Buying in Brisbane
Our home market. Whether you already live here or you are moving in, two streets in the same suburb can be worth very different money, and knowing which is the whole job.
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How we help Brisbane buyers
Taking the complexity out of a market governed by street-level variables. In Brisbane, two streets in the same suburb can be valued very differently on character zoning, overland flow paths and school intake boundaries. We walk every property so you buy with clarity.
Character and heritage overlays
Traditional Building Character overlays, small lot codes and renovation restrictions, checked before you commit.
Flood and topography
Brisbane City Council flood awareness maps, overland flow paths, slope stability and stormwater easements that never show up in a listing.
School catchments and micro-climates
True street-level value across the priority catchments, Ascot, Ironside and Rainworth among them, and ridge-top breezes against the low-lying pockets.
Buying from interstate or overseas
A significant share of Brisbane buyers are relocating from Sydney, Melbourne or abroad. We inspect on your behalf and tell you what the photos leave out, from flight path noise and main-road hum to the western sun. See moving from interstate and buying from overseas.
Our approach
Honesty is the cornerstone of how we work. We define your brief precisely and hold the search to what realistically fits your budget. We do not rely on luck. We use deep local relationships and sales-side experience to find the right property, so you land the most suitable outcome, not the most convenient one.
What it costs
Our fee is the same wherever in Brisbane we buy: a percentage of the purchase price, quoted in writing before you engage us and locked in from then on. Detail on the full service page, or ask on the free discovery call.
He removed so much of the hassle from the process and, most importantly, kept the auctioneer and vendors in the room to get the deal over the line. Worth every cent.
Verified Google review, on Jacob Butler
Client story
A first home won on the conditions, not only the price
Mitchell and his partner were buying their first home, and every small question felt large. Chavonne and the team answered every one of them, right up to the eleventh hour before settlement.
Their offer was built on conditions we structured with them, not on price alone, and it was accepted ahead of the next offer by a margin in the double digits.
- Suburb
- Brendale
- Buyer
- First home
- Method
- Private treaty
- Secured by
- Chavonne Olivier and Jacob Butler
“The team at Hunter Gather exceeded our expectations, listening to our needs, re-assessing and helping us every step of the way to securing our first home. Thank you Jacob, Chavonne and team for your hard work, reducing the stress in purchasing a property and saving us much-needed time.”
Client story
A second building report, and a lower price
Jen and her partner are investors without the time to house hunt. They engaged Chavonne for a second investment property the week their first one settled.
The selling agent supplied a building report. Chavonne had them commission their own, which found issues the first had missed, and negotiated the price down on the strength of it.
- Suburb
- Holland Park
- Buyer
- Investor, second purchase
- Method
- On market
- Secured by
- Chavonne Olivier
“This is the second time this year we engaged with Chavonne from Hunter Gather to help us in finding an investment property. She adhered to our brief and found the perfect home for us in Holland Park. We will always recommend her to our family and friends who don't have the time to house hunt.”
Ready to secure your Brisbane home?
Tell us the suburbs, the budget and the timing. We will tell you what is realistic.
Book a discovery callHow we work with you
Full service
The whole search, taken off your hands, from the first conversation to the keys.
Assess and negotiate
You find the property. We value it, run the due diligence and negotiate the price.
Auction bidding
We set the limit with you beforehand and bid on the day.
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