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  Not the champagne, the water. A little sparkle. More than there has been in a long while, but more likely to cause a run on the products of Vergèze than those of Champagne. For the first time in a long time, auctioneers are losing their fear of Saturdays. While the crowds may be yet […]

What’s what, in brief: agents disappeared for the hols vendors disappeared for the hols the market disappeared for the hols Exceptions: sub-$1.5 million (we’re told) 75 St Vincent Place ($4.3 million) Subterrania – some significant houses coming soon Spectator sport: 20 Heyington Place, Toorak 4a Mayfield Avenue, Malvern 8 Haverbrack Avenue, Malvern 193 George Street East,

There’s a lot of shouting from the rooftops that happy days are here again. That the market has taken off and it’s on for one and all. That may be true down where most people live (volume is up, prices still in recovery) but up where the top end goes out to play there are

The invitiations have been sent, the table is set, the door-bell is ringing. The guests! Here at last! First in is a wallflower last seen last year: Grosvenor Court, Toorak, escorted by a footy team of agents (being on the market for 18 months and with three different agencies can do that) and finally found

Scott Fitzgerald said it: “Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.” To which came the reply: “Yes. The rich have more money.” … which may not provide great insights into the rich, but does help explain why the top end real estate market does not work to

Wind back the clocks. It’s 2010. Things are moving. Agents are forming disorderly queues outside the dealerships of German automobiles. The town’s tailors are eyeing bolts of deep blue. Cause? Not chaos politics, not stock market cheer, definitely not the weather. Our suspicion is that after two months of little to do but ponder, both

Welcome to this year. May your voyage be cheerful. What’s up? The share market. Unlike last year, the real estate market is not just real-estate driven. Now the share market has shaken itself back into life (for how long?) and what usually happens is happening: when the shares start to run, the home market starts

Fat bloke. Red suit. Portsea pier, heading inland. “Ho, ho, ho,” (heard from pub). Something’s up. Real estate gloom rules hereabouts. Has all year. … and never brought to mind … FB descends on 140 Franklin Road. Bid bid bid. Gone for $2,260,000. Wrap it up. Quick jog to 27 Wattle Grove. “Mid 1’s.” is

The windows of opportunity are closing and both buyers and sellers are aware that, comes Christmas, they all slam shut. Sure sign? In the last week a number of expressions-of-interest closed early – vendors taking the sure thing rather than the bet. It’s now or next year. Buyers, too, are eager for decisions and that’s an

Yes, we act for buyers and, yes, we’d rather see markets falling than rising but above all we prefer healthy markets. When properties are being bought and sold it (mostly) adds up to joy for the world of buyers and sellers. That large gentleman in the red suit appeared to arrive early over the weekend.