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Exclusive Property Services for the Melbourne Medical Market

Written by Mark Ruttner on . Posted in Blog, Medical Property Valuation

FVG continues to be at the forefront of providing a complete advice service for the Melbourne medical property market. The last 12 months in particular has seen the introduction of value added services that provide customised solutions for client’s individual circumstances. Our team of highly experienced property consultants and certified practicing valuers share the vision to set a new benchmark in the property services available to the medical market.

ST KILDA Road – The Ultimate Destination to Live, Work and Play

Written by Mark Ruttner on . Posted in Blog, Real Estate

Located just 6 km from the city centre sits the seaside playground of elite professionals, uber cool entrepreneurs and intrepid backpackers – Welcome to Eclectic and Trendy St Kilda, and at the very heart, St Kilda Road. Situated on the picturesque Port Phillip Bay, St Kilda Road spans along one of the largest inner city suburbs of Melbourne, rich in history and renowned for showcasing idyllic lifestyle opportunities. From lush parklands and scenic tree lined boardwalks to the iconic Sea Baths, St Kilda is a place envied by many from right around the world and St Kilda Road is firmly cementing its place as the favourable promenade to live.

The Essential Tips When Getting A Property Valuation

Written by Mark Ruttner on . Posted in Blog, Property Valuation

There are a number of issues that every party instructing a valuer must do in my opinion to obtain an accurate and true assessment of value. The six essential tips when getting a property valuation.

  1. Letter of Instruction
  2. Date of Valuation
  3. Copy of Certificate of Title
  4. Contract of Sale or Rates Notice or any sales that you are aware of or information specific to your locality
  5. Lease If Applicable
  6. Make sure that the valuer that is valuing your property has the qualifications and expertise

Expert Property Valuations & Consultants in Melbourne

Written by Mark Ruttner on . Posted in Blog, Real Estate

Real estate may be considered as an evolving market, a market not dissimilar to that of the stock market. An ever changing market that is constantly affected by traditional and non traditional market forces. With today’s technology, not only must you have the implicit data, but importantly you must be able to analyse, dissect, formulate and arrive at a value that will encompass all market forces. In saying this, it is not enough just to collate data and hopefully be near where the value is, you need experienced professionals, not only in the sense of longevity of varying market cycles, but in being able to fully summarise and arrive at value taking all factors into account.

The Top 9 Tips In Getting A Great Apartment Valuation

Written by Mark Ruttner on . Posted in Apartment Valuation, Blog

FVG provides you with ‘The Top 9 Tips In Getting A Great Apartment Valuation’

1. Be very specific and actually measure your apartment area and associated areas

One of the most important aspects of determining a value of an apartment is the size of the apartment itself, the size of associated areas such as balcony/terrace area and storage cage, if applicable. In short, the valuer assesses value of the apartment on these units of comparison. If there is a variance between the actual size and perhaps what the valuer measures, you have an ideal point to commence any discussion as to the assessed value. This is critically important.

2. Recent Sales Evidence

If you know the sale prices achieved of any recent property sales within your specific development, within the last 3 months, or even the last 6 months, have that information available for the property valuer and provide them with a copy of details of the sale.