 Dec 14: And now, the end is near... According to Google Maps, 10 hours and 12 minutes and 881km of the Hume is what separates Melbourne and Sydney. That’s not all, folks. Consider AFL and NRL, restaurants and theatre, beaches and not. And … and a lot of stuff. Also, underlined and underlined and underlined this year has been the differences in top-end property markets.. [More...] |
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End the uncertainties in real estate. An editorial. Click here
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 We act only for buyers. We specialise in finding and buying real estate and investment properties at the upper end of the market. Increasingly, those are properties agents don't see. "Because we find houses you can’t. Because we save money you can’t. Because we find faults you won’t." [more...]
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 The year began in gloom, doom and distressed sales and moved into (irrational?) exuberance. Markets change, practices change. So what can you do to stay ahead of them? "Don't move in. Auctions can be lotteries. Always be prepared to walk away. Always." [more...]
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 We start with you telling us every last thing that you can about the way you live, where you want to live, the architectural styles that attract you, the schools you need, the services you need, the... And how much you want to spend. [more...]
 We will save you more than we cost you. If we do not succeed, there is no charge. "No success? No fee. But we will succeed; and we will save your time, money and peace of mind." [more...]
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 We don't cover just a handful of agents, we cover them all. We find many properties before real estate agents list them and many that agents never hear about. "You don't spend days hunting through real estate ads and weekends looking at properties you don't want. You're not dragged along to auctions by agents who suggest prices that are not realistic." [more...]
 A questionnaire to help you start your property search on-line. "You can spend 10-15 minutes or more on this questionnaire. While it is long, the more detail you can give us, the more time we'll save later." [more...]
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WHERE WE WORK |
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 We act as buyers' agents for clients throughout Australia. "We've made headlines in Sydney (and prompted a change in the law in NSW), we've spotted dummy bidders and gazumping and agents' games everywhere in this great land." [more...]
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 We have acted as buyer advocates for many overseas clients, for many years. "We'll inspect properties and provide you with reports and photos by email. Not just the stunning sunsets; shots of any faults we find, too. When your plane does land, we'll visit the properties on the short-list, then negotiate the purchase or bid at auction." [more...]
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 We were Australia's first specialist buyer advocates. We are clearly its most successful. At the top end, there is no-one else. "Some hard thinking later, Morrell and Koren decided that if they were to properly represent buyers, that's all they should do." [more...]
 Tales from the front lines during some memorable auctions and negotiations. "The auction got underway. Seemed to us we were the only genuine bidders. Which prompted one of our more widely reported interjections: 'Which one of The Three Stooges am I bidding against? Larry, Curly or Mo?' " [more...]
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 A Google search will show you how often we make news (mostly for tripping up agents). You'll find some of those items here. "At a recent auction in Sydney, Mr Morrell snatched a Birchgrove property ... for $225,000 under its reserve. 'They had no idea what hit them,' Mr Morrell told The Australian Financial Review." [more...]
 The brochure is free. The book is priceless. "The Estate Agent's Nightmare. A brochure which outlines why Morrell and Koren does what we do; and how we do it so well." [more...]
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Why Morrell and Koren?
 Our track record suggests that, if you're looking in the higher price ranges, no other buyers' agents come close. We find houses where others can't, we succeed in negotiations when others don't. We were Australia's first buyers' advocates. We've been doing it longer. We know more. And it shows. And that's just the start of our story.
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Buyers' Agents?
or Buyers' Advocates?
If you're in Melbourne, you probably know us as buyer or buyers' advocates. In Sydney and points north, we're more likely to be known as buyer or buyers' agents. Either way, we're here to help you find and purchase the home that's right for you. Because we know what's out there. And we know how to see through real estate agents. And we work very, very hard to understand exactly what you need.
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Morrell & Koren
Australia's First Buyers' Agents
and Advocates
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Rate rises fail to hammer auctions - Australian Financial Review (subscription required) – Mr Morrell said that there had been a limited supply of quality housing stock available all year and surprisingly little fallout from the global financial crisis...
Auction clearances steady despite big jump in stock – Australian Financial Review (subscription required) – Buyer’s agent David Morrell noted a change of mood: “It had a bit of a Panadol … you could see a caution…”
Enough already, drop that hammer – Australian Financial Review (subscription required) – …the practice has driven Melbourne buyer’s agent David Morrell to file a complaint with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. He says the “third and final call” often happens four or five times.
Flush with cash and loos – The Age – ‘‘We are absolutely gobsmacked,’’ buyers advocate David Morrell says. ‘‘It isn’t worth that sort of money, any way you look at it.”
Toorak mansion sets record – Australian Financial Review (subscription required) – David Morrell said local buyers were again dominating Melbourne’s top end…
Home buyers fevered as year draws to a close - The Age – Morrell and Koren’s David Morrell, who bought the home for a client, said demand in the $1 million to $2.5 million range was intense…
Footy rivals join forces to sell mansion - WAtoday - South Yarra buyers' advocate David Morrell said the original asking price of $26 million for Avon Court was now reduced to about $17-18 million...
Hawthorn home yours for just $16 million - Leader News -Buyers advocate David Morrell, of Morrell and Koren, said five Hawthorn properties sold for more than $2 million in the last weekend of October...
Plenty of stock for Melbourne auctions - The Australian Financial Review Oct 26 (subscription required) There were aspects of Melbourne's market "which made it as active as any time in the past 25 years", buyers' agent David Morrell said...
Depth of demand at biggest auction weekend - The Age Businessday, Oct 26 - ''It's not as heady as it seems,'' said buyer's advocate David Morrell, of Morrell and Koren. ''It's very property-specific and even some deceased estates are being passed in.''
Rate rise tipped after 'hot' auctions
The Age - Oct 25 - ''It was as hot and determined a market as I've seen in my 28 years in real estate,'' said Christopher Koren, director of buyers' advocacy group Morrell ...
Sale of Toorak’s grand mansions to smash records – The Age, Oct 19 – Buyers’ advocate Christopher Koren said the public offering of two historic estates – both of which he described as ”big enough to graze sheep on” – was a rarity…
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