All round you cannot fault them. Very experienced and caring team.

I wish I could buy another home from John as he was so helpful to me being an older lady client.... John made the sale of my unit very easy and his advice was spot on...

John is a great agent. His communications with us were insightful and accurate. In a changing market he was able to get us a very good outcome, largely because of his strategic understanding of the st kilda market and the potential buyers involved. Anyone can sell in boom market, but I was very glad we picked John and Costa to sell the flat because in a changing market a quality agent is essential and John and Costa are of the highest quality.

John has been terrific. He has given us great feedback and has been available at all times to answer any questions. He has discussed everything with us and assisted us through the sale process with really good advice. We have been impressed with his professionalism and his knowledge. I would not hesitate to recommend him. He achieved a great outcome.

Really happy to recommend John and Costa, we wanted an agent that would be real about the price of our place and the potential buyers. Whilst we didn’t get our dream reserve we got a fair price for our home and they found two buyers in this challenging market!

It was good to have John working on the sale of our Elwood property. As well as providing a comprehensive review of this market, he also gave us a continuing update on the level interest and likely prospects from biweekly openings, resulting in a quick sale at a good price at the top end of our target range. This is the second property John has sold for us in Elwood. He is a talented allrounder who we would highly recommend.

Great result at auction, auctioneer managed to squeeze the last dollar from the bidders.

We found John very easy going and highly professional during the entire sales process. As very nervous vendors he provided us with a high level of a guidance from what we needed to do to make our property “market ready” to holding our nerve on auction day. Communication was regular throughout the process with clear and concise updates after every open. Most of all for us was his preparedness to be available whenever we were close to meltdown! We appreciated the work of all the team at Hocking Stuart St Kilda, John and Christine also a big thanks to Sam the auctioneer on the day.

John was approachable right from the start. He was very enthusiastic to sell our property and is well versed with the property market. He kept us updated with the inspections and inquiries. John continued to monitor our sales campaign and provided recommendations. He was great to deal with and always contactable. We are glad that we chose you as our agent.

John recognised that we had not sold a property before, and guided us through the process to make sure we understood the plan at each stage. He answered our questions patiently and with knowledge. We took a while to make our decision to sell, and John didn’t give up, where others did, and kept in contact with a smile. Thanks John - would definitely deal with you again! Priscilla & Allan

John Manning has been in local bayside Real Estate for many years. It appeared to me as a seller that so many years in the industry may have led John to 'talk the talk' and that I might be led into a sale process provided with unrealistically high expectations, upgraded marketing and last minute advice to sell at any cost due to 'market conditions'. This approach as is used by so many Agents in the property game was never used by John and indeed, the same process was one full of transparency, factual information and appropriate communication. Johns easy going approach backed by infinite honesty was freshening, informative and open. The result was better than expected but it was the process and feedback that impressed me the most. The final price on a property will always sort itself out but it is mutual trust that gets you there in the end and faith in your Agent. Thank you John for an impressive and fresh campaign. I would certainly recommend you to other vendors thinking of selling. Satisfied Vendor, 1/4 Alfred Square St Kilda

We have bought and sold property with John achieving excellent results each time. John is a highly skilled and honest real estate professional who gives 100% effort to his work. We have always enjoyed the partnership and would not hesitate to recommend John to others.