Michelle May in the media

Michelle May has been a buyers agent since 2008. Her agency was named winner of Outstanding Real Estate Buyers Agent at the 2026 Inner West Local Business Awards. She’s quoted in The Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Financial Review, Domain and realestate.com.au.

Journalists: michelle@michellemay.com.au or 0432 343 693

Why are older buyers upsizing instead of downsizing?

| The Senior: Forget downsizing: Why older buyers are upsizing into luxury apartments

“Those that are already pre-approved and ready to go... can see the opportunity, because with that comes less competition as well, and more opportunity to negotiate.”

Why is the agent pushing you to offer before auction?

| realestate.com.au: ‘Coach you to pay more’: Buyers agents expose secret tactics used by selling agents

“If they’re pressuring you to put it in an offer, it’s likely because they don’t have a level of interest to take it to auction.”

How much is too much to pay at auction?

| The Sydney Morning Herald: Know your ‘walk away price’: How to make the most of a weak auction market

“No property is worth eating baked beans for the rest of your life.”

What’s holding buyers back in a cooling market?

| SBS News: ‘Nobody really knows’: Australia’s property market has taken on a strange new mood

“The fear of overpaying becomes a huge issue.”

What’s the biggest red flag in an apartment building?

| realestate.com.au: How to spot a problem apartment building before you buy it

“Water always finds the path of least resistance. Particularly if there’s subterranean garaging.”

What should you ask a buyers agent before you sign?

| realestate.com.au: Pros, cons and risks of using a buyers agent to purchase property

“You’ve got to question the way a buyer’s agent charges you.”

Why do some homes sit on the market for months?

| Brisbane Times: ‘Unrealistic expectations’: More home owners are failing to sell

“Typically because the vendor has unrealistic expectations, or isn’t that motivated to sell in the first place.”

Can you trust a price guide?

| The Sydney Morning Herald: Simon felt misled by a real estate agent. He soon found a better way

“Do not look at price guides. Price guides are a way to entice you to come through the property.”

How do you check a neighbourhood before you buy?

| realestate.com.au: Telltale signs of a bad neighbourhood

“It’s not just about buying property, it’s also about the area.”

“I would never advise buying anything interstate without having actually seen it or having a person on the ground there.”

Should you buy a home just because it’s for sale?

| Domain: ‘Asking for too much’: More property owners are failing to sell

“Ultimately, there’s a buyer for every property at the right price. But that doesn’t mean you should be buying it.”

Is an off-market property a better deal?

| Money magazine: How to buy an off-market property

“With genuine off-markets, and the ones that we do buy, we’re generally the first and only people to see it.”

“You may be put in a position where you are made to pay a premium.”

More coverage, by outlet

realestate.com.au Domain Australian Financial Review The Sydney Morning Herald The Age The Daily Telegraph news.com.au The West Australian Brisbane Times The New Daily Savings.com.au Elite Agent YouTube Canstar

realestate.com.au

Domain

Australian Financial Review

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Age

The Daily Telegraph

The Australian

The Canberra Times

The Courier Mail

Adelaide Now

news.com.au

SBS News

The West Australian

Brisbane Times

The New Daily

Savings.com.au

Elite Agent

The Project (Network 10)

Ticker News

YouTube

Canstar

Smart Property Investment

Dynamic Business

realestateview

Money Magazine

API Magazine

OpenAgent

Your Mortgage

The Interiors Addict

Your Investment Property

View

Over Sixty

Money.com.au

Architecture & Design

Mozo

Property Noise

timesnewsgroup.com.au

amp.smh.com.au

reinsw.com.au

nine.com.au

video.realestate.com.au

gatelyconveyancing.com.au

bhg.com.au

Gold Coast Bulletin

fb.watch

businessinsider.com.au

7news.com.au

nestegg.com.au

medium.com

howtomoney.online

realestatebusiness.com.au

allhomes.com.au

abc.net.au

homestolove.com.au

womenlovetech.com

2GB Radio

Podcasts

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