Shelter Real Estate

A top producing agent with years of market insight, Zali’s tenacious and exuberant approach, negotiation expertise and dedicated service ensures her clients get the results they desire with the support they require. Evidenced with multi-million dollars worth of sales, an auctioneer skillset and a clear understanding of the emotional and financial demands of any real estate transaction, she is driven to produce optimal outcomes and lasting relationships, with both buyers and sellers alike. Zali comes to owning her own boutique real estate agency organically, as she has always been a neighbourhood specialist in Boroondara and Stonnington, was previously a partner & director at leading luxury estate agencies and has numerous accolades for her work in her real estate region. Her dedication to community partnerships, philanthropic pursuits through Global Village Housing and the devotion she has to her family shows Zali’s conscious commitment to helping others actualise their ambitions alongside her own. Your neighbour and area expert. Zali Reynolds 0422 576 049 zali@shelterrealestate.com.au 2019 was a very interesting year in real estate, commencing with a cautious sentiment, followed swiftly with the release of the Financial Services Royal Commission final report and with a contentious Federal Election mid year. The initial impact of the FSRC final report was that banks immediately began to focus on more responsible lending. Although this did increase the number of buyers making o ers on homes with Subject to Finance conditions, it did not appear to impact their appetite to buy with prices remaining subdue yet stable. Something that helpe p ovide a price floor in the first half of the year was that the jobs outlook was g od. G nerally, pe le wer n t worried that they would los their jobs and if they wer , record levels of job vacancies provided some comfort that they would not stay unemployed for long. Post-election, the second half of 2019 saw a notible increase in buyer confidence and property prices rose. This was largely assisted with the significantly reduced number of homes available for sale. Whilst there are umerous global events currently occuring th t are lik ly t play some part wi h how t e real estate market performs in 2020, including our catastrophic bushfire season, we re a n confident that we are in a much better market than we have been for quite some time. If you are looking to both buy and sell, you can help eliminate any extra uncertainty by doing so in the same market and in most circumstances selling before buying remains the most ‘risk-smart’ choice. Market Summary