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“We are seeing a lot of investors and holiday-makers cashing out of the market,” Carson said.<\/p>\n
“It has been driven by owner-occupiers coming in through the First Home Owner Grant, which came in about October. We started seeing things improve then.”<\/p>\n
Carson said McCartney’s strategic approach had also played a key role.<\/p>\n
“We have been the number one listing and selling agent in the town for the last 12 years,” he said. “We do the most open for inspections, we see the most people, so for us, we feel as though we’re giving all of our owners the best opportunity to sell their place.<\/p>\n
“It is a patient market, but one thing we do pride ourselves on is communication, honesty and feedback, and we ensure all of our team are touching base with all our vendors regularly and following up every lead.”<\/p>\n
Co-director Brent Hartigan said recent investment in the team was also paying dividends.<\/p>\n
“We’ve put some time into our people and we’ve got some really good experience now,” he said.<\/p>\n
“We’ve just added Nick Kearsey, who’s been in real estate for 12 years, and we’ve put extra time and effort into our marketing, so we’re exposing properties for our clients.<\/p>\n
“It’s hard work, but it’s hard work that pays off, and we’re really looking forward to what the future brings.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MCCARTNEY Real Estate is celebrating a strong year in the local property market, with its 2025\u201326 sales already surpassing last year’s total ahead of the financial year’s end. The agency has sold 77 properties so far in 2026 and 197 across the 2025\u201326 financial year, eight more than in 2024\u201325. This year’s figures include a […]<\/p>\n