Luke Craven - Managing Director
Luke is a Certified Practicing Valuer with the Australian Property Institute as well as a Licensed Estate Agent and Qualified Property Investment Advisor with 20 years experience within the property industry. His experience is varied, having worked within a boutique valuation / property advisory firm to then working with Australia’s Largest Independent Valuation Firm in which he was an Associate Director.
Subsequently, he has also had roles in sales and project management of residential land and MD developments and commercial property / development acquisitions.
Luke has provided valuation and acquisition advice to some of Australia’s largest developers, the “Big Four” Australian Banks, Family Offices and high net worth individuals.
Luke’s academic qualifications and relevant industry associations are:
Certified Practicing Valuer with the Australian Property Institute (API)
Associate of the API – Member No 63121
Licensed Real Estate Agent
Qualified Property Investment Adviser - Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA)
Bachelor of Business (Property) with Distinction - RMIT
Certificate IV in Real Estate – Swinburne University
Whilst there are risks when purchasing any property, Luke’s valuation background allows him to identify those risks and mitigate them as best as possible.
Luke believes that extensive research and comprehensive due diligence are the key pillars of any real estate acquisition and is therefore the corner stone of InterProperty’s investment philosophy.
Buyer Advocacy - Investment Philosophy
InterProperty exists to provide clients with the opportunity to invest in high growth property markets in Melbourne and throughout Australia. Research and comprehensive due diligence are the key pillars on which InterProperty is built. We believe in a long term, low risk investment strategy and therefore only purchase blue chip investment properties located in close proximity to major Australian capital cities.
Most property investors purchase an investment property in close proximity to where they live, they want to stick to an area they know, however by doing this, an investor can substantially limit the potential of the investment. At InterProperty we undertake extensive research to identify areas that are going to outperform the general property market.
InterProperty has strict investment criteria that each property must pass and only after extensive due diligence will it be recommended to our clients. Most investment properties will not survive this process.