
Your Melbourne Buyer’s Advocate.
Buying property in Melbourne can be complex, regardless of your budget.
Cohen Handler Melbourne offers expert property buying services, leveraging market knowledge and skilled negotiation experience and techniques to help you confidently secure the right property at the right price.
No matter your budget, and whether you’re looking for your first home, next home or an investment, our buyers advocates can assist.
Why choose Cohen Handler as your Melbourne Buyers Agent?
Your trusted partner in the Melbourne property market
In-Depth Melbourne Property Market Knowledge
Our Melbourne buyers agents have a comprehensive understanding of the Melbourne property market, from established suburbs to emerging areas. We use this knowledge to identify opportunities and guide you towards properties that meet your needs and investment goals, whatever your price point.
Access Opportunities Across the Market
Leverage our extensive network and industry connections. Cohen Handler Melbourne provides access to a wide range of properties, including off-market and pre-market opportunities, giving you a competitive edge in Melbourne’s property market.
Expert Negotiation and Acquisition
Our experienced negotiators work diligently to achieve the best possible outcomes for every client. We manage the entire buying process, from initial search and property evaluation to skillful negotiation and efficient settlement, making the experience smooth and successful.
REGIONS WE SERVICE
Cohen Handler covers a wide range of areas, helping buyers across all of metro Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula and surrounds including:
How Cohen Handler Helps Property Buyers
BUYER’S ADVOCACY
We provide a professional perspective to any homebuyer by researching, evaluating and negotiating the purchase of a home.
FULL SERVICE
Our comprehensive offerings include full-service consultations, which covers every step of the property purchasing journey from property sourcing, due diligence, negotiation, auction bidding and pre-settlement inspections.
NEGOTIATION ONLY
We can provide specialised negotiation services, giving you strategic insights to save you money.
AUCTION BIDDING
Trust our Buyers Agents in Melbourne to represent you confidently on auction days, easing the pressure of auction conditions, competitive markets and sticking to your budget. This is Included in our full-service consultation however also offered exclusively if needed.
PROPERTY STRATEGIES
Whether you are an Melbourne-local or an interstate or international investor looking at taking advantage of Melbourne’s capital growth opportunities our buyer’s agents will work with you to help develop your property portfolio strategy and acquire the right properties at the right price.
COMMERCIAL BUYING
Cohen Handler can work closely with our commercial team, Costi Cohen, to find and acquire commercial or development sites.
ON OR OFF MARKET, OUR BUYER’S AGENTS IN MELBOURNE HELP YOU BUY THE RIGHT PROPERTY AT THE RIGHT PRICE.

How a Melbourne Buyer’s Advocate Helps You
Using a Buyer’s Agent is for anyone looking for a faster, more affordable, or smoother process. Buying a property is one of the largest financial investments you can make, so it makes sense to have a professional by your side.
People use Buyer’s Advocates for a variety of reasons:
Meet Your Melbourne Team

SIMON COHEN

NICOLE JACOBS

ANDREAS LUNN

CORINNE ALTER

JEANNE ANDERSON

JODIE ENGLISH

RAY BECHER

ZAC JACOBS
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FAQ Melbourne Buyers Agents
Hiring a buyer’s advocate in Melbourne, such as Cohen Handler, means you have a local expert guiding you every step of the way through your property search, to make sure you secure the best property at the right price.
A buyers advocate or buyers agent offers various types of services such as:
Searching and gathering properties that meet your criteria and then negotiating the purchase of that chosen property (whether by auction or private sale.) Depending on your needs, a buyer’s agent may search for one particular property or an entire portfolio, or they can negotiate a better price for you by compiling insights via due diligence and conducting building and pest reports on your chosen property and then developing a negotiation strategy, or they can bid for you at the auction of a property you may have found.
One of the easiest ways to access an off-market property in Melbourne is through a buyer’s agent who’s highly experience and connected with both sales agents and people looking to sell off-market.
An off-market property is a home that has yet to be advertised to the public on a listings portal such as Realestate.com or Domain.com. In Melbourne approximately half of all deals are done off-market, pre-market or post-market.
People look to sell their property off-market for various reasons but property buyers agents and advocates who maintain a database of off-market opportunities are your most effective way to gain access.
There are few surer ways of making money than investing in real estate. You can potentially strengthen your financial position and generate wealth, but it also means you’ll have a product that will be in demand as long as people need a place to rest their heads. But how do you choose your first investment property? There are a few things you’ll need to bear in mind.
Buyers agents and Buyers advocates are licensed and regulated real estate professionals who act on behalf of the property buyer. Their purpose is to research, find and negotiate a perfect property for their client.
This is as opposed to a real estate agent who has a contract with the seller and therefore has their best interests at heart. A buyer’s agent will always negotiate in favour of you, their client.
How do you know when you’re getting what you want and what you’re paying for regarding buyer’s agents and their fees?
Or if you’re not? For a full-service offering buyers agents will charge a success-based fee based on a percentage of a property, but for other services may charge a flat fee.
We’re absolutely more than capable of assisting buyers who are relocating to Melbourne or returning from years overseas, or looking to invest in the Melbourne property market.
Our Melbourne Buyer’s Advocates are timezone aware and can accomodate to interstate and international buyers. They take great care in keeping their clients informed every step of the way, provide the latest market insights and opportunities