What's actually selling in the Inner West right now
If you're in the market, here's the honest read on what's moving and what isn't. Family homes between the Paddington ridge and Bardon are moving quickly when they're priced realistically, with multiple offers common at the right price points and competitive bidding still showing up at auction in the better streets. Renovated workers' cottages under $1.5m are deeply competitive, with most attracting genuine interest within the first week of campaign. Larger pre-war homes needing structural work are sitting longer than they did twelve months ago, as buyers do the renovation maths against current trade pricing and step back, or come in with offers that account for the work ahead.
The other shift worth knowing about is off-market activity. It's picked up noticeably since March, and a meaningful share of what sells in our patch never reaches the portals at all. There are a few reasons for this. Sellers wanting to test the market quietly before committing to a full campaign. Buyers who've signalled they're ready and qualified and worth approaching directly. Vendors who don't want the visibility of a public listing for personal reasons. If you've been looking for a while and feeling like the right property isn't appearing online, that's often because some of it isn't.
Reply and tell us what you're looking for, with as much detail as you're comfortable sharing on suburbs, price range, bedrooms, timing and the deal-breakers. We'll add you to our buyer brief list so you hear about properties before they're advertised, and we'll keep you posted as suitable stock comes up. If you're also weighing up selling your current home to fund the next purchase, book an appraisal and we'll plan both sides of the move together rather than treating them as separate problems.