It was a pleasure dealing with Sam and his team. His openness and professionalism was very refreshing. Having a property that was at the high end of our local market we interviewed several agents to find the right one. Sam was the most straight forward. He brought a lot of potential buyers through our property and spends his time wisely. He doesn't get lost in the details as he has a great support team. He has incredible knowledge. The feedback from neighbours and friends that went through the property was that he was really on his game. He was always very available and honest. He is incredibly calm and friendly to everyone and listens well. We had a huge amount of buyers attend our auction and everyone Sam had identified as a serious buyer turned up. Our property sold under the hammer for well above our reserve price. We would definitely use him again and highly recommend him to other vendors.

Not knowing a lot about selling a house we interviewed numerous agents before we made a final decision. Sam was honest, forthright and had a no nonsense approach. We were incredibly pleased with the result and feel that this was due to the hard work and perseverance of Sam and his team.

Sam was particular and explicit about his plans with our campaign. Hi pitched it into the right market, with the right emphasis. Brought the right buyers and delivered a great result with the trust of his purchasers as well as us as the vendors. Great communication throughout, and worked hard to understand our expectations, and worked with us. Great advice along the way.

Sam provided an exceptionally high level of professional service to us during our auction campaign. His energy and drive are exceptional. Sam has an incredible level of knowledge of local and other buyers. This, coupled with Sam's hard work and strategic thinking ensured the success of our campaign. Sam was highly personable and nothing was too much trouble. His willingness to customise the campaign to reflect the level of detail excellence of our home was much appreciated, including his ability to negotiate a number of high profile editorials for our property. Sam treated both us and all potential buyers with the utmost respect and genuineness which provided an excellent result. Sam and his team at Hocking Stuart were attentive and professional at all times, and willing to provide us with a bespoke campaign including custom brochure, VIP buyer events and Sunday open inspections. Sam, I thoroughly enjoyed working with you, Nigel and Liz - and highly recommend your services.

We achieved a terrific outcome as a result of the team effort at Hocking Stuart, headed by Sam Rigopoulas. He displayed a serious yet thoughtful commitment to the campaign and provided excellent information every step of the way. Sam has a fantastic ability to handle people from all walks of life and we believe that his approach, mixing a shrewd business head with creative flair is a recipe for success. Highly recommended.

It really was a pleasure to work with Sam in selling our property. He is very experienced, very reliable in getting back to us regarding what was happening and shared his insights as an experienced professional. Sam is grounded and sincere in his endeavours to do the best job possible for us, the vendors. Sam set realistic expectations and explained all possibilities to us. He guided us along the way but also allowed us to make our own decisions. Sam was excellent on the day of the auction. It is a very pressurized environment and he handled the pressure with ease. Sam's team is very professional.They were always polite, enthusiastic in their roles, and worked well together as a team. I highly recommend Sam to you.

I wish to thank both Sam, George and the team at Hocking Stuart Northcote for the recent sale of my property in Northcote. I chose Sam as I knew that he was very active and has excellent knowledge in the local area. He is an excellent auctioneer, and was very understanding and helpful along the way. I would recommend him highly as a local agent. Regards Rob

I found Sam very trustworthy and had 100% faith in his ability and would not hesitate to use Sam In the near future

Sam's local knowledge, genuine approach and passion in getting us a great sales result meant he was always going to be the agent we chose. He even came back early from a family holiday to show an interested buyer personally through our property....wow. Thanks again Sam.

Sam has all of the qualities you'd expect from an agent who dominates his local area: - he knows the local area right down to the street (and even the particular side of the street) - he gives off a huge amount of energy as someone who seems to love real estate, his local area and doing what he does - he's never too busy to talk about your property (or one you're interested in buying). Sam is a consummate sales person. Some real estate agents feel "too salesy" and you feel you can't trust them. Sam, however, manages to combine genuineness with a strong sales approach which means he is always selling but in a way that feels helpful to his vendors as well as his purchasers. As our agent, we found Sam as well as the team behind him, to be utterly professional and really felt they went beyond the call. No detail was too small to worry about. They supported us at each step of the way, even after auction day, to make sure the transaction was low stress for us. The materials they produced were excellent and we felt like they followed up every possible purchaser to make sure no one who was interested slipped through the cracks. We have also purchased twice from Sam and found these experiences just as good. If you are buying from Sam, you feel like - while he is passionately pursuing his vendor-client's point of view - he's also straight with you - working openly to bring you and the vendor together. I can honestly say we wouldn't have purchased either of the properties we purchased in the absence of Sam's persuasion. On the basis of our experience, we have no hesitation in recommending Sam.

Sam and his team were friendly and professional throughout the sales process. Very accessible and attentive I would recommend them and be happy to use their services in the future.

I recently purchased a home listed by Sam Rigopoulos. Sam was helpful,pleasant and professional during the negotiation stage. Once my offer had been accepted Sam and all members of his team maintained that polite and professional approach right up until settlement.