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Rodney Samuels Consulting Rodney Samuels Consulting assists our clients in making sound property decisions. We are an entire

We are an entirely Independent firm of Advisors who help with the Purchasing and/or the Sale of both your Residential and Commercial Properties. Once you become a Client of Rodney Samuels Consulting you are a Client for the life of your property. Summary of Key Services:

Purchase of your property

• Advise clients of suitable properties for their current needs
• Search for potentially suitable properties
• Prepare comparative data re sales in the surrounding areas
• Organise an on-site building inspection of the property on the clients behalf
• Help bid at Auction and/or negotiate purchase
• Introduction to Finance Brokers
• Introduction to Solicitors to review the contract of sale
• Assist Clients in appointing a suitable property manager for their investments
• On going advice about current property market trends



Sale of your property

• Prepare comparative data re sales in the surrounding areas
• Consult with potential selling agents in the area on the Clients behalf
• Assist in the selection of suitable Real Estate Agents to conduct the Sale process
• Help decide on selling strategy
• Advise on the proposed marketing plan and budget
• Manage the real estate agent throughout the sales campaign
• Help negotiate sale at Auction and/or negotiate private sale
• Introduction to potential Solicitors to prepare contract of sale

At Rodney Samuels Consulting we believe that property is the single biggest investment you will make in your life time, so let us make it work for you.

18/10/2026

Has Labor killed the auction campaign?

This week’s numbers say it all.

Domain: 52% clearance rate, 389 auctions reported.
PDOL: 68% clearance rate, 270 auctions reported.

But the real story is how few auctions are being run. This is the lowest spring auction volume I can remember, and it was no accident.

The new reserve price rules have vendors and agents walking away from auctions. The result is more secrecy, more off market deals, and fewer properties for buyers to find.

If there’s no stock to buy, people won’t sell. Then we have a market where nothing happens.

Confidence needs to come back this November.

Thinking of buying or selling this spring? Message me before you make a move.

11/10/2026

Buyers are waking up. Sellers are still hiding.

With the Victorian election countdown on, people are starting to look at property again, hoping for a change of Government.

The problem? There is nothing to look at.

Scheduled auctions are down 50% on this time last year. Half. Vendors are staying home because of the uncertainty created by a grossly incompetent State Government and its reserve disclosure rules.

This weekend:
📊 Domain clearance rate: 58% (710 scheduled, 514 reported)
📊 PDOL clearance rate: 71% (737 scheduled, 380 reported)

Add inflated interest rates from an equally incompetent Federal Labor Government (and we are stuck with them for another 18 months) and it’s no wonder confidence is low.

My prediction? Once the change comes, confidence will follow, and so will the stock.

Change brings opportunity. The question is, do you get in before everyone else, or wait and follow the pack?

Thinking of buying or selling? Message me or email [email protected]

04/10/2026

The first weekend after the AFL Grand Final is usually a bumper one for Melbourne auctions, with previous years well over 1,000. This year, vendors stayed home.

Domain clearance rate: 56%
PDOL clearance rate: 69%

We are in the midst of an auction exodus. Uncertainty around advertised reserves and the looming state election has people nervous, and when people are nervous, they tend to do nothing.

That is exactly the wrong move. Prices might be down and flat, but they are down and flat across the board. First home buyers face less competition, upgraders can move up the ladder for less, and investors can be selective.

The market will bounce back, and when it does, everyone will rush to get in. So do you want to follow the crowd, or be the opportunist?

Talk to us at Rodney Samuels Consulting before the window closes: [email protected]

01/10/2026

Same block. Near identical unit. Two very different results.

Our vendor sold their unit at auction for $790,000. A few weeks later, the neighbours sold a near identical unit in the same block for $735,000, without an advocate.

That's $55,000 on the table.

Selling isn't just about listing and hoping. It's about choosing the right campaign, setting the right strategy, and having someone negotiating on your side when it counts.

Thinking of selling? Message us for a no obligation chat about what a vendor advocate can do for you.

29/09/2026

Free stuff and feel good statements doesn't pay your mortgage

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