McDonald Upton

Our sales performance at a glance

See how McDonald Upton has performed in the last 12 months on RateMyAgent*

219

Reviews

Properties for sale

341

Sold properties

$1.4m

Average sale price

$461.7m

Total sales value

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Our customer service awards

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National Top 100Australia
Suburb WinnerAscot Vale
Suburb WinnerEssendon
Suburb WinnerMoonee Ponds

7x Suburb WinnerEssendon - 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2018
6x Suburb WinnerMoonee Ponds - 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020
2x National Top 100Australia - 2026, 2022
2x Suburb WinnerAscot Vale - 2026, 2022

Meet the team

Get to know the 13 agents at McDonald Upton.

Rhys Afford

Licensed Real Estate Agent / Property Consultant / Auctioneer

(163 reviews)

About Rhys

Rhys currently has 11 active property listings and 72 sold property listings over the past 12 months.

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Julia Murphy

Property Consultant

(160 reviews)

About Julia

Julia currently has 11 active property listings and 51 sold property listings over the past 12 months.

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Joe Zucco

Partner / Licensed Real Estate Agent

(114 reviews)

About Joe

Joe currently has 15 active property listings and 45 sold property listings over the past 12 months.

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Georgie Maggs

Sales Consultant / Auctioneer

4.9

(94 reviews)

About Georgie

Working her way up from the real estate Reception desk, through Leasing, Sales Administration and eventually Sales, it’s safe to assume that Georgie is right across every facet of the business. Eleven years in and she is now a fully licensed Agent and Auctioneer with a proven record of outstanding results. Warm and approachable, with a background in hospitality, Georgie’s energy and outgoing personality ensures genuine rapport with people from all walks of life. She is well regarded for her ability to juggle multiple roles, which, along with stellar organisation and negotiation skills, make her a natural fit in the McDonald Upton culture of excellence. Georgie is passionate about serving the community, and has spent many years actively involved in charity work. As someone who began her career at entry level, she aspires to mentor up and coming agents in the future. A keen traveller who relishes the opportunity to enrich her children’s lives with adventures to new places, Georgie is also a dedicated foodie who loves spending her precious down time eating out with family and friends.

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Simon Cookson

Auctioneer / Property Consultant

4.9

(88 reviews)

About Simon

Simon currently has 7 active property listings and 30 sold property listings over the past 12 months.

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Paul McDonald

Licensed Real Estate Agent / Auctioneer

(78 reviews)

About Paul

Far from being a convenient company catch cry, ’Boutique is better’ represents Paul’s entrenched belief that quality service involves taking the time to get to know and understand the needs of every client. A local, with deep seated ties to the community, Paul not only knows the area like the back of his hand, but he understands the people who live there. With decades of industry experience, Paul’s unflagging energy, effective negotiation skills, ability to identify strong sales opportunities and unrivalled knowledge of the local North West area, continues to deliver market leading sales results with passion and integrity. As co-founder of award winning agency, McDonald Upton Real Estate, Paul is a generous mentor with a talent for not only hiring the right people, but actively encouraging their career success. Down to earth and genuine, with the respect of the industry behind him, Paul is simply doing real estate the way it should be done.

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About us

McDonald Upton is an independently owned and operated Real Estate Agency that continues to provide a boutique style with a strong locally focused team, serving Melbourne's North Western suburbs. Based in Essendon, we specialize in both Property Management and Sales in the Moonee Valley area. Our local knowledge puts us ahead of other agents, with a team of experienced and highly energetic professionals living and working in their local area. Our strong team are embedded in the local community, keeping in tune with local events and supportive of all our clients. We listen and are skilled negotiators bringing together what you need with what we can offer. We work with you to understand your expectations and to develop an appropriate selling or buying strategy, guiding you through a changing market. Our consultative approach is open, honest, and always with your best interests. Ready to adapt to meet new demands and embrace new challenges, McDonald Upton seamlessly blend elements of traditional marketing with new and emerging digital technologies to produce the best results for all our clients. From the front desk to our most skilled negotiators, customer service is everyone’s focus. We deliver the service you expect at McDonald Upton.

Seller review

2 days ago

David was excellent.

He understands the market and helped me achieve a quick sale in line with my expectations. He was there for every step of the process. Very grateful for his support.

David Mogford

(48 reviews)

Buyer review

3 days ago

Fantastic Experience

We had a fantastic experience purchasing our home through Andrew Butler. From start to finish, Andrew was professional, approachable and a pleasure to deal with. Communication was excellent throughout the entire process, and Andrew was always responsive, transparent and happy to answer any questions we had. Buying a home is a significant decision, and we really appreciated Andrew's genuine, straightforward approach, which made the experience feel seamless and stress-free.

Andrew Butler

4.7

(71 reviews)

Seller review

4 days ago

We highly recommend Alex

Working with Alex to sell our property was an absolute pleasure. His exceptional market knowledge and strategic approach gave us total confidence from day one. They worked tirelessly throughout the entire selling process and truly went above and beyond to secure a fantastic result that exceeded our expectations. Communication was professional, and kept us at ease every step of the way.

Alexander Sherriff

(28 reviews)

Buyer review

4 days ago

Highly recommend!

Andrew is very knowledgeable. He is an honest and trustworthy agent. He was patient with all our questions and provided us with the guidance we needed in this market to buy this home. We are beyond happy and grateful for everything Andrew has done.

Andrew Butler

4.7

(71 reviews)

Buyer review

8 days ago

We would be pleased to recommend Andrew.

We were extremely happy with Andrew and appreciated him accomodating our inspection time requests and fielding questions back and forth to resolution.

Andrew Butler

4.7

(71 reviews)

Buyer review

14 days ago

Very happy with Georgie

Georgie was amazing, she was able to communicate effectively and respond to me in a timely manner. Not only was she punctual but also very open and genuine with wanting to help me buy my first home. She made me feel less stressed and more comfortable about the buying process and what steps were needed to be completed. I am very happy that Georgie was my agent as she exceeded my expectations and as she created a safe trustworthy space in such a scary environment for a first time buyer.

Georgie Maggs

4.9

(94 reviews)

Our properties

McDonald Upton has 60 properties for sale and sold 341 properties in the last 12 months, showing 4, sorted by most recent activity

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About us

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Our customer service awards