I found James to be warm and friendly with great knowledge and experience about the market on the Northern Beaches and the high end market in general. His presentation on my marketing video was fantastic. He and his staff, particularly Lauren are warm and friendly with an easy going approach and I enjoyed working with them. His direction and advice on on the marketing and selling of our property was excellent. I couldn't recommend James and his team highly enough.

James Baker

star   4.9   (456 reviews)

Adrian never made us feel rushed, he took the time with patience, care and a wealth of knowledge. He provided information relevant to buying, at auction and on the particular place we were looking at in so much detail including the surrounding neighbourhood and the benefits. He always picked up the phone or promptly replied. We never felt like we were not important or that he didn't have the time for us. He went above and beyond. We worked with many other agents during our 5month search and only one other agent provided the detail as Adrian did. Truly exceptional and we are very thankful.

Adrian Venturi

star   5   (405 reviews)

James and Lauren are an exceptional team when it came to positioning our property in a fast moving market , and identifying the type of buyer for our property -and communicated very effectively, with an excellent outcome.

James Baker

star   4.9   (456 reviews)

Strong market and product knowledge, over rided by his people skills. James is one of a very small group of property sales professionals

James Baker

star   4.9   (456 reviews)

Adrian helped us get a great result for our property in Bilgola Plateau! He knows exactly how the market is tracking and guided us through every stage! His back office are super helpful with whatever is needed. We couldn’t have asked for a better outcome!

Adrian Venturi

star   5   (405 reviews)

Great market insights and and a professional approach. It was a pleasure to work with James and achieve a good result. He has a good personal style and is warm and approachable.

James Baker

star   4.9   (456 reviews)

James Baker is the leading real estate agent on the northern beaches, for good reason. He' is professional, honest, transparent and very experienced. We recommend James and his team unreservedly.

James Baker

star   4.9   (456 reviews)

I found Lauren very professional with her approach to marketing the property. Communication with her was never a problem, easy to talk too and very happy with her ideas. I would thoroughly recommend her for selling your property.

Lauren Garner

star   4.9   (230 reviews)

I found James very professional, friendly and always available to discuss how the campaign was going. His strategy for marketing my property by auctioning was quick and well run. I would highly recommend James as your Agent if you want to sell your house.

James Baker

star   4.9   (456 reviews)

During many obstacles in our search to find a home Lauren made it her mission to help us. Lauren’s relentless quest, constant communication, wealth of experience and knowledge of what we were searching was clear. Lauren created a clear profile of our needs and exceeded our expectations. Her wealth of experience in the market and personable approach ensured a smooth purchase. She has been an absolute pleasure to deal with. Her genuine and transparent ethic is a rare find in her field. Thank you Lauren for helping our family find our first home, we are very appreciative. 5 stars do not do you justice.

Lauren Garner

star   4.9   (230 reviews)

James is a market leader in his field, a fountain of knowledge in the local area. Following an extremely lengthy search, many disappointments and challenges, James made it abundantly clear he would try to help us find our dream home. During negotiations he was clear, communicative and was able to get the deal over the line during a time when the market is so difficult to gauge. I would highly recommend James as a buyer and when the time comes as a vendor. He manages the balance between the two with finesse due to his breadth of experience. Thank you James.

James Baker

star   4.9   (456 reviews)

When the time came to sell our house my wife and I asked Lyndal Barry who we had used before and had not long joined the team at McGrath working with who I regard as one of Avalon’s top agents, James Baker to come and give a market appraisal for our property. When selling a home it is a pretty daunting and stressful time and I have lived in Avalon my whole life and acquired my first home here 1991 and bought and sold 4 times since then. We were clear on what we wanted - trust, honesty and no BS. First impressions are usually best impressions and I must say I was very impressed with James’s market knowledge and understanding of our “musts” in the sale of our home. James run a few scenarios by us on what to expect and how to move forward and obtain a best result and true to James’s knowledge, the scenarios he run by us actually happened so we were prepared on how we were going make the sale happen, which resulted in us selling our home in 10 days with a result both my wife and I were extremely happy with. What really impressed us with James was his honesty and focus, at no time were we let down in the sale, but more importantly in my mind, as a agent he is primarily working for the vendor, but James showed real professionalism and understanding of the purchasers requests and he managed the sale with the best interests of both vendor and purchaser. Avalon is great community and word of mouth spreads pretty quickly and I am yet to hear a negative regarding James. Avalon is lucky to have many a good agent working here, in James we found honesty, integrity and first class knowledge and experience and brings all the expansive talent of the McGrath agency into Avalon. Heaven forbid that I wish to sell again, but if we do both my wife and I would be calling on James again. Mark and Kimberley Verrills Avalon

James Baker

star   4.9   (456 reviews)