Selling our family home was always going to be hard, the process was made easier through our dealings with John and Jas Stephens. John's honest approach was refreshing which I really liked. John originally sold the home to us, so he knew the background, it was a no brainer to have him sell the house again. The whole team at Jas Stephens were really lovely, warm and easy to deal with.
John assisted us greatly with a property purchased at Auction, all with the added complexity of us residing interstate at the time of sale. He was extremely flexible and accommodating of our specific needs, arranging for private inspections and answering detailed property-specific queries along the way. He was always approachable, helpful and professional in manner. We are very thankful for the pleasant way in which he worked, and wish him and his team all the best.
John has been a wonderful real estate agent - honestly the best we came across in our recent search for a home. He is professional, whilst also being relatable and kind. We felt like he was on our side as a young family trying to buy our first home. Throughout the entire process he has been responsive and gone out of his way to ensure we felt supported and had the help we needed. He's even offered to help us find local trades as we do some small renovations before we move in. We highly recommend buying a property with John!
It was truly a pleasure to work with John! He was very transparent and honest throughout the whole process which made our first home buying experience smooth and simple. He was always very responsive and accomodating to our schedule. Can’t thank you enough, John!
This was our second time selling a home with John Galea and Jas Stephens. John works very hard to get results and makes it a priority to be well informed and knowledgeable on the current market. He is informative, warm, honest and genuine and takes the stress out of selling a home. Thank you John!
John sold my house in West Footscray Melbourne in December 2022. His quality of care and communication was the best I have ever had with an agent. He dealt with trades efficiently and got the house auction ready with no stress at all. I cant recommend John more highly as a selling agent. I would not hesitate to use his services again! The team at Jas Stephens were all wonderful and it was an absolute pleaser to have them as my team. Thank you John!
I pushed John at the start and to his credit he explained how he likes to do things and how the process would play out. He followed through on that which made life easier for us. Good communication throughout, would buy again!
John was sincere and guided me through the purchase process with his friendly smile. Highly recommended
I can’t speak highly enough of John. John and I first spoke six years ago. He gave me great advice then and I decided that when I did sell, it would be with him. We stayed in touch since and he helped both my mum and i find agents when we had to sell properties outside his area earlier this year. In spring this year I finally engaged John and got him to sell my investment property in West Footscray. John understands the inner-West incredibly well; his ability to speak authoritatively about different comparable properties and respective price points is a huge asset. John organised everything for the house and did it with professionalism and aplomb. I was interstate for the campaign and never needed to turn up once. He organised an interior and exterior facelift for the house and then got it on the market, executed the whole campaign, found genuinely interested buyers and worked out what was a fair and realistic price for the property. At auction, the property went for the exact top of the band. John’s read of the market was brilliant and I know he worked overtime to bring prospective buyers to the property and convinced me to give them the best possible terms to bid under with a flexible settlement time. He even spent time with some of the first-time buyers educating them about auctions so they felt comfortable participating. A seasoned campaigner. If I ever need to sell another property, I’ll be ringing John.
My wife and I couldn't be happier with the whole process, it was seemless. John went above and beyond to make the house look fantastic for sale. We were well informed throughout the campaign. His advice and strategy from the get-go was on point. His honesty, professionalism and knowledge of the market is second to none. I highly recommend you give him a call. You won't be disappointed.
We have a good experience working with John. We are first home buyers and he provided us good information about the house. He has a good knowledge about the market. His communication was efficient and good when buying the home as we were quite reluctant to go to an auction.
We originally purchased this property with John as the selling agent back in 2016. He was always willing to give us time and his professional view as we redeveloped the property. John provided outstanding guidance to us in how to prepare and market the property for sale. His network of trades such as Joe the handy man were so useful, it made getting to market a breeze. Then it was time for John to shine. His process for meeting and follow up of potential buyers is remarkably thorough. He was able to generate immense interest in our property which gave us absolute confidence to proceed to auction. John was also our auctioneer. He ran the auction with perfect tempo, managed to involve multiple bidders and was thorough in working the price up to a wonderful level. This was the second property we sold with John in 2022. He also did an amazing job with our first property and in that instance helped us sell prior to auction which was a great result as market headed into decline.
