I’d like to share a story with you to highlight a few cautionary details about underquoting and dealing with Real Estate Agents. Our clients were interested in two properties – a Zoom viewing of an off market home on the Friday and another, which was being auctioned on the Saturday. We ended up purchasing the off market property for our clients at a very fair and reasonable …
Office hours over the Festive Season
As the year comes to an end, Chamberlain Property Advocates will be taking some well-deserved time off. We wish all our CPA family and friends a joyous festive season. CPA will close from the 23rd December, 2021 and reopen on the 10th January, 2022. Please call the office on 03 9686 2288 if your matter is urgent and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Wishing you all a joyous …
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What’s your property preference?
Home buyers differ in the things they look for when buying a property. Some families prefer single storey homes with a backyard while some prefer a two-level property. There are young couples who like to live near the beach with views of the water while the others opt for an apartment near the city centre. Following are some items some buyers might prefer over others. Pools Swimming pools have …
We love our happy clients – Dawn & James
Whether we are helping our clients purchase an investment property or a forever home, we love assisting them realise their hopes of buying a home that best suits their needs. Dawn and James were looking for an investment and we were happy to help them purchase a great property. This is what they had to say, "Thanks so much Wendy for helping us to find our perfect investment …
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Buyer’s Agent Blackburn – Suburb Profile (updated December 2021)
Buying a property in Blackburn can be a daunting and difficult process. For many of us, buying property is something we only do a few times in our lives. A buyers advocate (also known as a buyers agent or property finder) can be an enormous help when buying a home or investment property by: removing the stress and frustration of buying a homesaving you time and allowing you to get your …
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What is a vendor’s advocate?
A vendor advocate works with you when you are selling your home or investment property and provides you with trusted impartial advice to protect your interests through out the entire selling process. A Vendor Advocate is an experienced negotiator that will provide you the guidance and support required to achieve the best possible outcome for you. The advocate will work with you to select the …
Melbourne Weekend Auction Results
The week ending 18th December delivered an auction clearance rate of 76% from a total of 929 auctions reported for the period (based on REIV data). There were 620 homes sold at auction last week and another 264 sold prior to auction, with 277 passed in. There were 67 properties that were withdrawn from sale and 38 auctions were postponed. As Melissa Heagney recently reported, the …
Selling your home? Make sure you remove these deal breakers!
Selling a home these days means you need to be on trend and clutter free with your interior design. Your goal should always be to have the buyer picture him or herself living in their new home – your home! Decluttering is vital, to ensure that any prospective buyer can visualise themselves living in the space. A declutter can include removing bulky appliances, any personal items and …
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Property inspections open to all. Pandemic rules ease.
The Victorian Government has made changes to the state's COVID-19 restrictions including amendments to public health orders. From 12:59pm on the 15th December, vaccination status is no longer required to be disclosed in order to attend real estate inspections and auctions. The wearing of masks is still a requirement and real estate agents will still need to adhere to various COVID-19 safe …
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We love our happy clients – Subir & Susmita
We love it when we help our clients realise their hopes of purchasing a home they have fallen in love with. Subir and Susmita are one of those lovely clients we were able to assist with a new home. This is what they had to say, "We were looking for a place we could call our own and we reached out to Wendy Chamberlain. We have had an amazing experience so far and we are standing in …
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