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About

Duncan Schieb

Across the street or around the world, Duncan can help you find your way home. Duncan has Global Expertise in Real Estate, business, and Non-Profits, having lived in Sydney, London, Hong Kong, and New York for the last twelve years.

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Key capabilities

discreet.connected.global

partnership approach

private office clients

deal flow

highly-skilled negotiator

dedicated advisor. single point of contact

market insights and reports

off market opportunities

finest luxury homes across the globe

market knowledge

global expertise

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Unrivalled market understanding, fresh global thinking and a drive for exceptional results.

With a career in prestige property spanning 25 years from Australia to London, Hong Kong and New York, Duncan is a trusted adviser to clients in the luxury residential market.

Now back home in Sydney, Duncan brings innovative techniques gleaned from his time abroad together with an in-depth understanding of local subtleties to the thriving Sydney market. Combined with the market intelligence and extensive connections, clients benefit from a compelling blend of world-class experience combined with intimate local insights – and a commitment to outstanding success.

A powerful partnership with outstanding results

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Born and raised in Australia, Duncan started his career in New South Wales as a Stock and Station Agent, honing his real estate expertise across London, Hong Kong and New York, before returning to Sydney. He secured record results in these highly competitive markets, successfully marketing and selling luxury properties, art, auto and other valuable assets to high-end buyers around the world. With over 15,000 auctions called, Duncan can give an exceptional insight into the intricacies of property ownership.

Clients benefit from Duncan’s global perspective and years of experience in prestigious, significant residential homes around the world and here in Australia. He has the experience and drive to deliver unprecedented results across Australia from country to coast.

Duncan lives in Sydney and is a proud father of five.

Duncan Schieb – partnering for your success

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Duncan has built a reputation of being a true industry authority, with the expertise, skillset and knowledge to exceed clients’ expectations. Clients can expect personalised service, bespoke solutions and a genuine desire to go the extra mile.  

An exceptional communicator, Duncan first takes the time to understand clients’ unique situations and aspirations. He uses innovative marketing and sales strategies drawn from his global career, combined with real local insights, to achieve winning solutions. Duncan is a highly skilled negotiator, driven by delivering outstanding results for each and every client.

Across all of his business endeavours, Duncan has a wealth of first-class testimonials from clients, due to his unwavering commitment to exceeding expectations, exceptional communication and delivering results.

Results - driven prestige property expert

Case studies

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Out-of-the box thinking pays

Duncan utilised a popular US strategy to sell a luxury home in Mackenzie Street, Lindfield, for over $9m in under three weeks.

In the US, inviting other agents to bring their qualified buyers through prestige properties is a successful technique that leads to impressive sales. Duncan proposed this for his clients, who accepted. He then shared the listing with just under 3,500 members of his own database of high net worth individuals and previous prospective buyers of similar properties. They received 14 offers after 52 inspections, and had tens of thousands of views online.

Duncan increased the urgency by placing the property on REA and Domain as a featured property, which attracted more buyers and in turn increased competition and urgency amongst the represented buyers and the agents that were representing the buyers.

Local agents were incentivised with an offer of one percent of the overall commission to bring qualified and suitable buyers through the property. Duncan’s view is that his job is to maximise his client's sale price, not his commission. He firmly believes that having other agents working together for the good of the seller is an excellent outcome.

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Delivering results with discretion

Duncan was appointed to manage the sale of 30 Morella Road, Whale Beach for a seller based in the UK. With minimal stress for the vendors, Duncan secured a smooth sale with a superb price of $5.2M. 

The property was scheduled for an auction campaign. Prior to marketing commencing, there was a private invitation of buyers, which resulted in four strong offers and delighted vendors. 

Duncan’s business is very much driven by strong relationships and referrals. The relationship Duncan built with the buyer led to the listing and sale of 19 Mackenzie Street, Lindfield. 

“Duncan sold our house on Sydney's northern beaches recently. With us living overseas, this being a significant asset for us and the high level of hype around the market we were anxious sellers. Duncan was clear on how we assessed the opportunity and the risks and managed the sale process to ensure we achieved those objectives without the heart-pounding ride that selling a house can involve. We are delighted with the outcome and how quickly and efficiently he ran the whole sale.”

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Innovative ideas and processes

Vendors and agents had to adapt quickly during Covid-19. Duncan was appointed by a vendor to sell a property in 172 West 79th, New York City.

With 45 inquiries, 21 inspections, 7 unconditional offers and 3 conditional offers, there was global buyer interest, including Hong Kong and the UK. It sold prior to auction in just 38 days.

“It was a really great experience working with Duncan. He was different from other real estate agents we’ve worked with in the past in that he had really interesting ideas and ways to make the sales process unique. It was a really seamless process from our end. Duncan was able to get all the materials ready and find the right buyer, quickly and without any issues. He was very professional to work with and very helpful, and I felt like we really had a good working relationship where it was easy to be in touch and talk whenever we had any questions for each other. I thought it was really interesting that Duncan used an auction process. It was something that really drew us to him. We thought it was really worthwhile to try something new and it would set us apart in the marketplace. It worked for everyone and we got the optimal purchase price.” 

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