Off-market · Private and confidential · Inner Melbourne

Tell us what you want.

One on one only. Private and confidential. Buy and/or sell, inner Melbourne, over $3m.

What happens next

  • Mal or Simone calls you, usually within one business day.
  • We talk through what you want, privately and without obligation.
  • If there’s a fit, we agree how we’ll work together before any introduction.
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Mal James0408 107 988
Simone Clarke0400 304 111
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Since 2002
Buyer and seller advocates
$1 billion+
In client purchases and sales
1 on 1
Private inspections, by appointment
Off-market

Space to think. Room to deal.

Before you go public, talk to us. Explore your options before committing to a campaign, and before creating an internet footprint you may later wish you hadn’t.

In a world of AI and social media, your home, your finances and your reasons for moving don’t need to be broadcast online.

Buying? Stop assessing your future home while being herded through a crowded open. Private inspections. Time to feel the home. Proper due diligence.

Multi-agent

One step further.

Agents have worked together within agencies for decades. One lists the home; another brings the buyer. We take that cooperation across agencies and offices, adding transparency, more competition and a wider range of informed opinions.

Selling? Open the opportunity to all agents, from all agencies, who want to participate.

Buying? One agent. More homes in the conversation. Your search extends beyond one agent’s own listings.

And price?

Sometimes you need a conversation before you can find the price.

As buyer and seller advocates, we support the new reserve disclosure laws, and see particular benefits in Melbourne’s $500,000 to $2.5 million auction market, where clearer expectations help both sides decide.

Above $3 million, where opinions on value vary widely, a public reserve can become a line in the sand for buyers and sellers alike. Where a declared reserve helps an off-market deal, use it. Where negotiation needs time, give it room.

Who it’s for

More buyers to sellers. More sellers to buyers.

Sellers

Before you go public.

Confidential introductions and broader buyer access. Keep your existing agent, or appoint us.

Buyers

Homes that never appear online.

Private inspections and time for proper due diligence. Use your own advocate, or ours.

Selling agents

Extend your reach.

80%, even 50%, of a fee on a completed sale is worth more than 100% of a fee on a sale that never happens.

Buyer advocates

Your client stays yours.

Bring your client’s requirements. Roles are agreed before any introduction.

From Mal’s desk · MarketNews
22 October 2026
Mal James
Weekly since 2002

Be Positive. But Not Ridiculously Positive.

This week, Mal on negotiating with courtesy, understanding what the other side really wants, and why balanced optimism serves buyers and sellers better in a difficult market.

Read the full column on MarketNews ↗
The people you’ll speak with
Free, confidential consultation

Your next move could start with one conversation.

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People Before Property.

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Where we’ve worked.

Top-end family homes our clients have bought and sold since 2020. Select a pin for the details.

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Buy Sell News · Week of 22 October 2026

A small sample, privately.

What we’re buying and selling across Melbourne this week. We have plenty more, but here’s a taste.

Private courtyard garden with water feature at the entrance of a period home
Formal garden lawn and stone steps leading to a period home
Mal James and Simone Clarke outside a contemporary family home

Selling Off market

Elsternwick$6mBeautiful family home on large land
Camberwell$7mThree levels and pool
East Melbourne$8–9mRenovated family home with parking and garden
Surrey Hills$4–5mStunning renovation on large land
Kew$4mReady to move in
Ashburton$4mLarge family home backing onto parkland

Buying Clients ready

Armadale$8mHappy to renovate
Toorak$9mReady to move in
Grace Park$5mSome work acceptable
Tara Estate, Grace Park or Scotch Hill$4mSubstantial renovation fine
Hampton$3mReady to move in

None of these selling properties are publicly advertised, and this is only a sample. We letterbox drop, ring agents, lawyers and accountants, talk to neighbours and door knock. That’s how we find properties and buyers others may never hear about.

MarketNews.com.au ↗
This week’s column
Mal James

Be Positive. But Not Ridiculously Positive.

Mal’s weekly view of the Melbourne market, written plainly and from experience. Published every week on MarketNews.

Read on MarketNews ↗

Or better still, give us a hoy.

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Fees / How

Clear fees. Agreed upfront.

Instead of relying on one agent and one database, access multiple agents, their buyers, their properties and their market knowledge. You’re not locked in to anyone, including us.

01

Free Introduction

$0
 

Join our private enquiry list. We introduce relevant buying or selling opportunities and can arrange private appointments.

No obligation
02

Partial Advocacy

0.5–0.9%
+ GST

We recommend suitable properties or agents, arrange introductions and assist with the initial process.

Targeted assistance
03

Full Advocacy

1–2%
+ GST

We manage your buying or selling campaign, negotiations, agent relationships and strategy from beginning to end.

Complete management
Registration is freeFees agreed before we proceedPaid by one side only, per transaction
How it works
1

Enquire and qualify

We understand your requirements, your timing and, for sellers, permission to cooperate.

2

Agree and introduce

We agree representation, scope and fees. Then we share the private brief.

3

Inspect and transact

Private inspection by appointment, assessment, negotiation and settlement.

Confidentiality is fundamental

An off-market home doesn’t need to be advertised all over the internet to sell.

Our approach is personal and controlled. It’s about genuine buyers, genuine sellers and genuine opportunities.

Let’s have a conversation
  • Your information isn’t used for ongoing marketing without your permission.
  • We don’t simply pass your details directly to agents.
  • Inspections are one to one, private and by appointment.
  • Sellers provide a clear price expectation, contract and inspection arrangements before proceeding.