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Australian Broker

24 November 2025

Off-market buying goes national

Australian Broker: Off-market buying surges as competition heats up nationwide

In a piece written for mortgage brokers, Australian Broker quoted Jack on why a fast-moving market with few published price guides is pushing buyers toward off-market and pre-market sales. Jack explained that when prices are hard to read, off-market buying gives people more time to assess value and negotiate terms.

He also detailed the due diligence Buyers Collective completes before ever putting an offer forward, from flood maps and easements to overland flow and future suburb development, which is why selling agents trust that our offers will proceed to settlement.

Before we even inspect a property, we’ve checked flood maps, easements, overland flow, and future suburb development. When we put forward an offer, agents know it’s solid and will proceed to settlement.

Jack Freestone, in Australian Broker

The takeaway

A price guide is a starting point, not a valuation. In a fast market you only really know what a suburb is doing if you are watching sales happen in it every week.

The homework we do up front is what makes our offers welcome. An agent knows a Buyers Collective offer is finance-ready and will not fall over.

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The full piece is on Australian Broker.

Read on Australian Broker

The person behind the quotes

Jack Freestone, founder of Buyers Collective

Jack Freestone

Founder, Buyers Collective

Jack is an industry-leading buyer and investor who has built a reputation in property strategy, market expertise and an unwavering dedication to his clients' success. His ability to identify growth potential, mitigate risk and persuasively negotiate is a testament to his temperament.

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