30 years of reflection in the property game
BY MARTY MAHER, DIRECTOR, GREAT OCEAN PROPERTIES This month marks my 30th year in real estate. Over that time frame I have learnt a lot of...
Great Ocean Report – December 2021
As usual there is a lot being written about the property market at present and plenty of predictions as to what may occur. As is...
Timing the market with Marty Maher
Asset markets, such as property markets and the share market, are fluctuating beasts that ebb and flow in their performance over time. The easiest way...
A curious observation with Marty Maher
One of the best aspects of our profession is that we get to meet an incredible range of different people over the course of...
Great Ocean Report with Marty Maher
Welcome to our Spring Great Ocean Report. Currently there is no amountof superlatives that can do justice to the active state of the property...
Great Ocean Report: December 2020
Despite predictions from self-proclaimed property experts about the negative impact of COVID on the Australian property markets, the opposite has eventuated and we have...
Great Ocean Report – September
As restrictions start to ease from the pandemic in Australia, with metropolitan Melbourne being the last major battlefield, many are wondering what the property...
2019/20 Great Ocean Report
WITH MARTY MAHER FROM GREAT OCEAN PROPERTIES
The 2019/20 financial year saw a return to buoyant conditions after the re-election of the government at the...
The starting gun
The peaks and troughs of property market cycles can only been seen in hindsight, however when we look back in 12 months time, we...
Who is right?
When you are thinking about making a major financial decision like upgrading or downsizing your home, buying an investment property or even buying your...
Focus
We have a company culture of continuous learning and this week we were very fortunate to have Emma Murray, the Richmond Football Club Mindfulness...
Learned optimism
Working in such a people intensive business like real estate sales, you must be a life long student of the human condition to enjoy...
Great Ocean Report – March 2018
WELCOME to our March Great Ocean Report. The main objective of our Great Ocean Reports is to explain, in language that most can understand, what...
Radiate
One of the most challenging parts of anyone’s working life when they work in customer or client service is being consistently positive and bright...
Lessons from 25 years in real estate
This month marks my 25th year in real estate. During that time, I have learnt a lot of lessons, made every mistake possible and...
A curious observation
One of the best aspects of our profession is that we get to meet an incredible range of different people over the course of...
Great Ocean Report – January 2018
BEING January and the start of a new year, it is natural to be looking forward and trying to determine what may occur in...
Green and growing
One of my fascinations in life is watching the rise and fall of once dominant businesses and the people within them. At the height...
Understanding property cycles
The property market is cyclical in its performance and when you are planning a real estate transaction in the future, it helps to understand...
A new year beckons
As 2017 draws to a close we start to look forward into 2018 and we can safely say that it is looking like an...
Great Ocean Report Lack of stock drives competition
AS WE MOVE into the latter stages of 2017, there are some conflicting reports around the state of the property market, and as usual,...
Win or learn.
This was the title of a book that caught my eye in the book shop recently. At a closer look, it surprised me to...