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It’s a yes-and-no time. Has the dust settled? Yes. And no. [pullquote]…homes you would really want…”[/pullquote]Yes, still not much choice. Yes, some in the wings (with homes you would really want) waiting to see the signs post-Easter. Yes, some sales over $3.5 million over the past two weeks (and thank you, pass-ins and newly realistic […]

Right now we know of seven properties, each valued at more than $6 million, and two at more than twice that … all sitting on offers 10-15% below numbers which would entice their vendors onto the dance floor. [pullquote]You can buy a car race for that…”[/pullquote]$66 million. You can buy a car race for that

We’re back. Yup. The zoo has opened its doors and the wide-eyed are buying, or not buying, their tickets. What’s new? What’s changed? Will there be more of the same? Short answer: Sorta. Some of those who prowled the lion enclosure are now walking with the elephants; and there’s an occasional dinosaur to be found

Game over. At the top end, that was the year that was. The year the tide went out for the agents – although some have yet to hear the news. That flicker of light seen over the past couple of weekends has been snuffed out. Except for the one in twenty which tick all the

Not one market. Many. Where you are buying/selling, and when, all count. Now more than at any other time of the year; and more so this year than most. Some bites: Traction. Some. Surprise! Sales are being made at the top. More often than not, post expression-of-interest and, for the few remaining supreme optimists, post-auction.

Greetings, sports fans. Big weekend was had by all. Winners and losers, hard-hitters and duffers out in force while a squillion spectators had a ball. Not golf: real sport. Real estate. [pullquote]The winners were clear by about the third hole…”[/pullquote]The winners were clear by about the third hole: buyers, no handicap. There were even comedy

“I’d sell, but no-one is buying…” “I’d buy, but no-one is selling…” “Did you see what the place down the street went for?” “Really? It did?” And so the dominos begin to fall. [pullquote]… we’ve seen more action than we have seen all year.” [/pullquote]Over the past several weeks we’ve seen more action than we have seen

It seems there’s been a conspiracy among the boardroom auctioneers over the past couple of weeks: don’t let anyone get home in time for dinner. Surprise, surprise: there’s been some action. Horses have left stables, the tennis set has its whites on. 15 Chastleton Avenue, Toorak, with four bidders, bolted: $300,000 above reserve (and was

OK, the town’s a little horse-crazy and the real estate world is not immune. But we do have our own kind of fever. More Marx Bros than Melbourne Cup. First-off: Super Saturday! Says who? Compared with this time last year there were fewer auctions and a lower clearance rate. “Way Below Average Saturday!” Not exactly

Soothsayers? Oracles? Statisticians? We’re surounded by industry experts who know exactly where the market is going. They say. Those persuaded by voodoo are reading the entrails of chickens, those around us are more likely to be pondering the droppings of neighbours’ spoodles. And now allow us to introduce some real numbers into the equations. Toorak