in a storm – vendors must be listening to their agents again – surprisingly strong number at 67%

  This week was… hold that thought for a moment please. It was good to be back in Stonnington today despite the need to navigate around the slippery tram tracks in the rain. As usual during these past couple of months, the auctions I witnessed were well attended with friendly neighbourhood conversation amongst the crowds and [...]
Stonnington Weekly

Stonnington Weekly

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Reasonably Solid and 64%

Reasonably Solid and 64%

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Was anyone still left in Malvern today or were they all at the races! – 33%

Was anyone still left in Malvern today or were they all at the races! – 33%

This week the central theme in client discussions was about the countdown to Christmas and how it leaves only a few auction weeks to find and purchase your home before the summer holiday break. Feeling the constraints of time is not in your interests if you are not prepared. What is really happening in the [...]
Stonnington Weekly

Stonnington Weekly

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Is there anybody home this weekend?

Is there anybody home this weekend?

This week was another busy one – met some lovely people and saw some great and some not so great properties. Of the latter, one was dark, one felt cold and another lacked floorplan flexibility. (By the way, many of our Ratings of these properties do not make it to our public subscriber website. We [...]
Most people are focused on the footy – Mike Gibson says some good stuff coming on after the holidays.

Most people are focused on the footy – Mike Gibson says some good stuff coming on after the holidays.

This week we had higher than average enquiry levels and we had multiple new enquiries on the one property. My discussions with clients have been around saving money on A grade homes in the middle to late Spring – after the Winter of Waiting. There is a growing underlying demand from buyers who have been [...]
Around a $M – less than 50/50 Clearance Rate on low numbers

Around a $M – less than 50/50 Clearance Rate on low numbers

James Private Client Briefings contain far greater and more client-specific detail than what you see below and are available for full service James Search and Negotiate clients throughout Melbourne. Contact us: For a private, confidential and no obligation discussion on what is really happening in your street, precinct and suburb from a buyer’s perspective, contact Gina [...]
The higher you went the better they sold

The higher you went the better they sold

This week I was very interested in the result of 19 Henrietta St Hawthorn (yes I know it’s not in Stonnington, but I think there are a few like this now coming on in Stonnington – higher in price though). I had received quite a few enquiries about this property during the campaign, even sending [...]
All the action was away from the Auctions – read $3m+ market report

All the action was away from the Auctions – read $3m+ market report

James Private Client Briefings contain far greater and more client specific detail than what you see below and are available for full service James Search and Negotiate clients throughout Melbourne. For a private, confidential and no obligation discussion on what is really happening in your street, precinct and suburb from a buyer’s perspective contact Gina on [...]
50/50 today on low numbers

50/50 today on low numbers

James Private Client Briefings contain far greater and more client specific detail than what you see below and are available for full service James Search and Negotiate clients throughout Melbourne. For a private, confidential and no obligation discussion on what is really happening in your street, precinct and suburb from a buyer’s perspective contact Gina on [...]
Solid Clearance Rates – but it did feel sluggish.

Solid Clearance Rates – but it did feel sluggish.

James Private Client Briefings contain far greater and more client specific detail than what you see below and are available for full service James Search and Negotiate clients throughout Melbourne. For a private, confidential and no obligation discussion on what is really happening in your street, precinct and suburb from a buyer’s perspective contact Gina on [...]
Bidders were hard to come by today although 50% clearance wasn’t a bad result

Bidders were hard to come by today although 50% clearance wasn’t a bad result

James Private Client Briefings contain far greater and more client specific detail than what you see below and are available for full service James Search and Negotiate clients throughout Melbourne. For a private, confidential and no obligation discussion on what is really happening in your street, precinct and suburb from a buyer’s perspective contact Gina on [...]
Few sales – few homes of quality on offer

Few sales – few homes of quality on offer

  James Private Client Briefings contain far greater and more client specific detail than what you see below and are available for full service James Search and Negotiate clients throughout Melbourne. For a private, confidential and no obligation discussion on what is really happening in your street, precinct and suburb from a buyer’s perspective contact Gina on [...]
A glimpse of sunshine and a 50% clearance rate in Stonnington

A glimpse of sunshine and a 50% clearance rate in Stonnington

James Private Client Briefings contain far greater and more client specific detail than what you see below and are available for full service James Search and Negotiate clients throughout Melbourne. For a private, confidential and no obligation discussion on what is really happening in your street, precinct and suburb from a buyer’s perspective contact Gina on [...]
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