David Holmes

David Holmes, the Managing Director of holmes, has more than a decade of auctioneering, selling and training experience.

OPINION

David HolmesJune 13, 2023

Seize the season: why winter is the perfect time to showcase properties

Each winter, agents begin to stockpile listing opportunities. They nurture sellers through the middle of the year with a plan to launch to market on September 1.
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OPINION

David HolmesApril 11, 2022

David Holmes: Long weekends don’t have to dampen auction opportunity

Three consecutive long weekends basking in Queensland’s invigorating autumn sun – that should be a highlight on anyone’s annual calendar!
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Elite Agent

David HolmesOctober 17, 2019

Auctions aren’t simply for the top-end properties

Sellers who have taken their homes to auctions in spring have been scoring results well above the median prices for their respective cities. Analysis from Domain showed the median price for properties sold at auction in Sydney on Saturday was $1,177,500. The amount is in stark contrast with Sydney’s median home price of $805,424 (CoreLogic).…
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OPINION

David HolmesNovember 13, 2018

Would a shorter auction campaigns get more attention?

Drifting in a sea of listings, it’s harder for agents holding onto the four-week campaign life-raft to be rescued come auction day. CoreLogic data from the four weeks to 28 October showed the volume of listings in Sydney (30,397 listings) was 18.6 per cent higher than the same period in 2017. In Melbourne (36,526) the figure was 19.5 per cent higher.…
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