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Our qualities as told by our client reviews: honest, friendly, responsive, supportive, reliable, clear communication, local expert.
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Fabulous result
over 5 years ago
Fabulous result

We were delighted to work with Mario on selling our home. From the first meeting Mario and his team was friendly, approachable, and sought to understand what our needs were. Our time frames were tight but Mario and the team supported us to work through a timeline. They were all responsive, friendly, and honest. Mario and team achieved a great result at auction for us, and the whole process has been handled smoothly. We couldn’t recommend Mario and team more highly.

Mario Sanfrancesco

Mario Sanfrancesco

  4.9   (293 reviews)
Seller review
A great first experience in selling my home
over 5 years ago
A great first experience in selling my home

Christine Bassingthwaighte, is a very professional, friendly, listens to the client, also guides and updates you through the whole process of selling your property. I would highly recommend Christine and Peter Blackshaw realest.

Christine Bassingthwaighte

Christine Bassingthwaighte

  4.9   (151 reviews)
Seller review
A good experience
over 5 years ago
A good experience

Mario has great communication skills which combined with his knowledge of the real estate market made the process of selling our property a pleasant experience. He is supported by an excellent team.

Mario Sanfrancesco

Mario Sanfrancesco

  4.9   (293 reviews)
Buyer review
Great to deal with
over 5 years ago
Great to deal with

Mario was professional and knowledgeable without being pushy. His staff were also excellent.

Mario Sanfrancesco

Mario Sanfrancesco

  4.9   (293 reviews)
Seller review
Great outcome
over 5 years ago
Great outcome

Selling your home is always a stressful and anxious process. From the initial meeting to the day of the auction the sales process with Mario was smooth and stress-free. At the auction, Mario really shone. He was a great auctioneer and really worked with everyone who was bidding to give them the opportunity to win the successful last bid. Highly recommend Mario and the Blackshaw team!

Mario Sanfrancesco

Mario Sanfrancesco

  4.9   (293 reviews)
Buyer review
Professional and responsive
over 5 years ago
Professional and responsive

Mario was very professional to deal with and very responsive in a timely manner to detailed and technical questions regarding the property that had to be put back to the vendor.

Mario Sanfrancesco

Mario Sanfrancesco

  4.9   (293 reviews)
Buyer review
Working with Gillian Thorn of Blackshaw’s Realestate
over 5 years ago
Working with Gillian Thorn of Blackshaw’s Realestate

Dealing with a number of different realestate agents when buying and selling recently it was refreshing to do business with Gillian. I found her to be intelligent, diligent, helpful and real estate savvy. I would say she conducts herself with integrity and she is the perfect go between with vendor and buyer.

Gillian Thorn

Gillian Thorn

  5   (155 reviews)
Buyer review
Best auction experience
over 5 years ago
Best auction experience

Mario and his team were proactive and supportive throughout my engagements. Having attended a few auctions over the last couple of years I found Mario's control of the auction was pragmatic, calm and professional without obvious NLP techniques or theatrics. We are very happy with the service and outcomes from Mario.

Mario Sanfrancesco

Mario Sanfrancesco

  4.9   (293 reviews)
Buyer review
Fabulous down to earth agent
over 5 years ago
Fabulous down to earth agent

Gillian has been fantastic and very helpful as we navigate buying our first home, she have kept us informed throughout the process and worked tirelessly to answer our questions. Gillian is also a down to earth agent who actually cared about us and our mission to buy a property taking time to get to know us and check it throughout the process. Would definitely recommend!

Gillian Thorn

Gillian Thorn

  5   (155 reviews)
Seller review
Reliable and an eye for detail
over 5 years ago
Reliable and an eye for detail

It's been a great pleasure working with Debbie Maddigan and her team from Blackshaw. She and her assistant Julie have done a great job in the lead up to the auction of our home. Both Debbie and Julie have been shown to be extremely punctual, reliable and they have provided us with many valuable advices to present our home in the best possible way to potential buyers. The outcome of that 5 week preparation process has resulted in a rather stress-free and fun auction day with a great outcome. I would highly recommend Debbie to anyone who considers selling their house in Canberra.

Debbie Maddigan

Debbie Maddigan

  4.9   (86 reviews)
Buyer review
Property Purchase
over 5 years ago
Property Purchase

Mario and his team were very professional and helpful throughout the process of buying our property. We would highly recommend them.

Mario Sanfrancesco

Mario Sanfrancesco

  4.9   (293 reviews)
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