What is an off-market property sale

Off-market simply means a home that sells without being publicly advertised. It covers a few different situations, from a vendor testing the water quietly to stock released to a small group of buyers first. Each one reaches you a different way, and knowing the difference matters when you are deciding how hard and how fast to move.

The home will be advertised soon, but the agent is showing it to a handful of buyers first. Moving early can mean buying before the wider market ever sees it.
The owner wants to sell but does not want the listing made public, often for privacy or family reasons. These homes rarely surface unless you know the agent holding them.
New or near-new homes released to a select group before general marketing. Terms are often more flexible at this stage, particularly on settlement timing and finish selections.
No listing exists at all. We write to owners in the streets you want when nothing suitable is available, and ask whether they would consider selling.
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How our specialists find off-market homes

Off-market access is not a database you can buy. It comes from relationships maintained week after week. Each Verve specialist works a defined group of suburbs, which means the same selling agents hear from them constantly and know exactly the kind of buyer they represent. So when an agent has a vendor considering a quiet sale, the call goes to someone they already trust to bring a serious, qualified buyer rather than a crowd of browsers. That trust takes years to build and it cannot be shortcut.

Local focus matters more here than the size of the agency. An agent covering the whole metropolitan area speaks to any given selling agent occasionally. Our specialists speak to theirs constantly, inspect in the same streets, and know which homes have quietly been available for weeks. That is the difference between hearing about a home on the day it lists and hearing about it a fortnight earlier.

How Off-Market Buying Works

01

Tell us your brief

We agree suburbs, budget and what matters most

02

We work the network

Your specialist canvasses agents across your target streets

03

Early access

You see suitable homes before they are advertised

04

Private inspection

We view the home with you, or without you

05

Assess the value

We check the price against recent comparable sales

06

Negotiate quietly

We agree terms before the wider market arrives

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Smiling man in a dark suit jacket and white shirt
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Smiling bearded man in a brown blazer against a stone wall
Smiling woman with short blonde hair wearing a white blouse
Smiling man in a cream polo shirt beside a dark curtain
Smiling red-bearded man in a beige blazer standing in a doorway
Smiling woman with long blonde hair wearing a white blouse beside a stone wall
Smiling man with a short beard wearing a navy suit jacket and white shirt
Smiling man in a dark suit jacket and white shirt
Man in a black blazer and white T-shirt against a stone wall
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Recently Sourced Off-Market

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Property type House
Agent Ross Lister
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Ross Lister

Northern suburbs

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Property type House
Agent Rowen Powell
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Rowen Powell

Western Suburbs

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Single-storey home with a tiled roof, double garage and paved driveway beside a small lawn.
Property type House
Agent Sean Halton
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Sean Halton

Inner North, Central

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Off-market property in Perth, common questions

It varies by suburb and by market conditions, so any single figure would be misleading. What we can say is that in tightly held pockets our specialists regularly see homes trade without ever being advertised. Rather than quote a number we cannot stand behind, we would rather show you what is quietly available in your suburbs right now.
Not automatically. The advantage is usually access and pace rather than price. Buying before a home is advertised means negotiating with one vendor instead of competing in a crowded home open, which can mean better terms and a calmer process. Whether the price itself is fair still comes down to the comparable sales, which we check every time.
Generally no, and that is rather the point. These homes are not published anywhere, so there is no site to browse. Access comes through relationships with the selling agents holding them. That is a large part of what engaging a buyers agent gives you, particularly in suburbs where stock is tight.
Yes, when it makes sense. If your brief is specific and the right home is not currently available, we can write to owners in the streets you want and ask whether they would consider a sale. It does not always produce a result, but in tightly held streets it is sometimes the only way the right home becomes available.
Usually you have more time, not less. Without a home open crowd and a fixed offer deadline, there is room to inspect properly, arrange a building inspection and think it through. What you do need is clarity on your brief and your finance beforehand, so you can act when the right one appears.

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