Katie Dorsett

About the Agency

Hauska Property Advocates

Helping buyers make smarter property decisions.

Helping buyers make smarter property decisions. At Hauska Property Advocates, we take the complexity out of buying property. As a Melbourne based family-owned buyers agency, we combine experience and data backed insights, with genuine care to help you secure the right home or investment, with confidence and clarity. The Real Value We Deliver Time Savings: We search, screen, and manage everything so you don’t have to. Negotiation Power: We know how to structure deals, talk to agents, and secure favourable terms. Access to Off-Market Opportunities: We open doors to properties you’d never find on your own. Peace of Mind: You’ll never feel unsure or alone. You have experienced advocates in your corner. Emotion-Free Guidance: We help you stay rational, aligned to your goals, and protected from buyer’s remorse. End-to-End Support: From strategy through to settlement, we’re with you every step. Why Work with Hauska? Personalised service, Start to FInish: With Hauska, you're not handed off to junior staff or lost in a system, you work directly with us, the directors, from day one through to settlement. We pride ourselves on offering a highly personalised, boutique experience. That means: You’ll always have a direct line to us, no middle layers, no scripted responses. We take the time to truly understand your goals, your concerns, and your unique situation. We’re personally involved in every search, every inspection, and every negotiation, nothing is outsourced or delegated away. You’ll never feel like "just another client", because you're not. We're selective with how many clients we take on at once, so we can give each brief the attention it deserves. Buying property can be one of the biggest decisions of your life, you deserve to feel supported, heard, and guided every step of the way. Lived experience that you can't learn in a course We don’t just talk property, we’ve walked the walk. Between us, we’ve personally: Bought and sold multiple homes Completed cosmetic and structural renovations Undertaken flips, subdivisions, and small-scale developments We’ve felt the pressure of auctions, navigated tricky builder negotiations, dealt with DA approvals, and learned firsthand what adds real value, and what’s just hype. That experience allows us to guide you not just with knowledge, but with the practical insights that only come from living and breathing property over many years. This means we can: Spot opportunities others might miss Know when to push and when to walk away Understand the true cost and complexity behind “simple” changes or upgrades Give honest, experience-based advice, not just textbook theory You don't know what you don't know: Even experienced buyers often overlook critical details that can affect property value, liveability, or resale potential. These are just some of the things we investigate for our clients: Is the property under a major flight path or close to a future infrastructure project that could impact noise or congestion? Is it in the wrong school zone, affecting family plans or future buyer appeal? Are there unapproved structures or renovations that could cost thousands to fix, or make resale difficult? Are there easements or overlays restricting what you can build or renovate? Could that “bargain” unit be affected by flammable cladding or poor strata management? Does the suburb have a high proportion of public housing or rentals, impacting capital growth? Will surrounding developments block views, increase traffic, or change the neighbourhood dynamic? These are the questions most buyers don’t even know to ask, but they can make or break a purchase decision. We ask them for you, and we know where to dig.