[Melbourne home buyer record]
[First name, suburb, month and year, price and outcome, pending a confirmed home-buyer record from the client file.]
- Outcome
- $263,800
- Melbourne
- [Suburb]
- Bought
- [Month Year]
Melbourne purchases
Every figure below is from a client file, not a case study.
Melbourne
Every purchase here is a Melbourne property, bought for a Melbourne client.
$225,000 of equity in two years
Wendy, Melbourne. Bought in 2024 for $1,175,000 on a 5.0 percent initial yield, valued at $1,400,000 in 2026.
- Equity created
- $225,000
- Initial yield
- 5.0%
- Rent a week
- $1,200
Bought $263,800 under appraisal
Geoff, Melbourne. A 952 sqm office bought to occupy in May 2025 for $3,908,748 against a $4,172,548 appraisal.
- Under appraisal
- $263,800
- Office
- 952 sqm
- Bought
- May 2025
Most Melbourne buyers only ever see what is advertised.
Tell us what you are after and your brief goes to more than 10,000 selling agents.
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The people
Your Melbourne buyer's agents
Amanda Jones
Principal Buyers Advocate
Melbourne
60% Off-Market Purchases
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Tass Pattas
Senior Buyers Advocate
Melbourne
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Jono Roy
Buyers Advocate
Australia
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Greg Willmott
Senior Buyers Advocate
Australia
You get a named agent on the first call, and the same agent through to settlement.
The case
Why use a buyer's agent in Melbourne?
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A buyer's agent in Melbourne acts only for you, so the selling agent never learns your budget, your deadline or your finance position.
Go direct and you hand all three to the person paid to act against you. Melbourne is also Australia's largest auction market, and a buyer who bids for themselves does so against a professional, in public, with their limit on their face.
Your position stays private until the contract is signed.
We appraise before you fall in love, so the number is set by evidence.
At auction we bid to a walk-away figure agreed with you the day before.
Book a free consultationThe market
What is the Melbourne property market doing in 2026?
As at September 2026, Melbourne's median house price is $920,432 and median unit price is $629,054, with the weekly auction clearance rate around 54.6 percent.
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$920,432
Median house price — As at September 2026 — CoreLogic Home Value Index
$629,054
Median unit price — As at September 2026 — CoreLogic Home Value Index
54.6%
Auction clearance rate — Week ending 6 September 2026 — Domain
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Coverage
Which Melbourne suburbs do you cover?
Propertybuyer buys across metropolitan Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula, with agents based in Prahran.
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Inner east
Toorak, South Yarra, East Melbourne, Prahran
Inner south
Melbourne CBD, South Bank, St Kilda, St Kilda West
Bayside
Brighton, Beaumaris, Cheltenham, Parkdale, Mordialloc, Aspendale
Inner north
Carlton, North Melbourne, Preston, Essendon
West
Footscray, Kingsville, Maidstone, Maribyrnong, Keilor Downs
Outer east
Doncaster, Donvale, Blackburn, Ringwood, Mt Evelyn
South east and Mornington Peninsula
Frankston, Seaford, Carrum Downs, Mornington, St Andrews Beach, Portsea
Geelong and the Surf Coast
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The process
What does a buyer's agent cost in Melbourne?
Propertybuyer charges a fixed fee agreed before the search starts, and most Melbourne clients go from engagement to purchase in 30 to 60 days.
1 The brief
What you need, what you will hold to, and where. The fee is agreed here, before anything else.
2 Search and due diligence
On market and off. We inspect, read the contract and the building report, and appraise before you commit.
3 Negotiate, or bid
Private treaty or auction, we handle the agent and the room. You are never the one revealing your position.
4 Settlement
We stay with you to the final inspection and the keys.
Three ways to engage us
Full searchFixed fee, equivalent to 1.5 to 2 percent of the purchase price
Appraise and negotiate1 percent of the purchase price
Auction bidding only$660 engagement plus $3,300 on success
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Access
What is an off-market property in Melbourne?
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Off market means a property offered to buyers' agents before or instead of a public listing, and Propertybuyer's brief goes to a database of more than 10,000 selling agents.
It is access, not a discount. Off-market stock often carries a premium because the seller is trading certainty for price, so the job is to see it early and price it correctly, not to assume it is a bargain.
Who we act for
Who do you buy for in Melbourne?
Propertybuyer's Melbourne agents buy for six kinds of buyer, and the brief, the search and the fee are set for each one rather than shared.
Home buyers in Melbourne
A Melbourne home buyer with a buyer's agent pays for the property, not for the competition. We shortlist against your brief, inspect on your behalf, and set the price from comparable sales rather than the campaign. When the right house goes to auction, you are not the one bidding in public.
Tell us what you are looking forInvestors in Melbourne
Investors use our Melbourne buyers' agents to buy for yield and growth rather than for the look of a listing. We work from the numbers: rent, vacancy, land value, and what the suburb has done over ten years. Wendy's purchase above is what that looks like two years on.
Tell us what you are looking forCommercial buyers in Melbourne
Commercial buyers get an appraisal before the negotiation, not after it. Geoff's office above came in $263,800 under its appraisal because the number was set first. We buy offices, retail, industrial and mixed use, for owner occupiers and for investors.
Tell us what you are looking forExpats buying in Melbourne
Expats buy Melbourne property with us without flying back for it. We inspect in person, send you what we see, check the contract, and bid or negotiate on your behalf in your time zone or ours. Fiona and Luke did it from interstate, and the process is the same from overseas.
Tell us what you are looking forDevelopers in Melbourne
Developers use our Melbourne buyers' agents to find sites before they are marketed, with the planning position checked first. We source, appraise and negotiate the site.
Tell us what you are looking forPrestige homes in Melbourne
Prestige buying in Melbourne is mostly off market, and mostly quiet. Our brief reaches the agents who hold those instructions before a campaign starts, and your name stays out of it until you choose otherwise. Toorak, Brighton, Portsea, and the addresses that never list.
Tell us what you are looking forIn their words
What do Melbourne clients say?
Melbourne clients, Melbourne agents. Nothing borrowed from Sydney.
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Questions about buying in Melbourne
Get your questions answered. If yours is not here, please call us on 1300 655 615.
How much does a buyer's agent cost in Melbourne?
Most Melbourne clients pay a fixed fee agreed before the search starts, typically equivalent to 1.5 to 2 percent of the purchase price for a full search, 1 percent for appraisal and negotiation only, or a fixed fee for auction bidding alone.
Do buyers' agents in Melbourne charge a percentage or a fixed fee?
We agree a fixed fee before the search starts, calculated against a realistic price range rather than the final purchase price, so there is never an incentive for us to push the price up.
How long does it take to buy with a buyer's agent in Melbourne?
Most Melbourne clients go from engagement to purchase in 30 to 60 days, depending on how tightly the brief is defined and how much stock fits it.
Do you bid at auction on my behalf?
Yes. We agree a walk-away figure with you the day before, then bid for you on the day, so your limit is never read from your face and you never bid against yourself.
What areas of Melbourne do you cover?
Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula, from the inner east and bayside suburbs through to the outer east, west and south east, with agents based in Prahran.
Do you buy in regional Victoria or Geelong?
Geelong and the Surf Coast are draft coverage only at this stage. If your brief sits there, ask us directly and we will tell you honestly whether we can help.
How do you find off-market properties in Melbourne?
Through relationships with a database of more than 10,000 selling agents, built over more than two decades, who bring us properties before or instead of a public listing.
Can you help me buy in Melbourne if I live interstate or overseas?
Yes. We inspect every property in person, report back with photos and video, and bid or negotiate on your behalf, so you do not need to fly back to buy in Melbourne.
How do you stop me overpaying at a Melbourne auction?
We appraise before you fall in love with a property, agree your walk-away figure the day before, and bid to that number and no further, regardless of what the room does on the day.
What is the difference between a buyer's agent and a buyer's advocate?
Nothing. A buyer's advocate and a buyer's agent are the same licensed role acting for the buyer only. Victoria tends to say advocate; New South Wales and Queensland say agent.
The next step
Talk to a Melbourne buyer's agent
One conversation tells you what your budget really buys in Melbourne, and how we would run the search. Nothing to sign.
Map — Prahran VIC 3181
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Propertybuyer Melbourne
49 Porter Street
Prahran VIC 3181
+61 3 9000 0430
Prahran VIC 3181
+61 3 9000 0430
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