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As reported by The Age, a cluster of well-heeled suburbs on Melbourne’s bayside have recorded the steepest house price falls in the city over the past three months, and experts say a sluggish market and high interest rates are to blame. CoreLogic data shows Albert...

We have just settled the transfer of 13 Ripley Court Ringwood to our clients after buying it at an active auction. The  BARRY PLANT WEBSITE gave it feature writeup: “Aggressive bidding by a buyer's advocate has won the keys to a Ringwood home for a mother and...

Barry Plant are marketing, in conjunction with Strategic Buyers Advocates, this freshly painted home suitable for first home buyers, downsizers or family, in Croydon. With a small backyard, and at an affordable quote range of $680K-$740K, it will appeal to quite a...

In an example of how an experienced buyer’s agent can save you money, we negotiated a $15,000 discount on this renovated home in Wattle Glen (near Diamond Creek) NE Melbourne, beating one other buyer, purchasing a t price below the client’s budget. However, that was...

Sometimes you just have to “wait to win”. This extended California Bungalow 3 BR/3 BATH home, in excellent condition on a big block, in Ballarat, was marketed by the first agency at a price too high for the market. It then became what we call in the industry a “a...

In December 2021, with COVID still running, we bought a beautiful golf course-backed home for just $1,066,000 at Safety Beach, on the ever-popular Mornington Peninsula. We did the deal within 5 days of inspecting, as these golf course properties do not come up that...