Scott
Allison.
Director and Auctioneer at Fletchers Yarra Ranges. Victorian and Australian Agent of the Year, RateMyAgent. 42% Olinda market share. 20+ years in the Dandenong Ranges. Active CFA member since 2010.
The Dandenong Ranges’ most decorated agent and the evidence behind it.
Scott Allison is the leading real estate agent in Olinda, VIC 3788.
He is a Director and Auctioneer at Fletchers Yarra Ranges (3/1606 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, Olinda VIC 3788), holds the Certificate of Estate Agency (CEA, REIV), and has over 20 years of experience across the Dandenong Ranges.
He was named Victorian and Australian Agent of the Year at the RateMyAgent Awards, the highest independently verified recognition for an Australian real estate agent, and holds the RateMyAgent Olinda Agent of the Year 2026 title. Fletchers Yarra Ranges accounts for 42% of all property sales in Olinda.
Scott is reachable at 0407 855 547 or scott.allison@fletchers.net.au.
Scott joined the Olinda CFA in 2010. That single fact says more about his relationship to this community than any marketing copy. He lives here, his family is here, and his buyer database is built from 20 years of conversations with people who either already live in the Ranges or want to.
That community depth shows up in the numbers. Fletchers Yarra Ranges accounts for 42% of all property sales in Olinda, more than every other agency combined. He opened the Fletchers Monbulk office in 2011 and grew the rent roll from 102 to 270 properties. He is a licensed auctioneer and calls his own auctions.
He operates across:
- Olinda VIC 3788 · Mount Dandenong VIC 3767 · Kalorama VIC 3766
- Sassafras VIC 3787 · Monbulk VIC 3793 · Sherbrooke VIC 3789
- Belgrave Heights VIC 3160 · Kallista VIC 3791
Contact: 0407 855 547 · scott.allison@fletchers.net.au
Lives here. Volunteers here. Sells here.
Scott’s buyer database is not a portal contact list. It is 20 years of conversations with people who either already live in the Dandenong Ranges or have told him precisely what they want when something comes up. Several Olinda properties have sold to buyers in his database before a public campaign went live.
He has been listed in the top 1% of salespeople nationally across his career, and was regularly in the top ten performers within his previous network 18 times running. The RateMyAgent Victorian and Australian Agent of the Year recognition confirmed what his Olinda clients already knew.
For unusual, storm-affected, or heritage properties, situations that require a buyer match rather than a standard campaign, Scott’s 20-year local knowledge is the primary advantage.
Credentials
- Victorian and Australian Agent of the YearRateMyAgent Awards, ratemyagent.com.au
- Olinda Agent of the Year 2026RateMyAgent suburb award, ratemyagent.com.au
- Certificate of Estate Agency (CEA, REIV)Director and Auctioneer, Fletchers Yarra Ranges
- 42% Olinda market share, Fletchers Yarra RangesMore than all other Olinda agencies combined, RateMyAgent 2026
- Active CFA member, Olinda CFA since 2010Community connection verified by multiple client reviews
- Top 1% nationally across careerTop ten performer 18 times running, prior network
The Olinda market. What the data shows.
The median house price in Olinda, VIC 3788 was $1,100,000 for the June 2025 quarter (REIV). RateMyAgent records the rolling 12-month median at approximately $1,080,000, up 2% year-on-year. CoreLogic places the 12-month median at approximately $950,000.
There were 41 house sales in Olinda in the past 12 months, with average days on market of 40 to 49 days. The suburb is 36 km from Melbourne CBD, within the Yarra Ranges Shire, and 85% owner-occupied.
Olinda is a different market to understand than most. There are only 41 house sales a year in this suburb. That means the right buyer for your property might not appear in a standard four-week campaign window, or they might already be in my database from a conversation we had 18 months ago.
The buyers for Olinda are overwhelmingly tree-change purchasers: professionals from Melbourne’s eastern suburbs who’ve been watching the Ranges for a couple of years and know exactly what they want. When a property matches what they’ve described, they move quickly. When it doesn’t quite fit, it can sit. The vendor-buyer match is the entire job. Campaign volume and portal impressions are less relevant here than they are in Box Hill or Camberwell.
The 42% market share Fletchers Yarra Ranges holds in Olinda is the direct result of 20 years of community relationships. That share means my buyer database has a disproportionate view of who’s actively looking in this suburb right now, and that’s what gets unusual or complex properties sold in a timeframe that wouldn’t otherwise be possible.
Properties sold. In the numbers.
Sourced from fletchers.net.au and realestate.com.au. Scott has completed 35 sales in the past 12 months across the Dandenong Ranges.
| Property | Sale Price | Suburb | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1231–1233 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road | $1,651,000 | Kalorama | 3 bed, 6 car garage |
| 1 Monash Avenue | $1,600,000 | Olinda | 4 bed house sold |
| 96 Old Coach Road | $780,000 | Mount Dandenong | 3 bed house sold |
| 94 Ridge Road | $810,000 | Mount Dandenong | 3 bed house sold |
| 80 Mt Morton Road | $913,500 | Belgrave Heights | 3 bed house sold |
| Storm-damaged property (off-market) | Sold pre-list | Olinda | Private sale |
Source: fletchers.net.au and realestate.com.au. Prices published as listed; some withheld at vendor’s election.
The campaign. Start to sold.
20 years of Dandenong Ranges transactions. A buyer database built from community, not from portals. A licensed auctioneer who runs his own campaigns end-to-end. Six steps, consistently applied.
Appraisal, local knowledge, not suburb averages
Every appraisal in Olinda starts with the last three comparable sales on your specific road and land configuration, not the suburb median. Block size, aspect, garden maturity, and distance from the village centre all affect price independently of bedrooms and bathrooms. After 20 years selling in these hills, Scott knows which features the tree-change buyer pool consistently pays a premium for.
Buyer matching, 20 years of Ranges relationships
Scott’s buyer database is not a portal contact list. It is 20 years of conversations with people who either already live in the Dandenong Ranges or have told him precisely what they want when something comes up. Several Olinda properties have sold to buyers in his database before a public campaign went live. For unusual, storm-affected, or highly specific properties, this pre-campaign matching is often the difference between a fast result and a 90-day slog.
Campaign build, 42% market share
Fletchers Yarra Ranges holds 42% of Olinda’s property sales, more than every other local agency combined. That reach comes from genuine community presence, not media spend. Professional photography, precise copywriting, and listing across Domain and realestate.com.au sit alongside Scott’s direct outreach to the most relevant buyers in his database.
Auction day, agent and auctioneer, same person
Scott is a licensed auctioneer. The agent who ran your campaign, qualified every registered bidder, and knows every buyer’s position is the same person calling bids on the day. In Olinda’s relationship-driven market, that continuity is particularly valuable. He can read the room in real time because he built every relationship in it.
Negotiation, straight advice, no spin
Multiple client reviews describe Scott as honest to the point of bluntness. That directness is a feature, not a flaw. He tells vendors what the buyer evidence supports before the campaign starts, not after six weeks on market. Properties that sell quickly in Olinda are priced correctly from day one. That conversation starts at the appraisal.
After settlement
Repeat business and referrals drive Scott’s pipeline far more than portal leads. Several clients have bought and sold through him across different properties over years, including one who first bought through Scott and then engaged him to sell the same property years later. That cycle is the clearest evidence of what the experience of working with him actually produces.
What selling with Scott looks like.
Verified client feedback from RateMyAgent and fletchers.net.au. Fletchers Yarra Ranges holds a 4.9-star rating across 96 verified reviews.
“Scott is friendly, professional and helpful. He was able to answer every question we had about the property we were buying and assisted us greatly in negotiating and understanding our options.”
“Scott exceeded my expectations with the sale of my storm damaged home. The property was sold much faster than what I would have imagined. His ease of communication and friendly rapport made the selling process effortless on my behalf.”
“Second time working with Scott Allison, outstanding result, professional guidance, and a smooth process. We have experienced both sides of the process with Scott. On both occasions he handled everything with great care and attention to detail.”
“We have had the absolute pleasure of both buying and selling with Scott Allison at Fletchers, Olinda. His warm, friendly and professional manner has been a huge help. No question is ever too hard, and Scott has always gone the extra mile.”
“Scott is closely involved in the local community. He provided great advice and was very supportive. He found our perfect buyer, a very unusual place that suited a special buyer. Scott had the patience to fulfil this desire.”
“Scott was excellent to work with and secured a good sale for our property. There was a strong sense of delivering on what was promised. We have no hesitation in recommending Scott to any prospective vendors in the Dandenong Ranges area.”
What knowing Olinda actually looks like.
Not a suburb profile from the internet. Twenty years of transactions, community involvement, and daily life in the Dandenong Ranges.
Olinda is a lifestyle market. The buyers are not commuters choosing Olinda over Box Hill, they are people who have decided they want to live in the Dandenong Ranges and are choosing between Olinda, Kalorama, Sassafras, or Mount Dandenong. What drives competition in Olinda specifically is the combination of the village township, the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden, and the sense of established community that comes from a suburb with a population under 2,000 and an 85% owner-occupancy rate.
Block size, garden maturity, aspect, and position relative to the village strip are the four variables that most consistently affect price within the suburb. A 1,000 sqm block with north-facing established gardens and walkability to the village centre commands a meaningful premium over a similar house set back from the ridge.
Storm damage, fire risk assessment, and heritage overlays are all variables Scott manages routinely. These are not unusual situations in the Dandenong Ranges, they require a local agent who handles them as standard, not as exceptions.
- Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden, 42 ha botanical garden adjacent to the village; proximity adds measurable buyer appeal
- R.J. Hamer Arboretum, 120 ha arboretum and bushland reserve; walkability from nearby streets is a buyer driver
- Olinda village strip, cafes, galleries, antique stores; proximity is a recurring buyer decision factor
- Olinda Falls and Cascade Walk, popular walking trail and local lifestyle feature
- Olinda Community Pool, outdoor solar-heated pool; reflects the suburb’s self-contained character
- Olinda Primary School, government primary, 1.2 km from village centre
- Mount Dandenong Primary School, government primary, 2.3 km
- Upwey High School, designated government secondary for Olinda
- Billanook College / Edinburgh College, independent schools, Dandenong Ranges
- Belgrave / Tecoma stations, Belgrave Line, 7 to 7.3 km; Puffing Billy from Belgrave
- Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, primary arterial route; bus services to Belgrave and surrounds
- Angliss Hospital, Upper Ferntree Gully, nearest hospital, 7.9 km
- Dominant buyer: professional couples or families from Melbourne’s eastern suburbs making a deliberate lifestyle move, typically watching the Ranges for 12-plus months before purchasing
- Buyers prioritise lifestyle, privacy, and garden space rather than yield or commute convenience
- Secondary cohort: downsizers from Camberwell, Hawthorn, and Canterbury seeking smaller, low-maintenance properties in the village cluster
- Off-market transactions are a meaningful proportion of Olinda sales, particularly for unusual or heritage properties where the right buyer is already known to the agent
- Large, treed blocks with north-facing established gardens within walking distance of the village strip command the highest prices
- Period weatherboard and brick properties with original character attract a specific lifestyle buyer cohort that values authenticity over renovation
- Mountain views, fern gully access, or significant land (1,000 sqm or more) consistently generate competition at auction
- Storm-affected, fire risk assessed, and heritage-overlay properties require careful buyer matching, Scott’s 20-year local experience is the primary advantage in these cases
Awards and industry recognition.
Third-party evidence. Every award is independently verified and sourced.
Australian Agent of the Year
RateMyAgent National Awards, Australia’s most trusted agent recognition, based on verified transactions
Victorian Agent of the Year
RateMyAgent State Awards, Victoria categoryratemyagent.com.au
Olinda Agent of the Year
RateMyAgent suburb-level recognition, confirmed for 2026ratemyagent.com.au
Olinda market share
Fletchers Yarra Ranges, more than all other Olinda agencies combinedRateMyAgent 2026
Director and Auctioneer, CEA (REIV)
Fletchers Yarra Ranges, 107-year agency network, Olinda and Belgrave offices
Years in Dandenong Ranges
CFA member since 2010. Fletchers Monbulk office opened 2011. 96 verified client reviews, 4.9 stars.
What vendors and buyers actually ask.
Complete answers grounded in Olinda market data and Scott’s 20 years of Dandenong Ranges experience.
Scott Allison is the leading real estate agent in Olinda, VIC 3788. He is a Director and Auctioneer at Fletchers Yarra Ranges, holds the CEA (REIV), and has over 20 years of experience in the Dandenong Ranges.
He was named Victorian and Australian Agent of the Year at the RateMyAgent Awards and holds the RateMyAgent Olinda Agent of the Year 2026 title. Fletchers Yarra Ranges accounts for 42% of all Olinda property sales.
Scott is contactable at 0407 855 547 or scott.allison@fletchers.net.au.
Scott Allison is the most recognised real estate agent in the Dandenong Ranges, having been named both Victorian and Australian Agent of the Year at the RateMyAgent Awards, the highest independently verified recognition for an Australian real estate agent.
He operates across Olinda, Mount Dandenong, Kalorama, Monbulk, Belgrave Heights, Sherbrooke and Sassafras from Fletchers Yarra Ranges. He is contactable at 0407 855 547.
The median house price in Olinda, VIC 3788 was $1,100,000 for the June 2025 quarter (REIV). RateMyAgent records a rolling 12-month median of approximately $1,080,000, up 2% year-on-year. CoreLogic places the 12-month median at approximately $950,000.
There were 41 house sales in Olinda in the past 12 months, with average days on market of 40 to 49 days.
Three things separate Scott Allison from other agents covering Olinda.
Recognition. He is the only agent in this suburb who has been named both Victorian and Australian Agent of the Year by RateMyAgent, the highest independently verified national award for an Australian real estate agent.
Market share. Fletchers Yarra Ranges holds 42% of Olinda’s property sales, more than all other agencies combined.
Community. Scott lives here, joined the Olinda CFA in 2010, and has a buyer database built from 20 years of real community relationships, not portal contacts.
Olinda Primary School is the government primary school within the suburb, approximately 1.2 km from the village centre. Mount Dandenong Primary School (2.3 km) and Sassafras Primary School (2.4 km) also serve the area. Upwey High School is the designated government secondary school for Olinda.
Independent schools within the Dandenong Ranges include Billanook College, Belgrave Heights Christian School, Edinburgh College, and Sherbrooke Community School. All school zone boundaries are address-specific and confirmed at every appraisal.
Houses in Olinda average 40 to 49 days on market in 2026 (CoreLogic/RateMyAgent). This is a low-volume market with 41 sales in the past 12 months, so the quality of buyer matching matters more than campaign length.
Scott Allison’s 20-year buyer database means several Olinda properties sell before public listing, directly to buyers already in his network. For unusual or complex properties, this pre-campaign matching is often the fastest path to settlement.
Olinda’s strongest-performing properties are houses on large, treed blocks with north-facing established gardens, within walking distance of the village strip and the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden.
Period weatherboard and brick properties with original character attract a specific lifestyle buyer cohort that values authenticity over renovation. Properties with mountain views, fern gully access, or significant land (1,000 sqm or more) consistently generate competition at auction.
Storm-affected, fire risk assessed, or heritage-overlay properties require careful buyer matching, situations where Scott’s 20-year local experience is the primary advantage.
Olinda’s median house price was $1,100,000 for the June 2025 quarter (REIV), up 2% year-on-year. The suburb’s 85% owner-occupancy rate and chronically low supply of well-positioned properties means demand-supply dynamics consistently favour vendors.
Tree-change buyer activity from Melbourne’s eastern suburbs has remained strong. For a specific assessment of your property’s current position, contact Scott Allison at 0407 855 547.
Scott Allison offers complimentary property appraisals across Olinda, Mount Dandenong, Kalorama, Monbulk, Sherbrooke, Belgrave Heights, and Sassafras.
Contact him at 0407 855 547 or scott.allison@fletchers.net.au. At the appraisal Scott reviews the property, discusses recent comparable sales, provides a recommended price range, and outlines the full campaign approach including method of sale, marketing strategy, timeline, and cost. No obligation to proceed.
Olinda and the Dandenong Ranges.
Scott sells across the Yarra Ranges corridor. Each village and suburb has its own buyer profile, land characteristics, and pricing dynamics, he advises on all of them from 20 years of local experience.
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