February 10, 2023
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...
December 16, 2021
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...
October 28, 2021
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...
October 14, 2021
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...
October 7, 2021
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...
July 15, 2021
Great Ocean Report – End of financial year roundup
WITH MARTY MAHER FROM GREAT OCEAN PROPERTIES
The 2020/21 financial year was an incredible year for real...
June 17, 2021
Buyer fatigue
With Marty Maher Great Ocean Properties In our last Great Ocean Report (published in the Surfcoast Times on March 4) we explored what we thought...
May 13, 2021
Great Ocean report market update – May 2021
WITH MARTY MAHER FROM GREAT OCEAN PROPERTIES
As we draw towards the end of the financial year,...
December 31, 2020
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...
September 24, 2020
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...
July 16, 2020
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...
April 18, 2019
Great Ocean Report – April 18, 2019
As usual in this report, we try and demystify what is happening in the property markets and hopefully provide some clarity about where we...
January 23, 2019
Generating respect.
I have always been fascinated by how, as human beings, we form ourselves into social hierarchies. These are subconscious and often involuntary positions that we...
December 26, 2018
Harvard trip leads to clarity on meaning and purpose
I have recently returned from a leadership development course at Harvard in Boston where I was joined by 164 other participants from 30 other...
November 28, 2018
Sell first or buy first?
A common dilemma when you are trading your home for another is whether you sell first then buy, or if you buy first, then...
September 26, 2018
Great Ocean Report – September 2018
At present, there is a lot of conjecture about the state of the Australian property market and as usual in our Great Ocean Report,...
May 23, 2018
Selling in winter
We often get asked when is the best time to sell your property. Like anything in real estate there are no absolutes, it is...
March 28, 2018
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...
March 14, 2018
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...
February 15, 2018
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...
January 31, 2018
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...
January 26, 2018
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...
January 18, 2018
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...
January 5, 2018
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...
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