Find the Right Suburb.

Narrow 100's of suburbs to a few that genuinely fit.

"Remote buyers often struggle with unclear information, scattered advice and the challenges of buying from another time zone. The Shortlist gives you a structured path to understand where to buy and how to secure it from overseas."

Steve Janes | Shortlist Founder

Learn exactly how to turn hundres of options into a defined Shortlist that feels, simple, strategic, and achievable from anywhere in the world.

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200+ suburbs researched

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250+ remote buyers matched globally

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Proven suburb-scoring system

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Once you know your true target suburbs, the entire buying process becomes faster, calmer, and far more effective from overseas:

Identify suburbs that fit your lifestyle & investment goals.
Score and compare suburbs objectively, no guesswork.
Make confident suburb decisions without a physical visit.

Reveal My Suburb Shortlist

SMART Filtering Tools

Our Suburb Matching & Refinement Tool sorts through the noise and highlights the suburbs that truly align with your goals.

Map to Suburbs

In SMART, we take the 2–3 property concepts you built in START and map them to the Melbourne suburbs where they realistically fit.

As you record each match, clear patterns begin to emerge, even when you’re viewing everything from overseas.

See the Pattern

When you map concepts to suburbs properly, your Melbourne search starts making sense.

How we Match Suburbs →

Refine the Shortlist

This is where you compare concepts against real properties and see what actually works in the market.

Through this refinement, most remote buyers move from scattered ideas to one “magical” Shortlist that fits both their budget and their brief.

Make it Real

Comparing real properties turns a vague plan into a clear, focused Shortlist.

See a Shortlist in Action →

Target Off-Market

Once your Shortlist is tight and focused on a small cluster of suburbs, you can finally approach the best local agents with a sharp brief.

At this stage, you’re in the perfect position to ask for and actually be offered genuine off-market opportunities.

Hidden Stock

A focused Shortlist is what gets remote buyers invited into off-market conversations.

Find Off Market Deals →

Ready to stop guessing suburbs and start buying with confidence, from anywhere in the world.

Trusted by expats from Dubai, London, Singapore, Riyadh and beyond.

“We were living in London with no idea where to start. The Smart Filter narrowed everything down, we now own in Prahran after 24 hours of due diligence.”
Singapore → Prahran buyer

“From Riyadh to Melbourne, Smart helped us shortlist Mornington and secure our off-market deal before anyone else saw it.”
Saudi → Expat buyer

Ready to stop guessing suburbs and start buying with confidence, from anywhere in the world.

The Shortlist 360 →

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