Upsizing is a big move, usually your largest purchase and often a sale at the same time. The right family home is about space, the right school zone and a street you will stay in for years, bought well and without the auction-day stress. We handle both sides for you, so the upgrade works.
By Alana Prideaux, Co-Founder and Licensed Estate AgentFamily homes in the best pockets attract the most competition, and it is easy to overpay or compromise under pressure. A selling agent works for the vendor. We work only for you. As buyers advocates we find and secure the right home, including places that sell off-market before they are ever advertised.
Through our vendor advocacy we manage the sale of your current home, so the two transactions move as one plan rather than two separate worries.
The family home you buy well is the one you never have to move from again.
We run the search, the strategy and the sale as one plan, so you buy the right home without overpaying or rushing.
Bedrooms and layout, land size, the school zones that matter, the commute, and the streets and pockets worth paying for.
If you are selling too, we align the timing so you are not caught between two settlements.
Including off-market and pre-market family homes, which are scarce in the best catchments.
We check each home honestly on layout, land, orientation, building condition and long-term resale.
At auction or private sale we hold the line on price and terms, and through vendor advocacy we drive the sale of your current home.
You get our full team on the move. Lou, a former selling agent and auctioneer, knows exactly how the other side runs a campaign and an auction. Sharyn specialises in off-market property, the homes that never reach the portals.
You have one point of contact from the first inspection to settlement on both homes.
The right upgrade is about the home, the location and the timing all lining up.
For many families this decides the shortlist. Zones are set by address and can change year to year, so we confirm catchments against the official findmyschool tool and target homes that are genuinely in zone, which also protects resale.
Bedrooms, a workable floorplan, north-facing living, block size and a family-friendly street matter more over ten years than a fresh renovation. We look past the styling to the bones.
The best family homes draw the biggest crowds. Lou is a former selling agent and auctioneer, so we set a clear strategy and a walk-away number, and bid with discipline on the day.
Most upsizers are selling as well. We coordinate the campaign, the timing and the settlements, and can weigh up bridging finance so one side does not force the other.
General information current as at July 2026. Stamp duty is a major cost when upsizing and concessions are limited for established homes, though a temporary duty concession applies to some new apartments and townhouses until 20 October 2026. Confirm your position with the State Revenue Office or your conveyancer.
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We buy family homes across Melbourne’s most sought-after school zones and family pockets, including:
Kew · Camberwell · Balwyn · Surrey Hills · Hampton · Glen Iris
Also relevant: Downsizers and First Home Buyers.
Where to buy, how the areas compare, and how to move without owning two homes.
Best inner Melbourne suburbs for families · Bayside vs inner north vs inner east · Buying and selling at the same time
Let’s map out the search, and the sale if you have one, so the upgrade happens on your terms.
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Whether you are buying a home or investment, we help you assess value, reduce risk and negotiate with confidence before you make a move.
Pre-market and off-market opportunities through established agent relationships.
Comparable sales, pricing analysis and negotiation strategy before you act.
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Guidance from licensed estate agents with campaign and negotiation expertise.
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