Agent Stories
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Killarney Vale agent turns challenging sale into dual-title win
Louise Hackmann marketed 11A Hume Boulevard, a three-bedroom house with one bathroom and single garage on a 352-square-metre block, using expressions of interest to gauge buyer appetite before committing to a price strategy. The property had previously been listed by the owner, and an in-place tenant required careful coordination throughout the campaign. “We just had to think outside the square…
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Database strategy delivers $2.82m Chifley duplex sale in 11 days
A four-bedroom duplex at 45 Mawson Parade, Chifley has sold for $2.82 million prior to auction after just 11 days on market, with Sydney’s Nick Papas leveraging his buyer database to secure the result. The sale demonstrates how detailed buyer intelligence and geographic repositioning can compress sales timelines in price-sensitive markets. By identifying purchasers who valued lifestyle amenities over postcode…
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Database strategy delivers swift off-market result in competitive Bondi Junction
The 103sqm apartment’s appeal extended across multiple buyer groups, from downsizers seeking low-maintenance luxury to growing families wanting space and security. Nicholas Armstrong-Smith listed the property exclusively on the Century 21 Armstrong-Smith website and the global Century 21 network, supplemented by a social media campaign across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok featuring property videos produced in-house. “We have a very…
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Transparent negotiation delivers $790,000 Maroubra result ahead of auction
A one-bedroom apartment at 843–845 Anzac Parade, Maroubra has sold for $790,000 in 10 days, with eastern suburbs agent Nick Papas orchestrating a competitive pre-auction negotiation among four buyers. The unit features one bedroom, one bathroom and one car space. It was listed for auction but sold prior under contract on 13 November 2025 after Nick brought four interested parties…
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Buyer’s agent secures $5.2 million Bulli home in exclusive off-market deal
A northern Illawarra buyer’s agent has secured a $5.2 million off-market property at 6 Hutton Avenue, Bulli, delivering a four-bedroom house with rare basement parking for clients from the Sutherland Shire. Jack negotiated exclusive access to the Near new, architect-designed home, which features 6 car, basement parking ; a configuration rarely found in the coastal suburb. Targeted search strategy “We…
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Ocean-view penthouse attracts five offers in short campaign
Joel Leach of McGrath Coolangatta / Tweed Heads has sold an ocean-view penthouse at 37/6-8 Thomson Street, Tweed Heads, for $2.11 million after strong buyer interest in the tightly held beachfront market. Joel sold the two-bedroom penthouse apartment after just 17 days on the market, achieving the result prior to the scheduled auction date. The property attracted five interested parties…
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Post-auction strategy delivers $3.4m result for Merewether duplex
A brand-new four-bedroom duplex at 95B Mitchell Street, Merewether, has sold for $3.4 million after Newcastle agent Damon Sellis found the strongest buyers in post-auction negotiations. The brand new, architecturally designed Torrens title duplex attracted over 100 groups at its first open viewing, but Damon recognised the best money would come from buyers who weren’t ready to bid on auction…
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Pre-auction deadline strategy secures dream price in Currumbin Waters
A three-bedroom family home at 20 Carstens Court, Currumbin Waters has sold prior to auction after attracting three competitive offers, with Dennis McDermott and Helen Hillier of McDermott Residential securing the vendor’s price in just 22 days. The result came from targeted advertising aimed at young families and local builders, which saw keen buyers vying to secure the property prior…
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Prior market knowledge drives swift $1.01m Collaroy apartment sale
A one-bedroom apartment at 6/11 The Avenue, Collaroy has sold for $1.01 million after just 15 days on market, with Grant Matterson and Geoff Amaral securing three competitive offers. The accelerated result came from strategic timing and market intelligence. Grant was already working with a buyer from another transaction who needed a one-bedroom apartment in Collaroy, giving the team advance…
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Hamilton agents set complex record with AI-powered campaign
Megan Jones of The Agency Brisbane North has secured $2.25 million for a three-bedroom sub-penthouse at Hercules Street, Hamilton – the highest price ever achieved in the complex. The Hamilton-based agents closed the sale in just 17 days via private treaty, navigating strict vendor timelines while attracting multiple offers for the property at 21709/8 Hercules Street. AI-driven buyer targeting Megan…
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Tenanted Canning Vale house sells for $920k in seven days
A four-bedroom house at 10 Tucker Court, Canning Vale has sold for $920,000 after just seven days on market, with Sue Rowles securing the result despite an 11-month lease. The campaign succeeded by respecting tenant privacy while maximising appeal to buyers. Sue arranged maintenance, used virtual staging in select rooms, and ran an open offers process that attracted 44 groups…
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Strategic marketing drives four offers for Mount Eliza family house
Vicki Sayers has achieved a $3.133 million sale for a four-bedroom house at 15 Wimbledon Avenue Mount Eliza, through a targeted 19-day private treaty campaign. The result came from understanding the property’s natural buyer pool and executing a focused campaign that highlighted lifestyle appeal. In a suburb where house medians range from $1.29 million to $2 million, Vicki’s approach generated…
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Nedlands house sells in seven days after strategic pre-launch campaign
A five-bedroom house at 97 Dalkeith Road, Nedlands has sold via private treaty in seven days, with Mark Anderson from The Agency orchestrating a targeted campaign that generated 63 inquiries and four competitive offers. The result came from a carefully calibrated approach that paired professional property staging with a phased marketing release, allowing Mark to build buyer competition before the…
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Mount Colah unit sells in 14 days after vendors embrace presentation strategy
A two-bedroom unit at Mount Colah has sold for $700,000 in 14 days, with Nick attributing the swift private treaty result to exceptional vendor collaboration. The property at Unit 41 of 4 Werombi Road featured two bathrooms and one car space, with the October 30 settlement reflecting strong buyer interest in the northern Sydney suburb. Vendor partnership drives presentation Nick…
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Three offers drive pre-auction sale for six-decade family home
A four-bedroom family home in Hornsby Heights has sold prior to auction after being owned by the same vendor for 60 years, with Nick Berman of McGrath Hornsby navigating three pre-auction offers. The property at 18 Marine Crescent was built by the vendor and her late husband on a vacant block in the mid-1960s. After six decades in the red…
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Camillo house draws 10 offers in nine-day private treaty campaign
A three-bedroom home at 17 Hemingway Drive, Camillo sold for $705,000 in just nine days, after 10 competing offers were managed through a strategic private-treaty campaign led by Carol Tuckett of Sherlock Homes Group. The result materially outpaced the local market, where three-bedroom houses typically take 24 days to sell with a $580,000 median, according to Domain data. Carol attributed…
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Unrenovated Bexley North villa sets suburb record at $1.43 million
An unrenovated three-bedroom villa at 2/14-16 New Illawarra Road has become Bexley North’s highest-selling villa, with Chadia El Hage of CobdenHayson securing $1.43 million through a four-week auction campaign. The result demonstrates how targeted marketing and competitive tension can maximise value even for properties requiring renovation. In a market where Bexley North’s three-bedroom house median sits at $1.735 million, Chadia’s…
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Eastern Suburbs agent uses renders to unlock $4.45 million for unrenovated house
A seven-bedroom house at 202 Malabar Road, South Coogee, has sold for $4.45 million after Nick Papas used architectural renders to help buyers see past its unrenovated state. The Agents & Co principal ran a 27-day private treaty campaign that focused on showing buyers the property’s potential rather than asking them to imagine it. “This property was unrenovated although very…
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Buyer knowledge drives $8.1m Strathfield sale $100k above expectations
Norman So and Arron Muckenschnabel of Belle Property Strathfield have achieved an $8.1 million auction result for a six-bedroom freestanding home, delivering $100,000 above the vendor’s sale expectations. The substantial property at 24 Highgate Street offered six bedrooms, four bathrooms and four-car accommodation across 663.9 square metres, attracting four registered bidders to a tense and fast-paced auction. Strategy built on…
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Targeted campaign delivers six offers and fast sale in Belmont North
A three-bedroom weatherboard home at 67 Old Belmont Road, Belmont North, has sold for $907,000 in 17 days through Lisa Borstel of Raine & Horne Belmont. The single-level property with one bathroom and double garage attracted six offers via private treaty, selling $74,000 above the suburb’s median of $833,000 for three-bedroom houses. Lisa said limited stock at that price point…
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Scarcity strategy drives 15-bid auction in blue-ribbon Earlwood street
A four-bedroom house in a tightly held Earlwood street has sold for $2.98 million after a competitive auction orchestrated by Christopher Chrysanthou and Steve Lembidakis from Raine & Horne Bardwell Park | Kingsgrove | Earlwood. The property at 69 Flers Avenue attracted five registered bidders and generated over 15 bids during a heated auction on 25 October, just 26 days…
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Database strategy drives $2.78m off-market result in Castle Hill
A four-bedroom family home at 48 Bordeaux Crescent, Castle Hill has sold for $2.78 million through an off-market campaign orchestrated by Reza Zad of Murdoch Lee Estate Agents The single-level property on 651 square metres attracted five qualified buyers from Reza’s database, all seeking ground-floor living in the suburb located 30 kilometres northwest of Sydney’s CBD. Reza ran a silent…
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Post-auction negotiations deliver $2.34m result in Mount Colah
Nick Berman has secured $2.34 million for a newly built five-bedroom house in Mount Colah, with post-auction negotiations proving critical to achieving the final price. The result came after 45 days on market in a segment experiencing lower buyer turnout due to the premium nature of the property which sits at the top of the Mount Colah market. With only…
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Maroubra agents converts main road challenge into $2.31m Hillsdale auction win
A three-bedroom double-brick house on Denison Street in Hillsdale has sold for $2.31 million at auction through Andrew Anastassiou and Daniel Lo of Home Estate Agents in Maroubra after a 25-day campaign. The result demonstrates how targeted marketing can overcome perceived property disadvantages. Despite the main road location, Andrew attracted buyers from neighbouring suburbs who recognised the value in the…
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Strategic pricing and digital urgency drive fast Greenwith sale
A four-bedroom house in Greenwith sold in under 10 days and well above its advertised range, thanks to a campaign led by Eriks Draiska of Plaza Real Estate in Tea Tree Gully. The property, a four-bedroom, two-bathroom house with a single carport and extensive additional parking for boats, caravans or multiple vehicles, was marketed via private treaty with a 10…
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Repeat vendor loyalty drives swift sale at Marks Point
Lisa Borstel from Raine & Horne Belmont has secured $616,000 for a two-bedroom villa at Marks Point after eight days on market, marking her fourth sale for the same vendor. Lisa sold 3/3 Marks Point Road through private treaty on 10 October, with the two-bedroom, one-bathroom property featuring single-garage parking and water-access lifestyle appeal. The sale demonstrates how relationship-driven agents…
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Emotional connection drives $1.41m Mount Pleasant sale as agent matches vendors with perfect buyers
A rear-positioned gem in Mount Pleasant has sold for $1.41 million in 14 days through a strategic private treaty campaign led by Danielle Pittson. The result demonstrates how understanding both vendor and buyer psychology can accelerate premium sales in Perth’s southern suburbs, where houses consistently command strong prices across multiple bedroom configurations. Danielle’s vendors were relocating to France and carried…
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Launceston house draws 17 offers in seven-day campaign
A Harcourts Launceston agent has sold a two-bedroom house at 18 Lord Street in just seven days after attracting 17 offers through strategic ‘offers over’ pricing. Jeremy Wilkinson of Harcourts Launceston has achieved a seven-day private treaty sale after implementing an ‘offers over’ pricing strategy that generated exceptional buyer interest. The two-bedroom, one-bathroom house with single-car accommodation at 18 Lord…
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Coffee truck and community engagement drive 12-bidder auction in Westbourne Park
A Klemich Real Estate agent has sold a three-bedroom house in Adelaide’s Westbourne Park for A$1.435 million in just 21 days, well below the suburb’s 93-day market average. Brenton Milewski from Klemich Real Estate sold 14 Samson Avenue through a strategy that combined social media promotion, targeted database marketing and neighbourhood engagement, culminating in an auction that attracted over 60…
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Bondi Junction apartment shatters suburb record with $3.21m sale
A two-bedroom apartment at Eastgate Gardens in Bondi Junction has sold for $3.21 million, setting a new suburb record after a targeted 24-day campaign by Nicholas Armstrong-Smith of Century 21 Armstrong-Smith. The result came from strategic pre-marketing and a VIP launch that attracted buyers across all demographics—downsizers, upgraders and investors—creating the competitive tension that drove five registered bidders to push…
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Strategic marketing delivers seven-day sale in competitive Wareemba market
A five-bedroom family home at 4 Kirrang Street, Wareemba has sold via private treaty after just seven days on the market, following a comprehensive marketing campaign led by Tony Nico of CobdenHayson Drummoyne. The property, which includes three bathrooms and four car spaces, attracted significant buyer interest through a multi-channel approach combining professional photography, video content, premium portal listings on…
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Bondi Junction unit sells $199,000 above median after buyer lifts offer
April Strauss of The Agency Eastern Suburbs has secured the sale for a nine-year-old, one-bedroom unit in Bondi Junction – almost $200,000 above the local median and beyond the buyer’s initial offer. The one-bedroom, one-bathroom unit with car space at 253 Oxford Street sold via private treaty after 56 days on market, well below the 87-day suburb average for comparable…
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Strategic pricing drives $820,000 Holmview sale in single week
Jason has secured $820,000 for a four-bedroom house at 45 Eiger Street, Holmview, in just seven days on market. The result came from an ‘interest above’ pricing strategy set at $789,000, which drew 14 contract requests and five written offers in a suburb where the median four-bedroom house value sits at $756,000 according to Domain data. Jason says the approach…
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Strategic deadline drives $1.69m Berowra Heights result in 34 days
Gabrielle Nagy of McGrath Berowra has achieved a $1,686,588 sale for a four-bedroom home in Berowra Heights after 34 days on market, using a targeted deadline strategy to drive strong buyer competition. She listed the property at 11 Beatrice Close and ran a multi-channel campaign combining social media marketing, regular open homes, and on-request inspections to build a qualified buyer…
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Fierce Auction Delivers $2.28M Result for Earlwood Deceased Estate
A deceased estate at 20 Ronald Avenue, Earlwood has achieved a $2.28 million auction result after an intense bidding duel between two determined buyers drove 30 rapid-fire rises within minutes. The property’s 30 September 2025 sale stood out for its competitiveness and speed, finalising just 22 days after launch. The outcome also surpassed Earlwood’s recent median house price of $1.96…
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