Once again in 2020 James Baker of McGraths demonstrated for me his outstanding abilities as a Real Estate Agent. As part of my planning to downsize from my substantial waterfront property of which sadly I was the sole occupant, I had previously bought a suitable site to build a smaller more suitable home for my 92 years age. James was the selling agent and I was most impressed with his capacity to deal competently and fairly with me while always having the best interests of his client clearly uppermost. Consequently when the time came for sale of my waterfront, I appointed James/ McGraths. In a difficult market for the price bracket of my property we were unable to find a serious buyer despite James' strenuous efforts. He identified a prospective purchaser who needed to sell his Southern Highlands property before committing to another substantial investment. James suggested and negotiated a six month option for them to purchase and I readily accepted this and the fee. When the option expired the country property was still not sold with bush fires badly affecting this market and the option expired. Undeterred James maintained contact and when their property sold he again returned to me to renew their interest. My property sold to them and the outcome was completely satisfactory to me. I could not be more satisfied with his persistence and total professionalism. I can also confirm from the friendly relationships established with the purchasers that they too are extremely satisfied with the transactions.

I found James to be professional, available, flexible, a good communicator, commercial and he knows his facts and figures. I enjoyed doing business with James and I would welcome the opportunity of dealing with James professionally again in the future.

We chose James off the back of an excellent interview. James is straightforward, direct and honest. His market appraisal was accurate and we are very happy that the property sold for what we feel is great value, prior to auction. James market knowledge, and his ‘database’ was very useful. Would recommend James and McGrath if you are looking for a great result and a pleasurable real estate experience. Thanks again James.

This is now my the 3rd experience with McGrath real estate I find them to be very professional and easy to deal with. James Baker and his trusty crew are all helpful and professional and I would have no hesitation in recommending them

It's not difficult to see why James Baker is one of the country's top ranking agents! He's the consumate professional with an impressive knowledge of the Pittwater real estate market. James and his team are honest, reliable and value integrity. Such is the regard we hold him in, we have now used James on three separate occasions to to sell our home, a vacant block of land and another local property. We recommend him unreservedly.

When we made the decision to sell our house the first question to answer was: which real estate agent should we choose? This was a difficult question, especially since our experiences in the past were not the happiest ones. We invited James Baker from McGrath over. From the very beginning we felt confident we had made the right choice. His knowledge, advice, kindness and prompt follow-up after each viewing made the whole processes of selling our house a pleasant experience. We would absolutely recommend him. Raphael and Annelies Kahn

We used James and his team to sell the house. We wanted a discrete sale with a six month rental agreement on completion. James and Team arranged private viewing from his database of buyers. The house sold in two weeks. The whole process went very smooth, professional and the communication throughout was excellent. I would highly recommend James and his Team .

We found James very knowledgeable and experienced in the local market which was a great help. He was always punctual and his manner was friendly and courteous. He spent time to make us feel comfortable about the whole sale process and what to expect. We came to rely on his opinions and judgement. After talking to friends, we thought him the best local agent to trust with the sale and price negotiations for our house.

James and Lauren were recommended to us by friends who recently sold their beautiful home through them, they sold our property within a month of it coming to market, something we never expected. From the get go they were great communicators, professional, friendly and punctual. Highly recommended.

My husband and I couldn't fault the experience we had with James and commend the professionalism and sincere help and care his team from McGrath in Avalon / Pittwater showed us . During the process we were trying to do a same day settlement which couldn't be achieved due to a delay with banks but James negotiated with the sellers so we could move our furniture in at least until we settled 1 week later. This was so greatly appreciated and helped us immensely through this nerve racking time. Its often difficult to find sincerity in this business yet the confidence we felt dealing with James and his team was 2nd to none. I would recommend James and the team from McGrath Avalon / Pittwater to anyone whether buying or selling.

Thank you James and Jonathan for your professional & motivated manner that you went about running our marketing campaign. As we were not in a hurry to sell & wanted to maintain a price that we were happy with, after building what we feel is a magnificent home. I would be happy to recommend your agency to others.

Well, James and his team certainly had their work cut out for them with the sale of our family home. We were keen for a quick sale which he managed with no marketing, a flooded room and the start of the pandemic. Along with a seller with jitters. Great work.