Residential Property Acquisition
From family homes and first purchases to prestige residences and investment property, we manage the residential property acquisition from strategy and search through to assessment, negotiation and settlement. We represent the buyer exclusively, never the seller.
How we approach a residential acquisition
- Strategy. We begin with your objectives, budget and requirements, and how this purchase fits your longer-term plans.
- Search and access. We search on-market, off-market and pre-market, and shortlist only the properties that genuinely fit the brief.
- Assess and advise. We assess value against recent sales evidence, coordinate due diligence and give you clear advice before you proceed.
- Negotiate and acquire. We negotiate privately or bid at auction on your behalf, then manage the process through to settlement.
The right home is not always the one in the brief
In Waverley, a family had budgeted $3.3 million for a semi-detached home. We found a freestanding house with parking, a garden and ocean glimpses that was a rare exception to the usual premium, presented the opportunity, and let the clients decide. They bought it for $3.5 million.
Read the full story: $3.5M freestanding house secured in Waverley.
Speed matters when the right property appears
A professional couple in Bondi had been searching on their own for more than twelve months. From our first meeting to exchange took just over six weeks, and contracts exchanged six days after the property first came onto our radar.
Read the full story: $2.65M Bondi garden apartment.
Buying as part of a broader plan?
If this purchase is one step in a longer property strategy, our property portfolio strategy service looks at each acquisition in the context of what you are building. Already found the property? Our negotiation and auction representation covers that one purchase.
Frequently asked questions
What types of residential property do you acquire?
Family homes, first homes, apartments, prestige residences and residential investment property. Each search is shaped around the client's objectives, whether the property is somewhere to live, an investment, or a step in a broader portfolio.
Do you help first-home buyers?
Yes. In South Coogee we secured a $1.47 million off-market garden apartment for a young family buying their first home, and in Elizabeth Bay a $1.3 million renovated two-bedroom apartment for a first-home buyer, three weeks after taking the brief.
Can you find residential property before it is advertised?
Yes. Our search covers on-market, off-market and pre-market opportunities through our agent and industry relationships. The South Coogee apartment, for example, was introduced by a local selling agent before any online campaign, so there were no open homes and no competing buyers.
Do you only work in Sydney?
Most of our published residential acquisitions are in Sydney, particularly the Eastern Suburbs, Inner West and North Shore. We work with clients acquiring property across Australia, drawing on market research, local expertise and trusted professional relationships appropriate to each acquisition.
